List of horror films of 1993
Table:
Title

Director(s)

Cast

Country

Notes

Ref.

Amityville: A New Generation

John Murlowski

Ross Partridge, Julia Nickson-Soul, Lala Sloatman

United States

[1]

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

Christopher Guest

Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin, Victoria Haas

United States

Body Bags

John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper

Roger Corman, Wes Craven, Mark Hamill

United States

Television film

[2]

Body Melt

Philip Brophy

Gerard Kennedy, Andrew Daddo, Ian Smith

Australia

[3]

Body Snatchers

Abel Ferrara

Gabrielle Anwar, Terry Kinney, Billy Wirth

United States

[4]

Cannibal! The Musical

Trey Parker

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar

United States

Carnosaur

Adam Simon

Diane Ladd, Patricia Harrington, Jennifer Runyon

United States

[5]

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice

David F. Price

Terence Knox, Paul Scherrer, Ryan Bollman

United States

[6]

Cronos

Guillermo del Toro

Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook

Mexico

[7]

The Dark Half

George A. Romero

Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker

United States

[8]

Dark Universe

Steve Latshaw

Joe Estevez, Bently Tittle, Laurie Sherman

United States

[9]

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

Charles Band

Tim Thomerson, Melissa Behr, Peter Chen

United States

[10]

Evil Toons

Fred Olen Ray

David Carradine, Suzanne Ager, Don Dowe

United States

Full Eclipse

Anthony Hickox

Patsy Kensit, Mario Van Peebles, Victoria Rowell

United States

[11]

Ghost Brigade

George Hickenlooper

Corbin Bernsen, Adrian Pasdar

United States

[12]

Jack Be Nimble

Garth Maxwell

Alexis Arquette, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy

New Zealand

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Adam Marcus

John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder

United States

[13]

Leprechaun

Mark Jones

Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt

United States

[14]

Little Cory Gory

Bill Morroni

Edinia Scuddi, Todd Fortune, Sabino Villa Lobos

United States

[15]

Mahakaal

Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay

Archana Puran Singh, Reema Lagoo, Kulbhushan Kharbanda

India

[16]

