The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and innocent facades. A boy and his teenage sister become endangered when they stumble onto the bloody truth.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic49/100
174 audience votes
Key crew
- Ed HuntDirector
- Ed HuntScreenplay
- Barry PearsonScreenplay
- Arlon OberOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lori LethinJoyce Russel
- Melinda CordellMrs. Brody
- Julie BrownBeverly Brody
- Susan StrasbergMiss Viola Davis
- José FerrerDoctor
- Joe PennyMr. Harding
- Bert KramerSherriff James Brody
- Elizabeth HoyDebbie Brody
- Billy JayneCurtis Taylor
- K.C. MartelTimmy Russel
- Ben MarleyDuke Benson
- Erica HopeAnnie Smith
Stills
Themes
birthdaybabysitterelementary schoolmurderslashereclipsestrangulationevil child