Synopsis
When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.
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Cast
- Lance HenriksenEd Harley
- Jeff EastChris
- John D'AquinoJoel
- Cynthia BainTracy
- Kerry RemsenMaggie
- Lee de BrouxTom Harley
- Peggy Walton-WalkerEllie Harley
- Chance Michael CorbittEddie Harley
- Dick WarlockClayton Heller
- Devon OdessaHessie
Recommandations
- 80
The Guardian
Lance Henriksen's gaunt, anguished features have rarely been put to better use than in this superior horror story...Pumpkinhead would give the Predator nightmares. [23 July 1999] - 75
The A.V. Club
Had Pumpkinhead been made in the silent era, it might now be treated with the reverence granted Nosferatu. - 70
Time Out
Henriksen is superbly anguished throughout, his pectorals and cheekbones competing for the most exciting on-screen spectacle award. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Stan Winston steps in as director (and co-scenarist) here after many years leading one of Hollywood's top special makeup effects units. Ironically, Winston shows a surer directorial touch with the early, more human scenes (especially those between Henriksen and son) than he does later with the spooks and scares, which are never even faintly frightening. He doesn't win any more points for having his creature followed by artsy mood lighting wherever it goes in the supposedly black night. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
By now the "Ten Little Indians" method of killing characters one at a time has gotten so stale that no matter how impressive the monster is, the resulting sequence is inevitably tedious. - 50
Washington Post
Typically hollow and patchy, the script is low par for the course, the acting close behind. Where it's a cut above the rest is in the work of Yugoslavian cinematographer Bojan Bazelli: His outdoor shots, both day and night, are superbly lit and cleanly shot, as if this were an A film. And with Marcus Manton's crisp editing, Pumpkinhead looks three times as good as it is. - 50
IGN
It's a by-the-numbers variation on "The Monkey's Paw" coupled with a revenge flick. What makes the film worth seeing is not the story, the production values, or even the work of a truly underappreciated character actors like Henrickson. It's an eight foot tall demon ripping people to spare parts. - 40
Empire
Little atmosphere and no surprises.
