Pumpkinhead (1988)


Pumpkinhead
Release Date01 June 1988
Budget$4,000,000
US Box Office$4,000,000
Other NamesVengeance: The Demon
TaglineCruel, devious, pure as venom. All hell's broken loose.
GenreHorror
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixUltra Stereo
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCreature Film, Supernatural Horror
ThemesOut For Revenge, Death of a Child
TonesAtmospheric, Elegiac, Creepy, Menacing, Gruesome, Tense
TagsBackwoods, Death, Demon, Dysfunctional, Family Member, Kill, Monster, Revenge, Son, Teenagers

Pumpkinhead is a 1988 supernatural horror film. It was the directorial debut of noted special effects artist Stan Winston. While Pumpkinhead received mixed reviews, the film has built up a cult following in the years since its release.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Ed Harley

Chris

Kimberly Ross
Kim

Joel Hoffman
Steve

Cynthia Bain
Tracy

Kerry Remsen
Maggie

Florence Schauffler
Haggis

Brian Bremer
Bunt

George 'Buck' Flower
Mr. Wallace

Matthew Hurley
Billy Harley

Lee de Broux
Tom Harley

Ellie Harley

Chance Corbitt Jr.
Eddie Harley

Dick Warlock
Clayton Heller

Hessie

Joseph Piro
Jimmy Joe

Wallace kid

Jandi Swanson
Wallace kid

Bob Fredrickson
Ethan

Greg Michaels
Hill man

Madeleine Taylor Holmes
Old hill woman

Mary Boessow
Mountain girl

Tom Woodruff Jr.
Pumpkinhead

Mushroom
Gypsy

Director

Writer

Ed Justin

Richard Weinman

Mark Patrick Carducci
,

Gary Gerani

Producer

Bill Blake
producer

Alex De Benedetti
executive producer

Howard Smith
producer

Richard Weinman
producer

Original Music

Richard Stone
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Cinematographer

Bojan Bazelli
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Editor

Marcus Manton
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Casting Director

Bob Morones
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Production Designer

Cynthia Kay Charette
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Set Decorator

Kurt Gauger
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Costume Designer

Leslie Peters Ballard
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Makeup Department

Lilly Benyair-Gart
key hair stylist , key makeup artist

Laya Saul
hair stylist, makeup artist

Tom Woodruff Jr.
creature makeup effects

Production Manager

James L. Honore
post-production supervisor

Gordon Wolf
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Andy House
first assistant director