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Amityville : A New Generation is a 1993 American supernatural horror film directed by John Murlowski . It is the seventh film based on the Amityville Horror . It was released direct to video in 1993 . Republic Pictures released this movie in R-rated and unrated versions . Lionsgate Home Entertainment ( under license from FremantleMedia North America ) has released this film to DVD in July 2005 .
Ross Partridge ( born February 26 , 1968 ) is an American actor , director , screenwriter and producer . His most notable work as a director is the 2015 adaptation of the book Lamb , which Partridge wrote , starred in and directed . As an actor , he has had recurring roles in the critically acclaimed Netflix series , Stranger Things , the Showtime series Billions , and the HBO series Insecure . He is the Co-Executive Producer of Room 104 and has also directed three episodes ( Phoenix , FOMO and Mr. Mulvahill ) , written two episodes , and starred in one episode of the series .
Julia Nickson ( born 11 September 1958 ) is a Singaporean-born American actress . She first came to the attention of audiences in the United States in the Sylvester Stallone film Rambo : First Blood Part II . She appeared in the 2004 film Ethan Mao and in the 2008 independent film Half-Life .
Lala Cassandra Sloatman ( born October 12 , 1970 ) is an American model , actress and costumer . Her uncle was musician Frank Zappa ; her cousins are Ahmet , Diva , Moon and Dweezil Zappa . She is frequently billed by her first name only , and sometimes as Lala Zappa .
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman is a 1993 television film , it is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name . Directed by Christopher Guest and starring Daryl Hannah and Daniel Baldwin , the film premiered on HBO on December 11 , 1993 , and was later theatrically released in the United Kingdom , France and Germany .
Christopher Haden-Guest , 5th Baron Haden-Guest ( born February 5 , 1948 ) is a British-American screenwriter , composer , musician , director , actor , and comedian who holds dual British and American citizenship . Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written , directed and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mock-documentary ( mockumentary ) style . Many scenes and character backgrounds in Guest 's films are written and directed , although actors have no rehearsal time and the ensemble improvise scenes while filming them . The series of films began with This Is Spinal Tap ( which he did not direct ) and continued with Waiting for Guffman , Best In Show , A Mighty Wind , For Your Consideration , and Mascots . Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest , and has publicly expressed a desire to see the House of Lords reformed as a democratically elected chamber . Though he was initially active in the Lords , his career there was cut short by the House of Lords Act 1999 , which removed the right of most hereditary peers to a seat in the parliament . When using his title , he is normally styled as Lord Haden-Guest . Guest is married to actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis .
Daryl Christine Hannah ( born December 3 , 1960 ) is an American actress and environmental activist . She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma 's supernatural horror film The Fury ( 1978 ) . She is known for her roles as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott 's science fiction thriller Blade Runner ( 1982 ) and as Cathy Featherstone in Randal Kleiser 's romantic comedy Summer Lovers ( 1982 ) , as the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard 's fantasy-romantic comedy Splash ( 1984 ) , Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy Roxanne ( 1987 ) , Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone 's drama Wall Street ( 1987 ) and Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ) . In 2015 she appeared in the Netflix series Sense8 as Angelica Turing . In 2004 , Hannah won a Saturn Award for her role as one-eyed assassin Elle Driver in Quentin Tarantino 's two-part martial arts action film Kill Bill .
Daniel Leroy Baldwin ( born October 5 , 1960 ) is an American actor , director and producer . He is the second eldest of the four Baldwin brothers , all of whom are actors . Baldwin played the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series Homicide : Life on the Street , and has also starred in Ned Blessing : The True Story of My Life ( 1992 ) , Mulholland Falls ( 1996 ) , Vampires ( 1998 ) , The Pandora Project ( 1998 ) , Stealing Candy ( 2002 ) , Paparazzi ( 2004 ) and Grey Gardens ( 2009 ) . He hosted The Daniel Baldwin Show on radio station WTLA in Syracuse from 2017 to 2019 . He has also been an emcee for the television series truTV Presents : World 's Dumbest . In February 2019 , he appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew , admitting to struggling with a cocaine addiction .
