Pumpkinhead

1988
18
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

29K

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After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

29K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

Joel
(as John DiAquino)

Kimberly Ross

Joel Hoffman

Steve

Cynthia Bain

Tracy

Kerry Remsen

Maggie

Florence Schauffler

Haggis

Brian Bremer

Bunt

George 'Buck' Flower

Mr. Wallace
(as Buck Flower)

Matthew Hurley

Billy Harley

Lee de Broux

Tom Harley
(as Lee DeBroux)

Peggy Walton-Walker

Ellie Harley
(as Peggy Walton Walker)

Chance Michael Corbitt

Eddie Harley
(as Chance Corbitt Jr.)

Dick Warlock

Clayton Heller
(as Richard Warlock)

Devon Odessa

Hessie

Joseph Piro

Jimmy Joe

Mayim Bialik

Wallace Kid

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Trivia
Pumpkinhead has since become a cult classic since its release - among its fans, novelist Anne Rice, and many of the Stan Winston Studio crewmembers that worked on the show. "When I revisit Pumpkinhead after all these years," said Shane Mahan, "and I realize that it was done in 1987, all in-camera, and for only three million dollars, I'm amazed at how much movie is there. I think it is a really impressive example of a first-time director's work, and it is still used as a model for low-budget films. People reference Pumpkinhead all the time when they are looking at how to make an effective low-budget movie."

Goofs
In the scene where Pumpkinhead is entering the burned out church, he takes several steps where you can clearly see that he's wearing Nike shoes. (FULLSCREEN ONLY).

Quotes
Ed Harley: God damn you! God damn you!
Haggis: He already has, son. He already has.

Crazy credits
Inspired by a poem by Ed Justin

Connections
Edited into Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes (2006)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Inventive Monster Movie

A group of young adults heading to a cabin for the weekend accidentally run over and kill the son of country storekeeper Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen) and then drive away. Driven by grief, Ed goes to a witch for help raising a demonic creature known as Pumpkinhead to wreak vengeance upon his son's killers. Directed by special effects wizard Stan Winston, Pumpkinhead is one of the most original and underrated horror films of the last thirty years. Lance Henriksen is terrific, as is John Carpenter favorite George Buck Flower. The best scenes go to the witch Haggis, played by Florence Schauffler under a ton of makeup. Every scene involving the witch is gold. On the minus side, the kill scenes are not terribly inventive and are done with a minimum of suspense, despite the terrific atmosphere Winston has set up with the dark and misty backwoods locale. And, of course, praise should go to Winston and his special effects crew for creating a unique creature like Pumpkinhead to begin with. I'm sure the dream of every special effects artist who grew up idolizing Jack Pierce, Willis O'Brien, or Ray Harryhausen would be to create a memorable monster of their own. Winston did just that with this film.