Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Children of the Corn: The Final Sacrifice

Theatrical release poster
Directed by David Price
Produced by Scott A. Stone
David G. Stanley
Written by Stephen King (short story)
A L Katz
Starring Terence Knox
Paul Scherrer
Ryan Bollman
Ned Romero
Music by Daniel Licht
Cinematography Levie Isaacks
Editing by Barry Zetlin
Distributed by Dimension Films
Paramount Pictures
Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK rights)
Release date(s) January 29, 1993 (USA)
Running time 94 min.
Language English
Budget $900,000[1]
Box office $6,980,986 (USA)[1]

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice is the sequel to the 1984 movie Children of the Corn. This sequel, directed by David F. Price, stars Terence Knox, Ryan Bollman, Ned Romero, and Paul Scherrer. The film was released in theatres by Dimension Films in January 1993, with the video release handled by Paramount Pictures. Several sequels followed this movie, all but one of which were released directly to video.[2]

Contents

Plot

The plot involves Hemingford, Nebraska, a town near Gatlin (the original film's setting). The people of Hemingford decide to adopt the surviving sadistic, savages of children in Gatlin, intending to help the children start new lives. Unfortunately for the well-meaning locals, the children go out to the cornfield where one of the corn cult members, Micah, has been possessed by a demon sent by He Who Walks Behind The Rows, the demonic entity the cult worships. Over the course of one weekend, the children kill everyone in the town.

Deaths

  • Newscaster- Killed during twister when neck was cut with corn.
  • Newscaster- Impaled through chest with corn husk.
  • Ruby- Crushed by house foundation
  • Churchgoer- Nose, Ears, and Eyes explode violently by Voodoo Magic.

Cast

  • Ryan Bollman as Micah: The leader of the new corn group, successor of Isaac from the first film, who is possessed by a demonic spirit.
  • Paul Scherrer as Danny Garret
  • Terence Knox as John Garret: Danny's father, reporter for the Worldly Inquirer.
  • Christie Clark as Lacey Hellerstat: A local orphaned girl whom Danny has a crush on.
  • Marty Terry as Mrs. Ruby Burke

Production

Film production began at the end of spring 1992, and shooting began in summer 1992 in Liberty, North Carolina. Most of the cast were locals, including the children. The scene involving an elderly woman flying through a store window after her wheelchair becomes controlled by Micah was filmed in downtown Ramseur, North Carolina. The scene where Micah and the children of the corn burn the town elders was filmed in a home at the corner of Asheboro St. and Luther Ave. in Liberty. The home was burned for the film and a vacant lot remains where the house once stood. The production crew used a local parsonage at the corner of Fayetteville and Raleigh Sts. in Liberty as its headquarters during shooting. Brian Yuzna's son Xeno appears as one of the children of the corn.

In the DVD commentary, director David F. Price said during the shoot there was a local Christian group who held a few (low-key) protests during filming, and he received a dead rodent on his door step as a warning. As a result, the production constructed their own church for a few scenes in the film. Despite this, no actual incidents occurred.

Also in the DVD commentary, Price said the ending involving Red Bear painting a stone was added at the last minute. Originally, it involved John Garrett making a phone call to his tabloid at a phone booth by the side of the road near the cornfield, only to have it swallowed into the earth by He Who Walks Behind The Rows, killing him. This was scrapped due to budget constraints.

According to the original draft of the script, the film was going to be called "Children of the Corn 2: Deadly Harvest".

Release

The film was only released on VHS in North America. In the UK, a PAL DVD was released but is time-compressed. On April 12th 2011, a Region 1 DVD will be released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.

Alternate Versions

U.S. print - 94 minutes
U.K. - Canada print - 89 minutes (Deleting a scene in which Micah becomes evil, which incorporates some CGI effects. This version also changes the opening credits music.)

References

  1. ^ a b "IMDB Business and Box Office". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106557/business. Retrieved 2007-12-28. 
  2. ^ Movie links for Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)

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v · d · eChildren of the Corn film series
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