Top billed cast

1. 

   Hy Pyke

   Grandpa Drindle

2. 

   Gregory Scott Cummins

   Tommy Drindle

3. 

   Katina Garner

   Amanda

4. 

   Carla Baron

   Vera Drindle

5. 

   Jeff Brown

   Roger

6. 

   Michael Potts

   Bill

7. 

   Patricia Christie

   Beth

8. 

   Larry Coven

   Brian

9. 

   Bryson Gerard

   Young Tommy Drindle

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2024-11-29

**_A bad 80’s Halloween flick, but at least it tries to entertain_**

As Tommy grows up in rural SoCal, he’s negatively influenced by his dubious grandfather (Hy Pyke). When he’s 21, the old man has a ritual scheduled for him on Halloween night. Naturally, his mother (Katina Garner), sister (Carla B.) and cop brother (Jeff Brown) oppose this. Everything culminates at the town’s Halloween party.

Shot in the second half of November, 1986, "Hack-O-Lantern" wasn’t released until late March, 1988, and then only in the UK, although it was eventually released to video. Alternative tit...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,500,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• halloween
• cult
• slasher
• devil worship
• low budget
• satanic panic