Body Bags is a 1993 American horror comedy anthology television film originally made for television , featuring three unconnected stories , with bookend segments featuring John Carpenter , Tom Arnold and Tobe Hooper as deranged morgue attendees . It was directed by Carpenter , Hooper and Larry Sulkis . It first aired on 8 August 1993 . It is notable for its numerous celebrity cameo appearances . The first story , The Gas Station , features Robert Carradine as a serial killer , with cameos by David Naughton , Sam Raimi , and Wes Craven . Hair follows Stacy Keach as he receives a botched hair transplant that infests him with an alien parasite . Eye is another transplant story , this time featuring Mark Hamill as a baseball player who loses an eye in a car accident and receives a transplant , only to be taken over by the personality of the eye 's previous owner , a murderous killer .
John Howard Carpenter ( born January 16 , 1948 ) is an American filmmaker , screenwriter and composer . Although Carpenter has worked with various movie genres , he is associated most commonly with horror , action , and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s . Most films of Carpenter 's career were initially commercial and critical failures , with the notable exceptions of Halloween ( 1978 ) , The Fog ( 1980 ) , Escape from New York ( 1981 ) , and Starman ( 1984 ) . However , many of Carpenter 's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be considered as cult classics , and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker . The cult classics that Carpenter has directed include Dark Star ( 1974 ) , Assault on Precinct 13 ( 1976 ) , The Thing ( 1982 ) , Christine ( 1983 ) , Big Trouble in Little China ( 1986 ) , Prince of Darkness ( 1987 ) , They Live ( 1988 ) , and In the Mouth of Madness ( 1995 ) . He returned to the Halloween franchise as both composer and executive producer for the horror sequel Halloween ( 2018 ) . Carpenter composed or co-composed most of his films ' music . He won a Saturn Award for Best Music for the film Vampires ( 1998 ) . Carpenter has released three studio albums , titled Lost Themes ( 2015 ) , Lost Themes II ( 2016 ) , and Anthology : Movie Themes 1974-1998 ( 2017 ) .
Willard Tobe Hooper [ a ] ( January 25 , 1943 - August 26 , 2017 ) was an American director , screenwriter , and producer best known for his work in the horror genre . The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time . Born in Austin , Texas , Hooper 's feature film debut was the independent Eggshells ( 1969 ) , which he co-wrote with Kim Henkel . The two reunited to co-write The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ) , which Hooper also directed . The film went on to become a classic of the genre , and was described in 2010 by The Guardian as one of the most influential films ever made . Hooper subsequently directed the horror film Eaten Alive ( 1977 ) , followed by the 1979 miniseries Salem 's Lot , an adaptation of the novel by Stephen King . Following this , Hooper signed on to direct The Funhouse ( 1981 ) , a major studio slasher film distributed by Universal Pictures . The following year , he directed the supernatural thriller Poltergeist , written and produced by Steven Spielberg . In the mid-1980s , Hooper directed two science fiction horror films : Lifeforce ( 1985 ) and Invaders from Mars ( 1986 ) , followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ( 1986 ) , a big-budget sequel to his original film . The 1990s saw Hooper directing various horror and sci-fi projects , including Spontaneous Combustion ( 1990 ) , which he also co-wrote ; the television anthology film Body Bags ( 1993 ) ; and The Mangler ( 1995 ) , another adaptation of a Stephen King story . Hooper directed several projects throughout the 2000s , including the monster film Crocodile ( 2000 ) , an episode of the sci-fi miniseries Taken ( 2002 ) , and two episodes of Masters of Horror ( 2005-2006 ) . He died in 2017 at the age of 74 of natural causes .
Roger William Corman ( born April 5 , 1926 ) is an American director , producer , and actor . He has been called The Pope of Pop Cinema and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film . Much of Corman 's work has an established critical reputation , such as his cycle of low-budget cult films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe . In 1964 , Corman -- admired by members of the French New Wave and Cahiers du cinéma -- became the youngest filmmaker to have a retrospective at the Cinémathèque Française , as well as in the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art . He was the co-founder of New World Pictures , the founder of New Concorde and is a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . In 2009 , he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers . Corman mentored and gave a start to many young film directors such as Francis Ford Coppola , Ron Howard , Martin Scorsese , Jonathan Demme , John Sayles , and James Cameron , and was highly influential in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s . He also helped to launch the careers of actors like Peter Fonda , Jack Nicholson , Dennis Hopper , Bruce Dern , Sylvester Stallone , Diane Ladd , and William Shatner . Corman has occasionally taken minor acting roles in the films of directors who started with him , including The Silence of the Lambs , The Godfather Part II , Apollo 13 , The Manchurian Candidate and Philadelphia . A documentary about Corman 's life and career entitled Corman 's World : Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel , directed by Alex Stapleton , premiered at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals in 2011 . The film 's TV rights were picked up by A & E IndieFilms after a well-received screening at Sundance .
