Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

"In a deserted town... The terror continues!"

1998 1h 23m EN

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3.9

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★4.1TMDB · 188🥫14%Rotten Tomatoes★3.9IMDB · 4,322

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Synopsis

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Six college students take a wrong turn and find themselves lost in a strangely deserted rural town... only to discover that this deceptively quiet place hides a murderous cult of children.

“In a deserted town... The terror continues!”

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Cast

Stacy Galina
Allison
Alexis Arquette
Greg
Adam Wylie
Ezekial
Greg Vaughan
Tyrus
Eva Mendes
Kir
Ahmet Zappa
Lazlo
Angela Jones
Charlotte
Olivia Burnette
Lily

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ethan Wiley
Writers: Stephen King, Ethan Wiley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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

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4 / 8

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 Ethan Wiley, shot by David Lewis. 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 Paul Rabjohns. 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 Peter Devaney Flanagan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Stacy Galina and Alexis Arquette and Adam Wylie carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ethan Wiley directs. David Lewis behind the camera. Paul Rabjohns scores. Peter Devaney Flanagan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
328 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 Ethan Wiley, shot by David Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Paul Rabjohns. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Peter Devaney Flanagan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Stacy Galina and Alexis Arquette and Adam Wylie carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "In a deserted town... The terror continues!".
10IMDB entry: tt0150111 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Lewis
Original score: Paul Rabjohns
Editing: Peter Devaney Flanagan
Production design: Deborah Raymond
Makeup / hair: Deborah McNulty
VFX supervisor: Susan Norkin
Sound: Keith Elliott
Stunt coordinator: Kane Hodder
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,650,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes: 14% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 3.9/10 · 4,322 votes
MPAA: R

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.