Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

"They couldn't leave dead enough alone."

1995 1h 28m EN

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★5.6TMDB · 206

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When five teenagers unwittingly resurrect Pumpkinhead, nobody is safe! But this monster is different – inside its demonic form dwells the soul of a boy murdered years ago. Can the evil creature be killed without destroying the child trapped within?

“They couldn't leave dead enough alone.”

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Cast

Andrew Robinson
Sean Braddock
Ami Dolenz
Jenny Braddock
Soleil Moon Frye
Marcie
J. Trevor Edmond
Danny Dixon
Hill Harper
Peter
Alexander Polinsky
Paul
Mark McCracken
Pumpkinhead
Steve Kanaly
Judge Dixon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Burr
Writers: Constantine Chachornia, Ivan Chachornia
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Burr, shot by Bill Dill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lauren A. Schaffer 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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Andrew Robinson and Ami Dolenz and Soleil Moon Frye carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They couldn't leave dead enough alone.".

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IMDB entry: tt0110913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jeff Burr directs. Bill Dill behind the camera. Lauren A. Schaffer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Pumpkinhead Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jeff Burr, shot by Bill Dill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lauren A. Schaffer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andrew Robinson and Ami Dolenz and Soleil Moon Frye carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They couldn't leave dead enough alone.".
8IMDB entry: tt0110913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "witch", "monster", "judge", "mayor".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bill Dill
Editing: Lauren A. Schaffer
Production design: Ivo Cristante
Costume design: Julie Carnahan
Makeup / hair: Christl Colven
Sound: Mike Draghi
Stunt coordinator: BJ Davis
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1995)

Part of

Pumpkinhead Collection

Pumpkinhead is a 1988 American dark fantasy horror film about a vengeance demon. It was the directorial debut of special effects artist Stan Winston. The film has built up a cult following in the years since its release. The first in the Pumpkinhead franchise, a sequel, entitled Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, went straight to video in 1994 directed by Jeff Burr. Two additional sequels, titled Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes and Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud, were filmed in 2006 as made for television movies and aired on Syfy. Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes aired in October 2006, and Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud aired on February 10, 2007. There is rumors of a reboot.

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Gimly2017-11-08
★ 4/10
Incredibly contrived and overly convenient, with a truly awful title to boot, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings is a massive step down from its predecessor. Works only as the sort of thing you have on in the background, only gracing with your attentions for the brief golden moments Pumpkinhead is doing his thing. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Wuchak2018-12-20
★ 6/10
Lower budget than the original, but better story & characters A gang of partying teens stumble across an old witch’s cabin in rural Southern Cal and foolishly unleash a vengeful demon linked to a dead feral boy. "Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings" (1993) was released to video and therefore has noticeably inferior production values to its 1988 predecessor. It was shot in three weeks for less than $1 million and you can tell, but it has a more compelling script and arguably better characters with the exception of the absent Lance Hendriksen, who will return for the next two sequels as a ghost. Without Hendriksen and any references to the original flick, this is more of a standalone reimagining containing all the staples of the first film: a group of teens, rural Southern Cal, a mysterious cabin in the woods, an ugly witch, a revenge-based plot and, of course, Pumpkinhead itself. Speaking of whom, the creature looks formidable despite the low-budget, albeit kinda artificial. Meanwhile, striking blonde Ami Dolenz and petite cutie Soleil Moon Frye are on hand on the feminine front, but not enough is done with them. Bottom line: Despite the low budget, I prefer this one to the original and “Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud” (2007). I can’t remember “Ashes to Ashes” (2006) at this particular moment, which isn’t a good sign, lol (I think I saw it, but I’m not sure). The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes and was shot in Santa Clarita, California. GRADE: C+/B- (5.5/10)
Filipe Manuel Neto2022-06-23
★ 2/10
It would be much better with a minimally well done script. I liked the first film, and the truth is that I feel that this follow-up was not far behind, although the story told has no connection with that of the first film. For me, that's its main problem, because the other problems that exist, honestly, I think they were already expected. Directed by Jeff Burr, the film has a cast of unknown actors, but who does what can be asked of them. They aren't brilliant, but I felt that most were sincere and committed to their work, being seriously hampered by the director's ineptitude and the stupidity of much of the dialogue and material they were given. In fact, with better material and better character development, the actors would have done a better job. The most prominent actor here is Andrew Robinson, in the role of the new local sheriff, but I also liked the work of Ami Dolenz and Steve Kanaly. The worst performances came from a histrionic Trevor Edmond, a Gloria Hendry who only says banalities and an Alexander Polinsky who doesn't seem to know what he's doing on stage. The script is really the biggest problem of the whole movie. It's just a stupid story in which the devil is resurrected to avenge two deaths at once (perhaps it's a way for the devil to save on travel): an old woman who died in an accident that she herself is going to cause after an incident with some young people, and a disabled child who died many years earlier. It's an absurd story and I just couldn't accept it. Technically, the film doesn't bring anything truly good either. The filming work is banal and uninteresting, and the cinematography and editing are amateurish. The scenarios are good, rural as in the first film, but the few visuals and specials work poorly and are not believable. The monster, for example, looks like a gangly puppet that growls and has difficulty walking. The deaths were very well-thought-out and some of them are quite graphic (a warning for the most sensitive), but it's a film that never warms up and makes us feel some tension. It's not even worth thinking about being afraid, it's better to avoid just not falling asleep.