Wesley Earl Craven ( August 2 , 1939 - August 30 , 2015 ) was an American film director , writer , producer , and actor . He was known for his pioneering work in the genre of horror films , particularly slasher films , where he mixed horror cliches with humor and satire . His impact on the genre was considered prolific and influential . Due to the success and cultural impact of his works in the horror film genre , Craven has been called a Master of Horror . He is best known for creating A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) and Scream ( 1996 ) , featuring the characters of Freddy Krueger , Nancy Thompson , Ghostface , and Sidney Prescott . His other notable films include The Last House on the Left ( 1972 ) , The Hills Have Eyes ( 1977 ) , Swamp Thing ( 1982 ) , The Serpent and the Rainbow ( 1988 ) , Shocker ( 1989 ) , The People Under the Stairs ( 1991 ) , Vampire in Brooklyn ( 1995 ) , Music of the Heart ( 1999 ) , and Red Eye ( 2005 ) .
Mark Richard Hamill ( /ˈhæmɪl/ ; born September 25 , 1951 ) is an American actor , voice actor , and writer . Hamill is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films , which won him the Saturn Award for Best Actor three times . He is also known for his voice acting in animation and video games , especially for his portrayal of the Joker , beginning with Batman : The Animated Series in 1992 .
Body Melt is a 1993 Australian satirical horror film directed by Philip Brophy and written by Brophy and Rod Bishop . Ex-members of the art punk group → ↑ → , the pair also composed the film 's soundtrack .
Philip Brophy , born in Reservoir , Melbourne 1959 is an Australian musician , composer , sound designer , filmmaker , writer , graphic designer , educator and academic .
Gerard Kennedy ( born 8 March 1932 ) is an Australian double Gold Logie award-winning actor , best known for his roles in early television series . After playing six different characters in guest appearances in Crawford Productions series Homicide in 1966 he shot to fame as the antagonist in Australian television spy drama Hunter , becoming so popular that his character changed sides , eventually becoming the main character after lead actor Tony Ward left the series . Kennedy won a TV Week Logie Award for 'Best New Talent ' for his portrayal of the character . Kennedy followed this with a starring role in police procedural television series , Division 4 , winning multiple Logie Awards - including two Gold Logies as most popular personality on Australian TV - for his work in the series . He has consistently acted in Australian television and film productions since that time . He played the part of Kaiwanasha in the American film Blood Crime in 2002 .
Andrew Dugald Daddo ( born 18 February 1967 ) is an Australian actor , voice artist , author and television and radio personality and presenter .
Ian Smith ( born 19 June 1938 ) is an Australian soap opera character actor , theatre performer , television producer and screenwriter . He played Harold Bishop in the soap opera Neighbours from 1987 when the series was taken over by Network Ten until 1991 . He returned to the role in 1996 and continued as a series regular until 2009 .
Body Snatchers is a 1993 American science fiction horror film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar , Billy Wirth , Terry Kinney , Meg Tilly , Christine Elise , R. Lee Ermey and Forest Whitaker . It is loosely based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney , with a screenplay by Nicholas St. John , Stuart Gordon , and Dennis Paoli . Body Snatchers is the third film adaptation of Finney 's novel , the first being Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1956 , followed by a remake of the same name in 1978 . The plot revolves around the discovery that people working at a military base in Alabama are being replaced by perfect physical imitations grown from plantlike pods . The duplicates are indistinguishable from normal people except for their utter lack of emotion .
Abel Ferrara ( born July 19 , 1951 ) is an American filmmaker , known for the provocative and often controversial content in his films , his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings . A long-time independent filmmaker , some of his best known films include Ms .45 ( 1981 ) , King of New York ( 1990 ) , Bad Lieutenant ( 1992 ) and The Funeral ( 1996 ) .
