Beware! Children at Play
| Beware! Children at Play | |
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| Directed by | Mik Cribben |
| Produced by |
Michael Koslow Lawrence Littler Linda Sanford Ellen Wedner |
| Written by | Fred Scharkey |
| Starring |
Michael Robertson Rich Hamilton Robin Lilly Lori Tirgrath Jamie Krause |
| Music by | Hershel Dwellingham |
| Cinematography | Mik Cribben |
| Edited by | Mik Cribben |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Beware! Children at Play is a 1989 horror film directed by Mik Cribben and distributed by Troma Entertainment.
Plot
The film follows the inhabitants of a small rural town whose children are disappearing at an alarming rate and whose adults are simultaneously being killed in a ritualistic fashion. It is revealed early on that the kids are being inducted into a cannibalistic cult that live in the woods.[2] The cult is somehow inspired or influenced by the legendary tales from the Old English epic poem Beowulf.[3] The title is known mostly because of its brutal depictions of violence against children (multiple child murders).
Cast
- Michael Robertson as John DeWolfe
- Rich Hamilton as Ross Carr
- Robin Lilly as Cleo Carr
- Lori Romero as Julia DeWolfe (credited as Lori Tilgrath)
- Jamie Krause as Kara DeWolfe
Reception
The film is one of Troma's most controversial titles due to its gruesome finale, a five-minute sequence where the townspeople brutally murder each of the cannibalistic children using firearms, pitchforks, and other assorted weapons. According to Lloyd Kaufman, when the film's trailer played at the Cannes Film Festival before a screening of Tromeo and Juliet, nearly half of the theatre walked out in protest.
References
External links
- Beware! Children at Play on IMDb
- Beware! Children at Play at the Troma Entertainment movie database