Children of the Corn (1984)

Director: Fritz Kiersch

Starring: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong

A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believe everyone over the age of 18 must be killed.

I must be honest, I’m not a big fan of Stephen King movies. Director Fritz Kiersch did a styling job with this film, though. I prepared myself to dislike this film, but I enjoyed it more and more as it progressed.

With unabashed blasphemy, the film will definitely not be everyone’s cup of tea, and – even for me – it did become a bit much at one point. It quite honestly is nothing more than sacrilege from beginning to end. Linda Hamilton’s presence in the film was a big bonus, and Peter Horton allowed for some eye candy. They were both very good in the film and I rooted for them all the way. Courtney Gains was also good as Malachai.

Not much is explained, but I suppose they wanted to keep the premise as simple as possible. It would eventually turn out to be a thrilling adventure. One I enjoyed more than I thought possible.

‘Children of the Corn’ was a big box office success, earning over $14 million on a small $800,000 budget.