The Children, (The Children of Ravensback) (1980)
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41% of users liked it
(989 ratings)
In The Children, an above-average horror film, the children in a bus on the way to school become murderous, black-fingernailed zombies after being exposed to poison gas during a nuclear-plant leak. Sheriff Billy Hart (Gil Rogers) must battle the children in order to save his town. This horror film… More In The Children, an above-average horror film, the children in a bus on the way to school become murderous, black-fingernailed zombies after being exposed to poison gas during a nuclear-plant leak. Sheriff Billy Hart (Gil Rogers) must battle the children in order to save his town. This horror film directed by Max Kalmanowicz was also released as The Children of Ravensback. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Max Kalmanowicz
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
- In Theaters
- Jun 13, 1980 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 8, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
The "scary little kid" subgenre has never been scarier or more nihilistic.
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Cast
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Martin Shakar
as John Freemont
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Gil Rogers
as Sheriff Billy Hart
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Gale Garnett
as Cathy Freemont
- Jesse Abrams
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Tracy Griswold
as Harry Timmons
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Suzanne Barnes
as Leslie Button
- Rita Montone
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Shannon Bolin
as Molly
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Edward Terry
as Hank
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William Martin Brennan
as Sanford Butler-Jones
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J.D. Clarke
as Hardhat
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Peter Maloney
as Frank
- Joy Glacum
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June Berry
as Waitress
- Carlton J. Albright