Christine Larson
second assistant director

Keri L. McIntyre
dga trainee

Art Department

Henry Alvarez
sculptor

Gene Bishop
lead man

Brian Burr Chin
storyboard artist

Marisa Davis
construction crew

Mark Haskins
key set dresser

Jason Hernandez
swing gang

Jay May
property master

Meredith Mindte
construction crew

Esther Musatti
design apprentice

Ben Parsons
construction foreman

John Philpotts
swing gang

Amanda Rorabach
assistant props

Lee Runnels
greensman

James Sherwood
greensman

Jan S. Utstein
assistant art director

Lisa Yarick
assistant property master

Michael D. Costello
scenic artist

Sound Department

Kevin B. Barron
assistant sound editor

Brian M. Chic
assistant sound editor

Simon Coke
foley editor

Zack Davis
sound effects editor

Robert C. Dearberg
adr editor

Thomas A. Fucci
adr editor

Albert Gasser
dialogue editor

Sandy Gendler
supervising sound effects editor

Debra Goldfield
assistant sound editor

Jeffrey J. Haboush
sound re-recording mixer

Holly Huckins
assistant sound editor

Itzhak Magal
sound mixer

Armen Minasian
assistant sound editor

Greg P. Russell
sound re-recording mixer

Timothy P. Salmon
boom operator

Arne Schulze
sound effects

Frank Serafine
special sound designer

Michael R. Sloan
supervising sound editor

Tracey Smith
foley editor

Martin Topham
boom operator

Justine Vacco
assistant sound editor

Bill Van Daalen
sound effects editor

Dick Vandenberg
sound effects editor

Roy Watts
dialogue editor

George E. Mahlberg
assistant boom operator

Special Effects

Grant Arndt
art department: creature effects, Stan Winston Studios

Howard Berger
art department: creature effects

Larry S. Carr
art department: creature effects

Emilio M. Gonzales
art department: creature effects

Didier Koskas
special effects assistant

Jacki Lancette
art department: creature effects

Jay May
special effects coordinator

Dave Nelson
creature effects: mechanical department

Guy Newhard
special effects assistant

Steve Patino
art department: creature effects

Richard A. Robinson
special effects assistant

Shannon Shea
art department: creature effects

Greg R. Stone
special effects technician

Michiko Tagawa
art department: creature effects

Stunts

Richard L. Calkins
stunts

Bob K. Cummings
stunts

Marian Green
stunts

John Hateley
stunts

Al Jones
stunts

Paul M. Lane
stunts

Sandy J. Leavenworth
stunts

Bobby Porter
stunt double

Dick Warlock
stunt coordinator

Rik Walters
utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Tony Baggot
first assistant camera

Michael Bezjian
grip

Thomas F. Cooney
electrician

Bryan Duggan
additional camera operator

Michael S. Endler
additional camera operator

Bruce Alan Greene
Steadicam operator

Peter C. Jensen
Steadicam operator

Jeff Mart
Steadicam operator

James G. Moriarty
grip

Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
chief lighting technician

Jason Poteet
best boy electric

David M. Rakoczy
grip

László Regos
Steadicam operator

Lane Russell
second assistant camera

Douglas Ryan
additional camera operator

Michael 'Spike' Ryan
best boy grip

David Salamone
electrician

Lorey Sebastian
still photographer

Philip Alan Waters
additional camera operator , crane operator: Louma crane

Stephen Welch
key grip

Randy Wyatt
grip

Dana Gonzales
first assistant camera: Steadicam

Casting Department

James Briscoe
casting assistant

Florence Figueroa
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dayna Cussler
assistant wardrobe

Kathleen Waln
assistant costumer

Editorial Department

Jim Bonn
negative cutter

Ellen Greenwald
apprentice editor

Matilde Landete
apprentice editor

Linda Mitchell
assistant editor

Mike Murphy
assistant editor

Music Department

Mary Patrao
assistant music editor

Allan K. Rosen
supervising music editor

Arne Schulze
composer: additional electronic music

Transportation Department

Pedro Amaya
driver

Malcolm Bryce
driver

Mike Buenfil
driver

Dan Gearhart
transportation coordinator

Dave Hannah
driver

Charles D. Hindman
driver

Michael Hindman
driver

Alvin Hurd
driver

David B. Marmion
driver

Robbie Stinton
transportation captain

Danny Westerberg
driver

Other Crew

Lane Arndt
craft service

Kurt C. Binyon
production assistant

Scott Crabbe
production assistant

Dan Curry
title designer

Diane Durant
script supervisor

Buddy Enright
location manager

Gregory L. Everage
production assistant

Rick Favazzo
technician: Louma crane

Ren Hanami
assistant: Mr. Weinman

Bob Hartman
assistant auditor

Lisa Howard
production auditor

Stacy Ivers
unit publicist

Steven James
creature effects: mechanical department

Hermine Kosta
studio teacher

Carol Kravetz
production coordinator

Elaine Mackie
studio teacher

Konda Mason
production secretary, assistant to producers

Marianne McAndrew
assistant: Mr. Winston

Cristie Miele
animal coordinator

Corinne Saaranen-Welch
script supervisor

Jane Snell
production assistant

Bill Sturgeon
creature effects: mechanical department

Wayne Sturm
creature effects: mechanical department

Douglas Sudduth
set medic

Production Company

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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Lion Films
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Distributor

United Artists

A-Film Home Entertainment

MGM Home Entertainment
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Tartan Video

Warner Home Video

e-m-s the DVD-Company

Special Effects

Stan Winston Studio
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Miscellaneous

B & B Sound Studios
sound re-recording

Cinema Research
titles and opticals

Filmtrucks
location equipment

Otto Nemenz International
cameras equipment provided by






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