Gabrielle Anwar ( born 4 February 1970 ) is an English-American actress known for her roles as Sam Black in the second series of Press Gang , Margaret Tudor on The Tudors , Fiona Glenanne on Burn Notice , Lady Tremaine in the seventh season of Once Upon a Time , and for dancing the tango with Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman .
Terry Kinney ( born January 29 , 1954 ) is an American actor and theatre director , and is a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company , with Laurie Metcalf , Gary Sinise , and Jeff Perry . Kinney is best known for his role as Emerald City creator Tim McManus on HBO 's prison drama Oz .
William E. Billy Wirth ( born June 23 , 1962 ) is an American actor , film producer , and artist , perhaps best known for his role as Dwayne in the 1987 film , The Lost Boys .
Cannibal ! The Musical ( originally known as Alferd Packer : The Musical ) is a 1993 American independent black comedy musical film directed , written , produced , co-scored by and starring Trey Parker while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder , before reaching fame with South Park alongside his friend Matt Stone who also stars in and produced the film . It is loosely based on the true story of Alferd Packer and the sordid details of the trip from Utah to Colorado that left his five fellow travelers dead and partially eaten . Trey Parker ( credited as Juan Schwartz ) stars as Alferd Packer , with frequent collaborators Stone , Dian Bachar , and others playing the supporting roles . In 2001 , a stage production was staged Off-Broadway at the Kraine Theater on East 4th Street in New York . The show continued to find small theaters and audiences across America and beyond for many years . A large-scale stage production was produced by The Rival Theatre Company at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe . It featured West End performers . It was executive produced by Jason McHugh and directed by Frazer Brown . In 2011 , producer Jason McHugh released a book titled Shpadoinkle : The Making of Cannibal ! The Musical which chronicles all aspects of the creation and continuation of the Cannibal ! The Musical cult phenomenon .
Randolph Severn Trey Parker III ( born October 19 , 1969 ) is an American animator , director , producer , screenwriter , actor , and composer . He is known for co-creating South Park ( 1997-present ) and co-developing the Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon ( 2011 ) with his creative partner Matt Stone . Parker was interested in film and music as a child and at high school , and attended the University of Colorado , Boulder , where he met Stone . The two collaborated on various short films , and starred in the feature-length musical Cannibal ! The Musical ( 1993 ) . Parker and Stone moved to Los Angeles and wrote their second film , Orgazmo ( 1997 ) . Before the premiere of the film , South Park premiered on Comedy Central in August 1997 . The duo possess full creative control of the show , and have produced music and video games based on it . A film based on South Park , South Park : Bigger , Longer & Uncut ( 1999 ) , received good reviews from both critics and fans . Parker went on to write , produce , direct , and star in the satirical action film Team America : World Police ( 2004 ) , and , after several years of development , The Book of Mormon premiered on Broadway to good reviews . In 2013 , Parker and Stone established their own production studio , Important Studios . Parker has been the recipient of various awards over the course of his career , including five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on South Park , as well as four Tony Awards and a Grammy Award for The Book of Mormon , as well as an Academy Award nomination for the song Blame Canada from the South Park : Bigger , Longer & Uncut movie , co-written with Marc Shaiman .
Matthew Richard Stone ( born May 26 , 1971 ) is an American actor , animator , writer , producer , and composer . He is known for co-creating South Park ( 1997-present ) and co-developing the Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon ( 2011 ) with his creative partner Trey Parker . Stone was interested in film and music as a child and at high school , and attended the University of Colorado , Boulder , where he met Parker . The two collaborated on various short films , and starred in the feature-length musical Cannibal ! The Musical ( 1993 ) . Stone and Parker moved to Los Angeles and wrote their second film , Orgazmo ( 1997 ) . Before the premiere of the film , South Park premiered on Comedy Central in August 1997 . The duo possess full creative control of the show , and have produced music and video games based on it . A film based on South Park , South Park : Bigger , Longer & Uncut ( 1999 ) , received good reviews from both critics and fans . Stone went on to write , produce , and star in the satirical action film Team America : World Police ( 2004 ) , and , after several years of development , The Book of Mormon premiered on Broadway to good reviews . In 2013 , Stone and Parker established their own production studio , Important Studios . Stone has been the recipient of various awards over the course of his career , including five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on South Park , as well as three Tony Awards and one Grammy Award for The Book of Mormon .
