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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)

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Reviews Counted: 8

Fresh: 3

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A movie director and his troupe of actor friends vacation on a remote island where they dig up a corpse and jokingly perform a ceremony to resurrect it. It works! Interesting, garishly-colored... A movie director and his troupe of actor friends vacation on a remote island where they dig up a corpse and jokingly perform a ceremony to resurrect it. It works! Interesting, garishly-colored zombie makeups and an offbeat counter-cultural feel make this an interesting curiosity. [More]

Starring: Alan Ormsby, Anya Ormsby, Jane Daly, Jeff Gillen

Starring: Alan Ormsby, Anya Ormsby, Jane Daly, Jeff Gillen

Director: Benjamin Clark

Director: Benjamin Clark

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On a technical level, at least, it's great fun.

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10/18/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Clark's first film is memorable only for its catchy title.

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09/29/07
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

One of the best horror movies of the 70's!

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01/24/06
Clint Morris
Moviehole

No review available.

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08/22/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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06/04/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Truly weird, sometimes effective horror cheapie.

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11/25/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Pretty bad, but not even close to Bob Clark's worst. This guy directed both "Baby Geniuses," don't forget.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

How can you not like a film with a title like this?

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04/08/01
John J. Puccio
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Latest News for Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

April 04, 2007: "Christmas Story" Director Bob Clark Dies In Crash
Bob Clark, director of "A Christmas Story," "Porky's," and many other works in a career that spanned four decades died in a car crash early this morning in... More...

April 26, 2005: Bob Clark Wants to Revisit His Old "Dead Things"
You know the horror-remake machine is getting a little crazy when a title like "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" is being suited up for a revisit, but that's... More...

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