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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0883904114956
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 09, 2008
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 15945
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
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Description:
Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Millenium ) stars in this vivid, stylish, atmospheric (The Hollywood Reporter) and heart-poundingly scary fright fest directed by four-time OscarÂ(r)winner* Stan Winston and written by Mark Patrick Carducci and Gary Gerani. When a group of rambunctious teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley (Henriksen) seeks the magic of a backwoods witch to bring the child back. But when she tells him the child's death is irrevocable, his grief develops into an all-consuming desire... for revenge! Defying superstition, he and the witch invoke 'the pumpkinhead a monstrously clawed and fanged demon which, once reborn, answers only to Ed's bloodlust. But as the invincible creature wreaks its slow, unspeakable tortures on the teens, Ed confronts a horrifying secret about his connection to the beastand realizes that he must find a way tostop its deadly mission before he becomes one with it forever!
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A starkly original visual treat, this Halloween-themed exercise in terror is uncommonly well made, seeking to add yet another creature to horror film lore. A group of teenagers camping in a remote mountain resort accidentally kill a boy and cover it up, and his aggrieved father (Lance Henriksen) vows revenge. Enlisting the help of a local witch, he conjures up a mythic demonic monster to kill those responsible for his son's death. The plot and dialogue are not very original, but the creepy mood and some fine work by director Stan Winston (the special effects whiz behind Jurassic Park) make Pumpkinhead an eerie gothic horror tale and great viewing for Halloween nights. --Robert Lane
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Average Rating: 
Rating: - awsome
this movie was awesome, the special effects, lance hendriksen is a great actor. I had this movie on VHS, very excited about purchasing it on DVD. I have had no problems with Amazon
Rating:  - Widescreen??
Is this edition widescreen or not? If yes, I'll buy it. If not, I won't. Can someone help me? Thanks!
Rating: - If You Do Wrong, Pumpkinhead Will Come For You!
Imagine your only son is accidentally killed and the people who did it, do absolutely nothing to help. It's safe to assume you want revenge on the wrongdoers, but do you do the dirty work yourself? Or do you go knocking on the local witch's door to call upon a demon to seek vengeance for you? For Ed Harley (Lance Henrikson) he's chosen the latter and it turns out he might've gotten more than he bargained for.
"Pumpkinhead" is a delightful horror movie that is overlooked, but shouldn't be. It's exceptionally dark and creepy, and is capable of providing some scares here and again. What stands out most with "Pumpkinhead" is the creature itself. It's convincingly life-like and looks better than most CGI monsters do nowadays.
"Pumpkinhead" is a straightforward horror flick, you get what you pay for. And what you get is awesome creature FX, teens getting killed in gruesome fashions, and a story of revenge that anybody can relate to. If you take the plot of "Friday the 13th" and replace Jason Vorhees with a mythical demon you get "Pumpkinhead". If you think that sounds sweet, it's because it is. Remember, vengeance is a beast that dwells within us all.
Rating: - Good Upgrade
If you are a fan of this movie, the transfer is much improved, so it is worth the upgrade.
Rating: - THE NEW SCARY MONSTER, 20 YEARS LATER
It's hard to believe that it's been 20 years since the first PUMPKINHEAD film was released. Followed by some lame and some good sequels, the original does what it intends to do: it scares you.
Just released as a special 20th Anniversary edition, the movie holds up remarkably well for having been made that long ago. Sure it's not as far back as say Karloff or Lugosi films, but a number of movies from that era show their age. This one rarely does.
The story concerns a store own in a backwoods small town in what appears to be either the Ozarks or the Appalachians. Raising a son by himself, Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen) does what he can. The affection he has for the boy is evident not so much in the words he uses but in his actions and mannerisms when with the boy. Henriksen outdoes himself here.
When he forgets a load of seed for a customer, Ed leaves his son Billy to mind the store. This is shortly after a group of teens from the city show with trail bikes in tow. Once he leaves, Billy's dog gets out of the store with Billy in hot pursuit. Unseen beneath a hill being jumped, one of the bikes slams into the young boy and knocks him unconscious.
The guilty party heads out with no intent to offer help. Already up on charges, he knows this will put him in jail since they had been drinking. While the rest accompany him to get help, his brother stays behind to watch over Billy.
When Ed returns to find his son dead, his anger refuses to allow ... Read More
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