Dian Bachar ( /ˈdiːən bəˈhɑːr/ ; born October 26 , 1970 in Denver , Colorado ) is an American actor most notable for his roles in various films by or starring his friends Trey Parker and Matt Stone , such as Cannibal ! The Musical ( George Noon ) , Orgazmo ( Ben Chapleski ) and his most famous role as Kenny Squeak Scolari in 1998 's BASEketball , as well as making the occasional appearance on South Park . He appeared as an alien engineer in Galaxy Quest . Although the bulk of his scenes were cut , he can be seen on the DVD 's Special Features .
Carnosaur is a 1993 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Adam Simon . The film stars Diane Ladd , Raphael Sbarge , Jennifer Runyon , and Harrison Page . Loosely based on the 1984 John Brosnan novel of the same name , it follows characters Doc Smith and Ann Thrush in their efforts to thwart Dr. Jane Tiptree 's plan to exterminate the human race with a lethal virus and replace them with her own genetically created dinosaurs . Roger Corman acquired the rights to Brosnan 's novel in 1991 and the project entered production two years later to capitalize on an extensive marketing campaign used to promote Jurassic Park . Simon was hired to direct Carnosaur and is credited with writing the screenplay , reworking most of the plot elements of the novel . Afforded a $ 850,000 budget , the special effects were completed with models and animatronics largely designed by John Carl Buechler . Carnosaur was released on May 14 , 1993 in Ogden , Utah and then released regionally in the United States on May 15 , 1993 and grossed $ 1.8 million . As a result , Carnosaur may be considered a mockbuster . The film was panned by critics . Roger Ebert named it the worst movie of 1993 . Carnosaur has spawned a film series and was followed by two sequels , Carnosaur 2 ( 1994 ) and Carnosaur 3 : Primal Species ( 1996 ) ; the series also includes two official spin-offs Raptor ( 2001 ) and The Eden Formula ( 2006 ) .
Adam Simon ( born February 6 , 1962 ) is an American director , producer , and screenwriter . His directing credits include Brain Dead ( 1990 ) , Body Chemistry II : The Voice of a Stranger ( 1992 ) , and Carnosaur ( 1993 ) . Simon , along with producer Brannon Braga , co-created the television series Salem . As a screenwriter , Simon is known for Bones ( 2001 ) , and The Haunting in Connecticut ( 2009 ) . He plays a humorous version of himself , pitching a project and getting barred from the studio lot in the famous opening-shot of Robert Altman 's The Player ( 1992 ) . He previously appeared , thinly veiled , as a fictional character in Christopher Guest 's film The Big Picture ( 1989 ) and would reappear in Kim Newman 's novel Johnny Alucard ( 2013 ) , where he again pitches a project and becomes the only person in Hollywood standing up to a particularly sinister studio executive . Kim Newman has noted that Adam Simon has become one of the most oft-cited figures in contemporary Hollywood satire , and those in the know have begun to play the game of Simon-spotting . [ . ] Remarkable look- and act-alikes for Adam Simon have appeared in a couple of sinister Hollywood satires : Adam Rafkin ( Jarrad Paul ) on the cancelled-too-soon TV series Action , who ruins his emotional and physical health on successive drafts of Beverly Hills Gun Club for sleazy überproducer Peter Dragon ( Jay Mohr ) ; and Adam Kesher ( Justin Theroux ) in David Lynch 's Mulholland Drive , who finds his entire life - and film project - jeopardised when he considers going against the wishes of backers who represent either organised crime or Hell .
Diane Ladd ( born November 29 , 1935 ) is an American actress , film director , producer , and author . She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles . For the 1974 film Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore , she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Alice ( 1980-81 ) , and to receive Academy Award nominations for Wild at Heart ( 1990 ) and Rambling Rose ( 1991 ) . Her other film appearances include Chinatown ( 1974 ) , National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation ( 1989 ) , Ghosts of Mississippi ( 1996 ) , Primary Colors ( 1998 ) , 28 Days ( 2000 ) , and American Cowslip ( 2008 ) . Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern , with her ex-husband , actor Bruce Dern .
Jennifer Victoria Runyon ( born April 1 , 1960 ) is an American actress . She made her feature film debut in the slasher film To All a Goodnight ( 1980 ) , and went on to have supporting roles in the comedies Up the Creek ( 1984 ) and Ghostbusters ( 1984 ) . She also had a lead role as Gwendolyn Pierce in the sitcom Charles in Charge , from 1984 to 1987 . In 1988 , she portrayed Cindy Brady in the television film A Very Brady Christmas .
