Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
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Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering is the fourth film in the Children of the Corn horror
series. It was released in 1996, and directed by Greg Spence. The film stars Naomi Watts
and Karen Black
.
The first in the series to go straight to video, Children of the Corn IV is considered to be a standalone film, as the plot is unrelated to the previous films.
under the command of a wrongfully murder
ed child preacher
named Joshua who seeks revenge on the town that killed him. The kids assume the identities of dead children from that town's history, and attempt to resurrect Joshua from the dead.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
series. It was released in 1996, and directed by Greg Spence. The film stars Naomi Watts
Naomi Watts
Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. Watts began her career in Australian television, where she appeared in series such as Hey Dad..! , Brides of Christ , and Home and Away . Her film debut was the 1986 drama For Love Alone...
and Karen Black
Karen Black
Karen Black is an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She is noted for appearing in such films as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Great Gatsby, Rhinoceros, The Day of the Locust, Nashville, Airport 1975, and Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot...
.
The first in the series to go straight to video, Children of the Corn IV is considered to be a standalone film, as the plot is unrelated to the previous films.
Plot
Several children in a small town become possessedSpiritual possession
Spirit possession is a paranormal or supernatural event in which it is said that spirits, gods, demons, animas, extraterrestrials, or other disincarnate or extraterrestrial entities take control of a human body, resulting in noticeable changes in health and behaviour...
under the command of a wrongfully murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
ed child preacher
Preacher
Preacher is a term for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies. A preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication rather than the development of doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as being intertwined...
named Joshua who seeks revenge on the town that killed him. The kids assume the identities of dead children from that town's history, and attempt to resurrect Joshua from the dead.
Cast
- Naomi WattsNaomi WattsNaomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. Watts began her career in Australian television, where she appeared in series such as Hey Dad..! , Brides of Christ , and Home and Away . Her film debut was the 1986 drama For Love Alone...
as Grace Rhodes - Jamie Renée SmithJamie Renee SmithJamie Renée Smith is an American actress.-Biography:Born in New York City, Smith began her acting career at the age of six when, at her first audition, she landed a guest-starring role on an episode of Saved by the Bell: The College Years...
as Margaret Rhodes - Karen BlackKaren BlackKaren Black is an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She is noted for appearing in such films as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Great Gatsby, Rhinoceros, The Day of the Locust, Nashville, Airport 1975, and Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot...
as June Rhodes - Mark Salling as James Rhodes
- Brandon Kleyla as Josiah