The Curse (1987)

Director:

David Keith

Writer:

David Chaskin (writer)

Release Date:

11 September 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

No one believed him. Now, no one's left to save him.

Plot:

Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate...

Plot Keywords:

Child In Peril | Pitchfork | Fanaticism | Farm | Meteor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Wil Wheaton	...	Zack (as Will Wheaton)
Claude Akins	...	Nathan
Malcolm Danare	...	Cyrus
Cooper Huckabee	...	Forbes
John Schneider	...	Willis
Amy Wheaton	...	Alice
Steve Carlisle	...	Davidson
Kathleen Jordon Gregory	...	Frances
Hope North	...	Esther
Steve Davis	...	Mike

Also Known As:

The Farm
The Well (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1989) | Norway:(Banned) (1987-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

Trivia:

Wil Wheaton once said that the only good thing about the movie was that his sister got a job on it.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Frances tells Zachary (Wil Wheaton) to eat his food, she calls him "Wil."

Quotes:

Nathan Hayes: O Lord, we thank thee for the food we are about to receive. We know that we stand in the danger of damnation and hellfire, and that the Lord hates a sinner. But with your grace, we will become pure as the driven snow. Amen.

Movie Connections:

Version of Die, Monster, Die! (1965)

Soundtrack:

On Daddy's Farm

A very fun and exciting Sci-fi horror shocker!

A young farm boy named Zack Hayes (Wil Wheaton) has a dysfunctional family run by his bible-thumping step-dad Nathan (Claude Akins). Until one night, a meteorite crash lands near their farm and suddenly unleashes a goo carrying alien parasites and contaminates the farm's water supply. The stuff makes the crops look all fresh and huge but disgusting on the inside, the animals turn evil and zombie-esquire and some of the farm people turn into zombie-like creatures as only Zack must fight them.

An entertaining and gooey sci-fi horror thriller inspired by an H.P. Lovecraft story called "The Color of Space" with decent special effects, disgusting moments you won't forget like the apples with worms scene and of course great performances by Wheaton and Akins. Sure the acting of the other actors isn't very good with the exception of Wheaton and Akins and the plot could have been more coherent but this is an enjoyable and gross b-movie from producer Lucio Fulci that's still worth watching.

Also recommended: "Slither", "Night of the Creeps", "The Thing (1982)", "From Beyond", "Re-Animator", "Deadly Friend", "C.H.U.D.", "Slugs", "Undead", "Tremors", "Pet Semetary", "Maximum Overdrive", "Night of the Comet", "The Deadly Spawn (a.k.a. Return of the Aliens)", "Xtro", "Die Monster Die", "Contamination", "Doom", "Critters 1 & 2", "Killer Klowns from Outer Space", "The Gate", "Terrorvison", "Videodrome", "Society", "Lifeforce", "Event Horizon", "Creepshow", "Evil Dead II", "Bad Taste", "Insemenoid", "Bride of Re-Animator", "Beyond Re-Animator", "Dagon", "The Blob (1958 and 1988)", "The Stuff", "Resident Evil", "Day of the Terrifs", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "The Fly (1986)", "The Pit", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1957 and 1978)", "The Faculty", "X-Files: Fight the Future" and "Species".