Village of the Damned (1995 film)
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Village of the Damned is a 1995 American science fiction-horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by David Himmelstein, and starring Christopher Reeve, Linda Kozlowski, Kirstie Alley, Michael Paré, Mark Hamill, and Meredith Salenger. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, itself based on the 1957 novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. The 1995 version is set in Northern California, whereas the book and original film are both set in the United Kingdom. The 1995 film was marketed with the tagline, "Beware the Children".
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Directed by | John Carpenter |
Screenplay by | David Himmelstein |
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Cinematography | Gary B. Kibbe |
Edited by | Edward A. Warschilka |
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Production company | Alphaville Films |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $22 million |
Box office | $9.4 million (domestic)[1] |
This was the last publicly released film starring Reeve before he was paralyzed in an equestrian accident in May 1995, as well as his last theatrically released film. The film received negative reviews from critics and failed at the box office upon release.