Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D'Aquino, Kimberly Ross, Joel Hoffman

A man conjures up a gigantic vengeance demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy the teenagers who accidentally killed his son.

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59% liked it

17 critics

R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Stan Winston

Release Date: October 14, 1988

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DVD Release Date: August 1, 2000

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  • July 18, 2009
    Saw this along time ago, its very basic and formulaic but the two things that save it are the creature, designed by Stan Winston the genius and Henriksen. Apart from that its just an average boogieman thriller.
  • July 22, 2008
    A good, solid slasher-style creature feature and a minor classic in its own right, Pumpkinhead is surprisingly well-executed. Not as strong or memorable as Friday the 13th or Halloween, but still certainly worth watching.
  • December 2, 2007
    Lance Hendriksen is a fun hillybilly after revenge of his dead son who got run over by motorcycle man. Otherwise, the movie was kinda dumb.
  • August 18, 2007
    er, better than i expected actually. There's something about creature movies made in the eighties, a cheap nastiness that i think adds to the flavour. With a bit more gore i think this could have been a little more memorable.
  • August 13, 2007
    I didn't like the monster, the setting, the characters or the story. The name is great, but it doesn't look like a Pumpkin. Sorry, I don't consider it to be a great horror flick.
  • January 27, 2010
    I really need to catch up on my horror films.
  • December 20, 2009
    This um...scared the hell out of me as a child (11yrs). I don't even remember the storyline exactly but yea, who would when you were scared shitless. And I had nightmares for like a week.
  • December 20, 2009
    Bizarre Stan Winston classic.
  • November 10, 2009
    Unbelievably cool monster and an unbelievably satisfying ending.
  • October 30, 2009
    Fantastic movie, especially for being one from a few decades ago! =D Why is this movie not as well known as the "Friday the 13th" and "Halloween" flicks?!

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