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| 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 | 92 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000[1] |
| Gross revenue | $6,980,986 (USA)[1] |
| Preceded by | Children of the Corn (film) (1984) |
| Followed by | Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) |
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (also called Children of the Corn 2) 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 of which were released directly to video.[2]
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Plot
The plot concerns Hemingford, Nebraska, a town near Gatlin (the original film's setting). The people of Hemingford decide to adopt the surviving 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.
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: The main character.
- 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: The local schoolteacher who is aware of the events that occurred just a couple days ago in the first film.
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 the 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.
Release
According to the original draft of the script, the film was going to be called "Children of the Corn 2: Deadly Harvest".
References
- ^ a b "IMDB Business and Box Office". Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
- ^ Movie links for Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)
External links
- Children of the Corn II at the Internet Movie Database
- Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice at Rotten Tomatoes
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