USA,
1988, 86 min
Directed by:
Stan WinstonCinematography:
Bojan BazelliComposer:
Richard StoneCast:
Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D'Aquino, Kimberly Ross, Cynthia Bain, Kerry Remsen, Florence Schauffler, Brian Bremer, George 'Buck' Flower, Dick Warlock (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
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 on the teens, Ed confronts a horrifying secret about his connection to the beast and realizes that he must find a way to stop its deadly mission before he becomes one with it forever! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
The Saturn Awards
- 1988 - Best Horror Film
- 1988 - Stan Winston (Best Director)
- 1988 - Lance Henriksen (Best Actor)