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The Gate (1987)

April 21, 1987 (CA) Horror, Fantasy • 86m

Overview

Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a nightmarish hell that is literally taking over the Earth.

Director

Tibor Takács

Top Billed

Stephen Dorff

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Crew
Michael Hoenig
Michael Hoenig

Original Music Composer

Thomas Vámos
Thomas Vámos

Director of Photography

Trysha Bakker
Trysha Bakker

Costume Design

William Beeton
William Beeton

Production Design

Joe Grimaldi
Joe Grimaldi

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Carl Zittrer
Carl Zittrer

Music Editor

Julia Bourque
Julia Bourque

Assistant Art Director

Linda Preston
Linda Preston

Makeup Artist

Frank C. Carere
Frank C. Carere

Special Effects

Malcolm Cross
Malcolm Cross

Additional Camera

Nancy Eagles
Nancy Eagles

Script Supervisor

Jenny Arbour
Jenny Arbour

Hairstylist

Hélène Lafrance
Hélène Lafrance

Construction Coordinator

Jim Weidman
Jim Weidman

Music Editor

Jeff Cutler
Jeff Cutler

Set Decoration

Stephen Willetts
Stephen Willetts

Scenic Artist

Dino Pigat
Dino Pigat

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Woody Sidarous
Woody Sidarous

Location Manager

Marlene Graham
Marlene Graham

Set Decoration

Barry Birnberg
Barry Birnberg

Assistant Art Director

Peter Benison
Peter Benison

Second Unit Cinematographer

Takashi Seida
Takashi Seida

Still Photographer

Randall William Cook
Randall William Cook

Visual Effects Supervisor

Craig Reardon
Craig Reardon

Makeup Effects

J. Peter Robinson
J. Peter Robinson

Original Music Composer

Collection

The Gate Collection



Reviews

Dan_Tebasco

⭐ 6/10

March 16, 2017

Not too shabby.

Stephen Dorff is one of my favorites (in a long list of favorites mind you but one of my favorites none the less) so it was interesting to see him as a child in this one.

He's pretty good no Elijah Wood in his age or anything but perfectly decent for the lead in this.

It's a bit on the slow side but it's got some cool ideas and if I saw it as a kid I'm sure I'd appreciate it even more, might even been scary to me back th… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$13,539,458

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