Directed by Chuck Russell Written by Theodore Simonson   Kay Linaker   Irvine H. Millgate   Chuck Russell   Frank Darabont   Cast Kevin Dillon ... Brian Flagg Shawnee Smith ... Meg Penny Donovan Leitch Jr. ... Paul Taylor (as Donovan Leitch) Jeffrey DeMunn ... Sheriff Herb Geller Candy Clark ... Fran Hewitt Joe Seneca ... Dr. Meddows Del Close ... Reverend Meeker Paul McCrane ... Deputy Bill Briggs Sharon Spelman ... Mrs. Penny Beau Billingslea ... Moss Woodley Art LaFleur ... Pharmacist / Mr. Penny Ricky Paull Goldin ... Scott Jeske Robert Axelrod ... Jennings Bill Moseley ... Soldier #2 (in sewer) Frank Collison ... Hobbe Michael Kenworthy ... Kevin Penny Jack Rader ... Col. Hargis Billy Beck ... Can Man Wade Mayer ... Movie Patron Douglas Emerson ... Eddie Beckner Jack Nance ... Doctor Charlene Fox ... Woman in Doctor's Office Erika Eleniak ... Vicki De Soto Margaret Smith ... Nurse Teddy Vincent ... Sally Jeffers Don Brunner II ... White Suit #1 / Scientist (as Don Brunner) Clayton Landey ... George Ruiz Jacquelyn Masche ... White Suit #2 Julie McCullough ... Susie Daryl Sandy Marsh ... Lance (as Daryl Marsh) Jamison Newlander ... Anthony Judith Flanagan ... Eddie's Mother Richard Anthony Crenna ... Soldier Outside Town Hall (as Richard Crenna Jr.) Pons Maar ... Theatre Manager M. James Arnett ... Radio Man Peter Crombie ... Soldier at Command Post Rick Avery ... Soldier with Cracked Faceplate David Weininger ... Soldier #1 Moss Porter ... Sergeant Noble Craig ... Puddle Soldier Opelene Bartley ... Old Woman in Tent Portia Griffin ... Gospel Singer Jennifer Lincoln ... Young Woman in Town Hall Charlie Spradling ... Co-Eds Kristen Aldrich ... Co-Eds Uncredited Cast Lilli Fields ... Movie Patron Robert Hammond ... Chainsaw Killer Michael Lindström ... Movie Patron Ann Mills ... Little Girl Lloyd Bryan Molander ... Townsman Verna Lynn Richland ... Movie Patron Chuck Russell ... Theater Patron Produced by Andre Blay   Jack H. Harris   Rupert Harvey   Elliott Kastner   Original Music by Michael Hoenig

Additional Info Premiere: August 05, 1988 DVD Release: September 11, 2001 Blu-ray Release: October 14, 2014 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies TriStar Pictures (presents) (as Tri-Star Pictures) Palisades California Inc. (copyright holder) (as Palisades California, Inc.) Distributors TriStar Pictures   (1988) (USA) (theatrical) Image Entertainment   (1989) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1989) (USA) (VHS) Encore TV   (2003) (USA) (TV) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1989) (USA) (TV) Scream Factory   (2019) (USA) (Blu-ray) (collector's edition) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Television   (2002) (World-wide) (TV) (syndication) Sony Pictures Television   (2003) (USA) (TV) Twilight Time   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating 6.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.2 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #2,594 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 6 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,590 Spirited (2022) #2,591 Forgotten (2017) #2,592 Black Sheep (1996) #2,593 Double Impact (1991) #2,594 The Blob (1988) #2,595 Code 8 (2019) #2,596 Smallfoot (2018) #2,597 The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (2011) #2,598 Bobby (2006)