Children of the Corn - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Children of the Corn"
Children of the Corn (1984)
Timing:
1:32 (92 min)
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Actors and characters
Anne Marie McEvoy
Character Sarah
Julie Maddalena
Character Rachel
Jonas Marlowe
Character Joseph
John Philbin
Character Amos
Dan Snook
Character Boy
David Cowen
Character Dad
Suzy Southam
Character Mom
D.G. Johnson
Character Mr. Hansen
Teresa Toigo
Character Hansen's Customer
Patrick Boylan
Character Hansen's Customer
Elmer Soderstrom
Character Hansen's Customer
Mitch Carter
Character Radio Preacher (voice)
What's left behind the scenes
- On Burt's car dashboard lies the book "Night Shift" – a collection of stories by Stephen King, which included the story "Children of the Corn".
- Almost all the filming took place in cornfields; props were used only in a few scenes.
- All scenes featuring R.G. Armstrong were filmed in one day.
- In the original trailer for the film, King's name is misspelled as Steven instead of Stephen.
- The movement of 'He Who Walks Behind the Rows' was achieved using a device called a 'turtle.' This was an inverted wheelbarrow with additional wheels. It was placed on rails in a trench, connected to a pulley system which, in turn, was attached to a tractor, covered with a tarpaulin, and then covered with a layer of earth and vermiculite (a non-combustible insulating material). The tractor pulled all of this along, the 'turtle' moved under the tarpaulin, creating the appropriate visual effect. The trench was dug by local Boy Scouts who were interested in visiting the set and learning how special effects were created.
- In Stephen King's short story 'Children of the Corn' (1977), 'He Who Walks Behind the Rows' is a huge, green monster with red eyes. The original script called for the monster to appear on screen. It would try to save itself by destroying the irrigation system, but would ultimately perish. However, the film's artist couldn't come up with a way to depict the monster, and director Fritz Kiersch decided that, since the film's budget wouldn't allow for anything truly impressive, the audience should imagine the appearance of 'He Who Walks Behind the Rows' themselves.
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