Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

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Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Credits
Title:	Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Genres:	Horror
Directed by:	Greg Spence
Written by:	Greg Spence; Stephen Berger
Produced by:	Gary DePew
Music by:	David C. Williams
Cinematography:	Richard Clabaugh; Charles Hatcher; Dean Lent; Michael Off
Edited by:	Christopher Cibelli
Production
Distributed by:	Dimension Films
Released:	October 8th, 1996
Rating:	R
Running time:	85 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Children of the Corn: The Gathering is an American horror film of the psycho-thriller subgenre. It is the fourth film in the Children of the Corn film series and was directed by Greg Spence. It was produced by Stephen Berger for Dimension Films and was released direct-to-video on October 8th, 1996. It is based on concepts originally developed by author Stephen King who wrote the short story "Children of the Corn", which first appeared in the March, 1977 issue of Penthouse magazine. The story was later collected in the anthology novel Night Shift. The film stars Naomi Watts, Karen Black, Jamie Renée Smith, Mark Salling and William Windom. The film takes place in Nebraska and involves a child preacher named Josiah, who had been wrongfully murdered, and whose spirit possesses the local children into becoming the instrument of his revenge against the people who killed him. The children assume the identities of the dead children from the town's past, and attempt to resurrect Josiah from the dead.

Cast

Actor	Role
Naomi Watts	Grace Rhodes
Jamie Renée Smith	Margaret Rhodes
Karen Black	June Rhodes
Mark Salling	James Rhodes
Brent Jennings	Donald Atkins
Toni Marsh	Sandra Atkins
Lewis Flanagan, III	Marcus Atkins
Brandon Kleyla	Josiah
William Windom	Doc Larson
Salle Ellis	Jane Nock
Marietta Marich	Rosa Nock
Jonathan Patterson	Charlie McLellan
Joshua Patterson	Scott McLellan
Kay Bower	Janet McLellan
Samaria Graham	Mary Anne
Evan Greenwalt	Convulsive boy
Adam Lidberg	Michael
Libby Villari	Michale's mom
Bill Prael	Concerned father
John Edson, III	Son of concerned father
Stephen Earnhart	Wilks
Jim Krieg	Smits
Richard Gross	Sheriff Biggs
Harrison Young	Drifter
Christopher Wheatley	Demon child/Josiah double

Appearances

Vocations

• Preacher

Notes

• The tagline for this film is "In a sleepy midwestern town... A horrifying evil is about to rise again!"

• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering was filmed in Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California. However, the setting of the film is rural Nebraska.

• This is the first film in the series to be released direct-to-video.

• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering premiered at the American Film Market in March, 1996. It was first screened in the UK in May, 1999.

• Director Greg Spence also worked as a post-production executive on Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth. In 1998, he wrote and directed The Prophecy II.

• A deleted scene features Jane and Rosa Nock telling Grace and Donald how the children called Josiah by a different name: "He Who Walks Behind The Rows".

• First horror film work for actress Naomi Watts.

• Actor William Prael is credited as Bill Prael in this film.

• Actor James Krieg is credited s Jim Krieg in this film.

Recommendations

1990s horror films

Alien³ Anaconda Bride of Chucky Candyman Child's Play 2 Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering Curse of the Puppet Master Exorcist III, The Flatliners Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Howling VI: The Freaks

Howling VII: New Moon Rising Haunting of Morella, The Nightbreed People Under the Stairs, The Omen IV: The Awakening Prophecy, The Prophecy II, The Puppet Master 5 Sometimes They Come Back... Again Species Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Thinner Warlock: The Armageddon Wishmaster Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

External Links

• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering at IMDB
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering at Wikipedia
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering at Popcorn Pictures
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering at Themoviedb.org
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering at Rotten Tomatoes
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering at Obscurehorror.com

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