Pumpkinhead
Horror
MGM / UA  (1988) 86 mins R

5.8 (3,397 votes)
"Evocative And Compelling! A Chiller With A Terrific Monster!" -Blockbuster Guide To Movies And Videos

Lance Hernrikson (Aliens, "Millennium") stars in this "vivid, stylish, atmospheric" (The Hollywood Reporter) and heart-poundingly scary fright fest directed by four-time Oscar-winner Stan Winston and written by Mark Patrick Carducci with Gary Gerani.

When a group of rambunctious teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley (Henriksen) seeks the magic of a backwoods witch to bring the child back. But when she tells him the child's death is irrevocable, his grief develops into an all-consuming desire…for revenge! Defying superstition, he and the witch invoke "the pumpkinhead" -- a monstrously clawed and fanged demon which, once reborn, answers only to Ed's bloodlust. But as the invincible creature wreaks its slow, unspeakable tortures...

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Cast and Crew
Lance Henriksen  ......  Ed Harley
Kerry Remsen  ......  Maggie
John DiAquino  ...... 
Jeff East  ......  Chris
John D'Aquino  ......  Joel
Kimberly Ross  ......  Kim
Director  .....  Stan Winston
Producer  .....  Howard Smith; Richard C. Weinman; Bill Blake; Alex De Benedetti
Writer  .....  Gary Gerani; Mark Patrick Carducci; Ed Justin
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Ed Harley is attacked by a dog while confronting Pumpkinhead, the dog changes which arm he is biting without notice. (more)

Trivia:
Although the FX team created the titular monster, Stan Winston was so busy with directorial duties that he was unable to directly supervise their work. (more)

Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Haggis: You're a fool, Ed Harley. (more)

Awards:
3 nominations (more)