The Gate
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The Gate is a 1987 supernatural horror film about children who accidentally unleash demonic forces from a mysterious hole in their backyard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gate canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| antagonist | demons ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Michael Nankin ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Thomas Vámos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tibor Takács NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | New Century Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Véronique Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
ⓘ
supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Gate II: Trespassers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Al
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glen NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Hoenig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of forced perspective creature effects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Children accidentally unleash demonic forces from a mysterious hole in their backyard ⓘ |
| producer |
John Kemeny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alliance Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-05-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Nankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
backyard
ⓘ
suburban house ⓘ |
| specialEffectsType |
practical effects
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stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| stars |
Christa Denton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jennifer Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Rowan NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Tripp NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Dorff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood fears
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friendship ⓘ occult ⓘ |
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