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.

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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
stop-motion animation
stars Christa Denton NERFINISHED
Jennifer Irwin NERFINISHED
Kelly Rowan NERFINISHED
Louis Tripp NERFINISHED
Stephen Dorff NERFINISHED
theme childhood fears
friendship
occult

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