Pumpkinhead

United Artists | Release Date: October 14, 1988

8.4	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 54 Ratings

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SMVDec 27, 2019

Great 1980s horror flick, scary and campy at nearly the same time. Still a Halloween favorite of mine.

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mbeckfordOct 17, 2020

80's cult classic by special effects wizard Stand Winston (The Thing, Terminator, Aliens, Iron Man) stands the test of time. A perfect watch for Halloween.

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Computey18Mar 2, 2023

A Great Creature Feature That's about a father getting revenge for his son.

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HellHoleHorrorFeb 16, 2022

This was very predictable but overall good monster movie with enough shocks and suspense not to disappoint. The pace was a little slow, the story was focused at the beginning and then the story didn’t develop for the rest of the film but theThis was very predictable but overall good monster movie with enough shocks and suspense not to disappoint. The pace was a little slow, the story was focused at the beginning and then the story didn’t develop for the rest of the film but the suspense and thrills really did. The ending was expectedly predictable and tragically too understated. It is worth watching for horror fans especially if they like their monsters big and mean.… Expand

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Steven1981Mar 24, 2020

Ed Harley's (Lance Henriksen) son is killed in an accident involving a motorbike or something so summons this demon monster and resurrects him to take revenge on the group who were responsible for his son's death. Fairly decent horror filmEd Harley's (Lance Henriksen) son is killed in an accident involving a motorbike or something so summons this demon monster and resurrects him to take revenge on the group who were responsible for his son's death. Fairly decent horror film that's well made, very dark and entertaining.… Expand

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JakesMovieStuffJun 15, 2020

"Pumpkinhead" mixes creature feature and slasher horror subgenres rather well. Special effects guru, Stan Winston, directed this film. The effects are pretty good, which should come as little surprise knowing that Stan Winston was involved,"Pumpkinhead" mixes creature feature and slasher horror subgenres rather well. Special effects guru, Stan Winston, directed this film. The effects are pretty good, which should come as little surprise knowing that Stan Winston was involved, but the movie as a whole is not up to par with the effects unfortunately. The story is about Ed Harley, played by Lance Henriksen, who seeks supernatural revenge against a group of teens for accidentally killing his son. Henriksen brings some gravitas to his character, and his acting is the only decent acting in the movie. All of the actors seem to struggle a bit, which is fairly standard for these type of horror films. This movie does diverge from its similar slasher pics by not telling the whole story from the perspective of the teens getting killed, but rather from the perspective of others, namely the person that wants the teens dead. It is a different take and does make this feel a bit more fresh than other slasher-type films. Now, this is also a creature feature to a certain extent, but the titular creature is seen a bit too early and isn't overly scary. It looks like a friendlier Xenomorph really (the similarity between the two should not be surprising since Winston worked on Aliens). The kills aren't very interesting. They are rather mediocre for a film like this. The dialogue is not as campy as I was expecting, so that was a nice surprise. Also, this movie had a creepy vibe to it which is missing from a lot similar movies. It does rely a little too much on noisy jump scares and not enough on building suspense, which it could have done a lot better. At the end of the day, this is a slightly better 80s slasher/creature flick than you might expect, but it is still not great or overly memorable. Overall, I give this movie a 6/10.… Expand

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