Christa Denton, Deborah Grover, Ingrid Veninger
When an old tree is removed from their back yard, Glen (Stephen Dorff) and his sister Al (Christa Denton) find a fascinating stone in the hole left behind. Intrigued, the siblings dig deeper into the ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 26, 2003
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August 8, 2007A brother and his older sister are looking after the homestead when the parents are away, and end up opening up a nasty hole in their backyard. There's lots of little creatures which come out and battle the kids. A decent enough 80's kids' horror flick, which had impressive speci...( read more)
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July 23, 2007A classic in the eighties genre of horror. First, the pre-CGI special effects are pretty amazing, including, but not limited to, the intensely creepy "minions" which were stunning in the late eighties and remain so today. Add to that the casting of actual teens and preteens, and ...( read more)
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June 24, 2007This just goes to show what mischief little kids get into when you leave them on their own.
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January 7, 2007Giving this one the benefit of the doubt -- I saw it once, in the theatre when it was first release and can remember very little about it. Two stars is probably being kind.
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September 13, 2006Creepy for kids. You may laugh at it when you grow up (like me) but it definitely works for the young viewer. Avoid the sequel, though.
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August 22, 2009This movie creeped me out as a child, but I was drawn to it everytime it showed. A young Dorff. I really didn't remember who he was until Blade. After that movie, I jumped back in time to his movie roster. I missed out on him since this film. Watching The Gate now, it does have s...( read more)
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July 30, 2009Not bad for what it is - a kid horror movie rated PG-13. Interesting to see a very young Stephen Dorff.
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July 14, 2009Excellent underrated supernatural Canadian horror cult fave! Stephen Dorff makes his debut before he was in Blade as he plays a young boy with his best friend who discover that a hole in their backyard is a gate to hell but they must shut it before it's too late.
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August 22, 2007I own the Gate and The Gate 2 on vhs if anyone is interested. I should put them on ebay it seems its kind of rare nowadays.
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July 1, 2007I loved this movie as a kid/teenager.. but sadly I can't find it again as an adult.
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