THE CHILDREN
1980
USA
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Alternate Titles:
Children of Ravensback, The
Directed By:
Max Kalmanowicz
Produced By:
Max Kalmanowicz
Edward Terry
Carlton J. Albright
Edward Terry
Barry Abrams
Mini Effects
Harry Manfredini
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Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers, Gale Garnett,
Shannon Bolin, Tracy Griswold, Joy Glaccum,
Jeptha Evans, Clara Evans, Sarah Albright,
Nathanael Albright, Julie Carrier, Michelle Le Mothe,
Edward Terry, Peter Maloney, Jessie Abrams,
Rita Montone, John P. Codiglia, Martin Brennan,
J.D. Clarke, James Klawin, Arthur Chase,
Suzanne Barnes, Diane Deckard, David Platt,
Ray Delmolino, Michael Carrier, X. Ben Fakackt
Review from Zombie
by Allan Bryce
Film Quality: * (of 5)
Gore Content: * * * (of 5)
"Another of those movies where the zombies are created
through exposure to radioactivity, the wrinkle here being that
the zoms are a busload of school children. On
their way home one day these obnoxious kids happen
to be travelling past a nuclear plant when a
cloud of fallout dust drifts out of the place.
Thereafter it's zombie city: their fingernails turn black and
they can kill with just a touch - turning their
victims into messy human barbecue. The only way they
can be destroyed is by chopping their hands off
at the wrist, which the local sheriff dutifully does.
A few decent gore scenes don't compensate for the
paucity of entertainment value in the film as a
whole. The kids try to look menacing, but it's
a losing battle. I've seen scarier pans on the
cooker. Trivia buffs might like to note that star
Gale Garnett was the author and singer of the
hippiesque ballad, 'We'll Sing in the Sunshine', by far
a more sickening confection than this movie."
Review from The Deep Red Horror Handbook
by Chas Balun
"Radioactive kids with black fingernails flash fry folks in
a small town as the sheriff attempts to investigate
the atomic zombie phenomenon. Goofy stuff - beware video cassettes
with crummy package designs."
