Directed by Fritz Kiersch Written by Stephen King   George Goldsmith   Cast Peter Horton ... Burt Linda Hamilton ... Vicky R.G. Armstrong ... Diehl John Franklin ... Isaac Courtney Gains ... Malachai Robby Kiger ... Job Anne Marie McEvoy ... Sarah (as AnneMarie McEvoy) Julie Maddalena ... Rachel Jonas Marlowe ... Joseph John Philbin ... Amos Dan Snook ... Boy David Cowen ... Dad Suzy Southam ... Mom D.G. Johnson ... Mr. Hansen Patrick Boylan ... Hansen's Customer Elmer Soderstrom ... Hansen's Customer Teresa Toigo ... Hansen's Customer Mitch Carter ... Radio Preacher (voice) Uncredited Cast Dennis Carl ... Boy Corey Frizzell ... Boy in Front Row of Church Produced by Donald P. Borchers   Earl A. Glick   Terrence Kirby   Mark Lipson   Charles Weber   Original Music by Jonathan Elias

Additional Info Premiere: March 09, 1984 DVD Release: April 10, 2001 Blu-ray Release: August 25, 2009 Country: Distributor: Arrow Films Websites: Production Companies Hal Roach Studios (presents) New World Pictures (presents) Angeles Entertainment Group (Angeles Entertainment Group, Inc.) (in association with) Inverness Productions (Inverness Productions, Inc.) (in association with) Gatlin Productions (Gatlin) Cinema Group Ventures (Cinema Group Venture) (in association with) Cinema Group (Cinema Group Venture) (in association with) Planet Productions (uncredited) Distributors New World Pictures   (1984) (United States) (theatrical) Embassy Home Entertainment   (1984) (United States) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (1992) (United States) (LaserDisc) (video) R&G Video   (1992) (United States) (VHS) Starmaker Entertainment   (1992) (United States) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1999) (United States) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2001) (United States) (DVD) Arrow Films   (2017) (United States) (Special Edition) (Blu-ray) Image Entertainment   (2011) (United States) (DVD) Embassy Home Entertainment   (1984) (United States) (Laserdisc) (video) Nelson Entertainment   (United States) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.2 / 10 Our Rating 4.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.1 / 10 Female Users 6.4 / 10 Site Ranking #2,300 / 20,906 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 5 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Mediocre 5 total ratings Crap 4 total ratings Site Ranking #2,296 The Holdovers (2023) #2,297 Ghosts Of Mars (2001) #2,298 Ouija (2014) #2,299 Ma (2019) #2,300 Children Of The Corn (1984) #2,301 Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers (1988) #2,302 Open Water (2003) #2,303 Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) #2,304 The Eye (2008)