Children of the Corn II : The Final Sacrifice is a 1992 American supernatural horror film and the sequel to the 1984 film Children of the Corn . Directed by David Price ( son of studio chief Frank Price ) , it stars Terence Knox , Ryan Bollman , Ned Romero , and Paul Scherrer . The film was released in 1992 in Germany and in theatres [ clarification needed ] by Dimension Films in January 1993 . The video release was handled by Paramount Pictures . As of 2019 , it is the last film in the series to be released theatrically , as other sequels went on direct to video .
Terence Knox ( born December 16 , 1946 ) is an American film , stage , and television actor . He made his debut in Robert Zemeckis 's Used Cars ( 1980 ) , and appeared in numerous television series , including lead roles in St . Elsewhere ( 1982-84 ) and Tour of Duty ( 1987-90 ) .
Paul Gallagher Scherrer ( born December 16 , 1968 ) is a realtor and former American stage , film and television actor . He began his career as a child actor on the stage . Scherrer retired from acting in 2001 and now lives and works in Indianapolis . [ citation needed ]
Ryan Matthew Bollman ( born August 9 , 1972 ) is an American television and film actor . [ citation needed ]
Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror drama film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro , starring veteran Argentinean actor Federico Luppi and American actor Ron Perlman . Cronos is del Toro 's first feature film , and the first of several films on which he collaborated with either Luppi or Perlman . The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .
Guillermo del Toro Gómez ( Spanish : [ ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðel ˈtoɾo ] ; born October 9 , 1964 ) is a Mexican filmmaker , author , actor , and former special effects makeup artist . He is best known for the Academy Award-winning fantasy films Pan 's Labyrinth ( 2006 ) and The Shape of Water ( 2017 ) , winning the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for the latter . Throughout his career , del Toro has shifted between personal , lower-budget Spanish language films , such as Cronos ( 1993 ) and The Devil 's Backbone ( 2001 ) , and Hollywood tentpoles , including Mimic ( 1997 ) , Blade II ( 2002 ) , Hellboy ( 2004 ) and its sequel Hellboy II : The Golden Army ( 2008 ) , Pacific Rim ( 2013 ) , and Crimson Peak ( 2015 ) . As a producer , del Toro worked on the films The Orphanage ( 2007 ) , Do n't Be Afraid of the Dark ( 2010 ) , The Hobbit film series ( 2012-14 ) , Mama ( 2013 ) , The Book of Life ( 2014 ) , Pacific Rim : Uprising ( 2018 ) , and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ( 2019 ) . With Chuck Hogan , he co-authored The Strain trilogy of novels ( 2009-2011 ) , later adapted into a comic-book series ( 2011-15 ) and a live-action television series ( 2014-17 ) . With DreamWorks Animation , he created the Netflix animated series Trollhunters ( 2016-18 ) and 3Below ( 2018-19 ) , the first two installments of the Tales of Arcadia trilogy , based on the 2015 novel he co-wrote with Daniel Kraus . Working with DreamWorks , he also executive produced Puss in Boots ( 2011 ) , Rise of the Guardians ( 2012 ) , and Kung Fu Panda 3 ( 2016 ) . Del Toro 's work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror , with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque . He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters , which he considers symbols of great power . He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery , the themes of Catholicism and celebrating imperfection , underworld and clockwork motifs , practical special effects , dominant amber lighting and his frequent collaborations with actors Ron Perlman and Doug Jones . He is good friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu , and they are collectively known as The Three Amigos of Cinema .
Federico Luppi ( Spanish pronunciation : [ feðeˈɾiko lupi ] ; February 23 , 1936 - October 20 , 2017 ) was an Argentine-Spanish film , TV , radio and theatre actor . He won numerous awards throughout his acting career , including a Concha de Plata at the San Sebastian International Film Festival .
Ronald Perlman ( born April 13 , 1950 ) is an American actor and voice actor . He played the role of Vincent on the television series Beauty and the Beast ( 1987-1990 ) , for which he won a Golden Globe Award , the comic book character Hellboy in both Hellboy ( 2004 ) and its sequel Hellboy II : The Golden Army ( 2008 ) , and Clay Morrow on the television series Sons of Anarchy ( 2008-2013 ) . Perlman is also known as a collaborator of Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro , having roles in the del Toro films Cronos ( 1993 ) , Blade II ( 2002 ) , and Pacific Rim ( 2013 ) . He is also known for his voice-over work as the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout , Clayface in the DC Animated Universe , Slade on the animated series Teen Titans , The Lich on Adventure Time , and the Stabbington brothers in Disney 's animated film Tangled ( 2010 ) .
