There is very little shock value now to this film as the idea of 10 year olds running amok and killing people for fun has pretty much become a reality in today's society. It was quite novel back in 1981 though. How times change!
There isn't a lot of gore in this but the death sce...( read more)
Susan Strasberg, José Ferrer, Lori Lethin
In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 23, 2003
Stats: 49 reviews
Flixster Reviews (49)
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August 20, 2007
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November 17, 2008
in 1970 three children are born during a total eclipse when the sun and moon are blocking out saturn which causes emotion something these three are born without 10 years later these three are now heartless killers and arent caught cause of there innocent and youthful faces that i...( read more)
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October 17, 2009
B movie values and flavor, but it held my interest. Three children without consciences do...things. If you're a fan of B movies and violence you may like this. I'd watch it again. Julie Brown gets to show her stuff, too. There's an interview with producer Max Rosenblum inclu...( read more)
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October 2, 2008
As far as killer kid flix Bloody Birthday isn't all that bad (certainly better than The Children but not as good as The Devil Times 5) plus you get to see Julie Browns sugar boobies
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June 22, 2008
Dammit,rented this from Netflix and it turns out I already saw it a few years ago. Wasn't any better this time around-just wanted to see those murderin' little punk-ass 10 year olds get tossed in jail for a hundred years or so!
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November 6, 2007
Below standard 80's slasher flick with the twist that 3 ten year olds are the killers. Even for a movie from this genre, it is poorly made.
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August 19, 2007In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and innocent facades. A boy and his teenage sister become endangered when they stumble onto the bloody truth.
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