Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice

"These children are home alone too. But their parents are never coming back."

1992 1h 32m EN

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Synopsis

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When a tabloid reporter and his son travel to a quiet Midwestern town to investigate a gruesome massacre, they fall victim to a possessed orphan named Micah.

“These children are home alone too. But their parents are never coming back.”

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Cast

Terence Knox
John Garrett
Paul Scherrer
Danny Garrett
Ryan Bollman
Micah
Christie Clark
Lacey Hellerstat
Rosalind Allen
Angela Casual
Ned Romero
Frank Redbear
Ed Grady
Dr. Richard Appleby
Matthew Hunter
Dead Guy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Price
Writers: Gilbert Adler, Stephen King, A L Katz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.8× over at the box office.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Children of the Corn Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Price, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Daniel Licht. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Barry Zetlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Terence Knox and Paul Scherrer and Ryan Bollman carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Price directs. Levie Isaacks behind the camera. Daniel Licht scores. Barry Zetlin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 7.8× over at the box office.
334 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Children of the Corn Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by David Price, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Daniel Licht. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Barry Zetlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Terence Knox and Paul Scherrer and Ryan Bollman carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "These children are home alone too. But their parents are never coming back.".
10IMDB entry: tt0106557 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Levie Isaacks
Original score: Daniel Licht
Editing: Barry Zetlin
Production design: Gregory S. Melton
Costume design: Giovanna Ottobre-Melton
Makeup / hair: Herita Jones
VFX supervisor: Rob Burton
Sound: William Freesh
Stunt coordinator: Bob Stephens
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $900,000
Box office: $6,980,986
Return: 776% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)

Part of

Children of the Corn Collection

Adapted from a popular Stephen King short story, the Children of the Corn film series began with a 1984 adaptation by New World Pictures. Set in the fictitious rural town of Gatlin, Nebraska, the film tells the story of a malevolent entity referred to as "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" which entices the town's children to ritually murder all the town's adults. After the release of its 1992 sequel and the series' acquisition by Dimension Films, the subsequent installments were released directly to video, and bore little to no narrative continuity, beginning with Children of the Corn III, and ending with 2018's Runaway.