Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

1972
PG
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

5.2K

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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)

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Comedy Horror

Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

5.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Jeff
(as Jeffrey Gillen)

Anya Ormsby

Anya

Paul Cronin

Paul

Jane Daly

Terry

Roy Engleman

Robert Philip

Emerson

Bruce Solomon

Winns

Alecs Baird

Caretaker

Seth Sklarey

Ourille

Bob Sherman

Ghoul
(as Robert Sherman)

Curtis Bryant

Ghoul

William R. 'Bob' Smedley

Tallest Dead Thing
(as Robert Smedley)

Debbie Cummins

Ghoul

Gordon Gilbert

Ghoul

Peter Burke

Ghoul

Chester Phebus

Ghoul

Director
- Bob Clark
Writers
- Bob Clark
- Alan Ormsby
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Director Bob Clark was planning to release a remake of this film in 2007. Unfortunately, though, he died in a car accident before production plans could get started.

Goofs
Orville is misspelled "Oruille " in the film's closing credits.

Quotes
Terry: Gee, Mr. Wizard, how do you get the litmus paper to turn blue?
Alan: The same way I get the egg into the Coke bottle, bitch.

Crazy credits
The zombies get into the boat and sail to the city throughout the course of the film's closing credits.

Alternate versions
Although the UK theatrical release of the film was uncut by the BBFC, the 2005 UK Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD release of it was missing about seven minutes of dialogue scenes for unknown reasons. The earlier Exploited Video DVD release of it, however, was completely uncut.

Connections
Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things + the Invisible Terror (1980)

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heavy on atmosphere and mood, low on gore, spooky

Anyone looking for a gory action-packed zombie movie will need to look elsewhere. This movie has more of a "Night of the Living Dead" feel, with an added wry sense of humor that's distinctly 70's. This movie might bore you at first, but I dare anyone to watch it late at night alone (with the lights out). The ghoulish concoction of forest sounds, the dissonant harmonies of animals of the night, and crickets make up the soundtrack to this movie. Coupled with this aural effect are the setting and eerie darkness (all of it takes place at night in a cemetery). There are no Hollywood big budget type music in the background to diffuse the morbid aura this movie exudes, as you are forced to experience the claustrophobic despair along with the movie's characters. Your patience will certainly pay off in the end as this seemingly innocuous film builds to a heart-stopping, frighteningly realistic climax.