Overview
When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $4.4M worldwide, about 1.3 times its $3.5M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles
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Sequels
Followed by Pumpkinhead II
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Collection
Part of Pumpkinhead Collection
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Music
Music by Richard Stone
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bojan Bazelli
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Mark Patrick CarducciStory, Screenplay
- Stan WinstonStory
- Gary GeraniScreenplay
- Richard WeinmanStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 9, 1988
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Revenue
- $4.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Pumpkinhead Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Lance HenriksenEd Harley
Jeff EastChris
John D'AquinoJoel
Cynthia BainTracy
Kerry RemsenMaggie- Joel HoffmanSteve
- Kimberly RossKim
Florence SchaufflerHaggis
Tom Woodruff Jr.Pumpkinhead
Lee de BrouxTom Harley
Peggy Walton-WalkerEllie Harley
Chance Michael CorbittEddie Harley
Dick WarlockClayton Heller
George Buck FlowerMr. Wallace
Devon OdessaHessie
Mayim BialikWallace Kid
Brian BremerBunt- Matthew HurleyBilly Harley
- Joseph PiroJimmy Joe
- Jandi SwansonWallace kid
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