Stephen King's "Sometimes They Come Back" (1991) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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A high school teacher, convinced that he has overcome the childhood trauma of seeing his brother murdered by brutal teenagers, is horrified when three ghoulish students transfer into his classroom. He realizes that they are ghosts from that night 27 years ago who have come back to settle an old scor

Cast & Crew

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Tom Mcloughlin

Zachary Ball

Rodney Mckay

Robert Hy Gorman

Matt Nolan

Tim Matheson

Film Details

Also Known As

Sometimes They Come Back, Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back

MPAA Rating

Genre

Horror

Thriller

Release Date

1991

Location

Liberty Rocheport Missouri, USA; Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Synopsis

A high school teacher, convinced that he has overcome the childhood trauma of seeing his brother murdered by brutal teenagers, is horrified when three ghoulish students transfer into his classroom. He realizes that they are ghosts from that night 27 years ago who have come back to settle an old score -- to kill him.

Directors

Tom Mcloughlin

David C Thomas

Cast

Zachary Ball

Rodney Mckay

Robert Hy Gorman

Matt Nolan

Tim Matheson

Chadd Nyerges

Kimball Cummings

Robert Rusler

Bentley Mitchum

Don Ruffin

Tasia Valenza

Chris Demetral

Dick Solowicz

Brooke Adams

Nicholas Sadler

Duncan Mcleod

T Max Graham

William Sanderson

Nancy Mcloughlin

William Kuhlke

Crew

Dennis Adams

Linda Arcari

Script Supervisor

Rick Barker

Stunt Coordinator

Gabe Bartalos

Special Makeup Effects

Timothy R Bauer

Guy Norman Bee

Camera Operator

Charles Bornstein

Mark Bovos

Patti Brand

Martin Bresin

Special Effects

Martin Bresin

Raquel Caballes

Raquel Caballes

Post-Production Supervisor

Wendy Champagne

David Cohn

Albert Coleman

Assistant Editor

Gary Conder

David D Connolly

Construction Coordinator

Dino De Laurentiis

Executive Producer

Sessums Engineering

Bryan England

Director Of Photography

Philip Dean Foreman

Production Designer

Melissa Gleason

Hope Goodwin

Assistant Director

David G Hill

Assistant Editor

Jeremy Hoenack

Karen Horowitz

Paige Jeffers-burchardt

Stephen King

Lawrence Konner

Donald A Kruger

Location Manager

Joseph P Mandacina

Daniel Marc

Maggie Martin

Timaree Mccormick

Property Master

Tim Mcginnis

Michael S. Murphey

Patti Murphey

Dale Robert Myrand

Assistant Camera Operator

Larry Nicholas

Karen Patch

Costume Designer

Michael Payne

Lowry G Perry

Terry Plumeri

Jane Raleigh

Production Accountant

Mark D. Rosenthal

Cathy A Roszell

Assistant Director

Don Ruffin

Michael O Sajbel

Rod Schumacher

Xfx Art Direction

Milton Subotsky

David C Thomas

David C Thomas

Unit Production Manager

Lucyna Wojciechowski

Assistant Editor

Ellen Wolff

Production Coordinator

Joseph Zappala

Jonathan Zimmerman

Assistant Director

Film Details

Also Known As

Sometimes They Come Back, Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back

MPAA Rating

Genre

Horror

Thriller

Release Date

1991

Location

Liberty Rocheport Missouri, USA; Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video November 18, 1991

Aired in United States May 7, 1991

Aired in United States 1991

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 28 - March 8, 1991.

Based on a short story written by Stephen King.

Began shooting November 5, 1990.

Completed shooting December 12, 1990.

Dino De Laurentiis Communications released this film theatrically in foreign markets.

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