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Pumpkinhead

Pumpkinhead

A grim fairy tale.

19886.41h 26m

Overview

When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.

Directed by Stan Winston
Written by Mark Patrick Carducci, Stan Winston, Gary Gerani
Produced by Richard Weinman, Howard Smith, Bill Blake
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $4.4M

Top Cast

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Ed Harley

Jeff East

Jeff East

Chris

John D'Aquino

John D'Aquino

Joel

Cynthia Bain

Cynthia Bain

Tracy

Kerry Remsen

Kerry Remsen

Maggie

J

Joel Hoffman

Steve

K

Kimberly Ross

Kim

F

Florence Schauffler

Haggis

Tom Woodruff Jr.

Tom Woodruff Jr.

Pumpkinhead

Lee de Broux

Lee de Broux

Tom Harley

Themes & Keywords

witchloss of loved onepumpkinmurdercabindemonbased on song, poem or rhymeevilvengeance

About Pumpkinhead

Pumpkinhead is a fantasy, horror film released in 1988 exploring themes of witch, loss of loved one, pumpkin, murder, cabin, demon. Directed by Stan Winston, it stars Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D'Aquino. When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.

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