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)
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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)
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A classic B-movie that will neither offend nor delight today. The film boasts a great looking main villain and decent pacing, but it lacked gore or any wow moment worth remembering. Had I seen the film 15 years ago, I would have definitely gone with a higher rating, but today only a fine three stars. 60%
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Pumpkinhead works as an opulent demo for Stan Winston and his costumes and special effects, as well as for the cinematography, lighting and set-design departments – in all of these aspects, Pumpkinhead is maximally effective. The visuals, superbly supported by colour filters, are actually revolutionary for their time, anticipating by a few years the trend of pastel colours popularised in the early 1990s by the music videos of David Fincher and Michael Bay and the feature film Kalifornia, on which Bojan Bazelli was also in charge of the cinematography, as he was on Pumpkinhead. It’s a pity that the screenplay isn’t nearly as well developed as the visual aspect of the film and makes do with an extended, run-of-the-mill fairy tale. Film connoisseurs will enjoy the film as one of Lance Henriksen’s few starring roles, despite the fact that he doesn’t exactly get much space here, as he plays second fiddle to the effects, costumes and sets.
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