Claudio Brook ( born Claude Sydney Brook Marnat , 28 August 1927 - 18 October 1995 ) was a Mexican actor . Born in Mexico City , Brook had a prolific career , making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years . He won two Ariel Awards . He died from stomach cancer in 1995 . For his work in motion pictures , Brook was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias .
The Dark Half is a 1993 American horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name . The film was directed by George A. Romero and stars Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont and George Stark , Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont , Michael Rooker as Sheriff Alan Pangborn , and Royal Dano in his final film .
George Andrew Romero ( /rəˈmɛəroʊ/ ; February 4 , 1940 - July 16 , 2017 ) was an American filmmaker , writer , and editor . He is best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse , beginning with Night of the Living Dead ( 1968 ) . This film is often considered a progenitor of the fictional zombie of modern culture . Other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 ) and Day of the Dead ( 1985 ) . Aside from this series , his works include The Crazies ( 1973 ) , Martin ( 1978 ) , Creepshow ( 1982 ) , Monkey Shines ( 1988 ) , The Dark Half ( 1993 ) and Bruiser ( 2000 ) . He also created and executive-produced the 1983-88 television series Tales from the Darkside . Romero is often noted as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre and has been called an icon and the Father of the Zombie Film .
Timothy Tarquin Hutton ( born August 16 , 1960 ) is an American actor and director . He is the youngest recipient in the Best Supporting Actor Category of the Academy Awards , for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People ( 1980 ) . Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television , with featured roles in the drama Taps ( 1981 ) , the spy film The Falcon and the Snowman ( 1985 ) , and the horror film The Dark Half ( 1993 ) , among others . Between 2000 and 2002 , Hutton starred as Archie Goodwin in the A & E drama series A Nero Wolfe Mystery . Between 2008 and 2012 , he starred as Nathan Nate Ford on the TNT drama series Leverage . He also had a role in the first episode of the Amazon .streaming drama series Jack Ryan
Amy Marie Madigan ( born September 11 , 1950 ) is an American actress , producer , and singer . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1985 film Twice in a Lifetime . Her other film credits include Love Child ( 1982 ) , Places in the Heart ( 1984 ) , Field of Dreams ( 1989 ) , Uncle Buck ( 1989 ) , The Dark Half ( 1993 ) , Pollock ( 2000 ) , and Gone Baby Gone ( 2007 ) . Madigan won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal of Sarah Weddington in the 1989 television film Roe vs. Wade .
Michael Rooker ( born April 6 , 1955 ) is an American actor , best known for his roles as Henry in Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer ( 1986 ) , Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out ( 1988 ) , Terry Cruger in Sea of Love ( 1989 ) , Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder ( 1990 ) , Bill Broussard in JFK ( 1991 ) , Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger ( 1993 ) , Jared Svenning in Mallrats ( 1995 ) , Merle Dixon in AMC 's The Walking Dead ( 2010-2013 ) and Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) and its sequel , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 ( 2017 ) .
Dark Universe is a 1993 horror/science-fiction film starring Blake Pickett , Cherie Scott , Bently Title , John Maynard , Paul Austin Saunders , Patrick Moran , Tom Ferguson , Steve Barkett , and Joe Estevez as Rod Kendrick . The soundtrack was composed by Jeffrey Walton . The film was written by Moran , executive-produced by Fred Olen Ray , Grant Austin Waldman , and Jim Wynorski , and directed by Steve Latshaw .
Joseph Joe Estevez ( born February 13 , 1946 ) is an American actor , director and producer . He is the younger brother of actor Martin Sheen and the uncle of Emilio Estevez , Charlie Sheen , Renée Estevez and Ramon Estevez .
Dollman vs . Demonic Toys ( on screen title being Dollman vs. the Demonic Toys ) is an American low-budget , direct-to-video 1993 horror film in the B movie category , that went straight to video and never had a theatrical release . It is a continuation of three films released by Full Moon Features : Dollman , Demonic Toys and Bad Channels . Much of the movie consists of flashbacks from the three previous movies , aimed to enhance the story and promote the earlier movies . This film was followed by Puppet Master vs . Demonic Toys in 2004 with alternate designs for the toys , which initially aired on Syfy . In 2009 , an actual sequel to the first film , titled Demonic Toys 2 , was released , which ignores the events in Dollman vs . Demonic Toys .
Charles Robert Band ( born December 27 , 1951 ) is an American film producer and director , known for his work on horror comedy movies . His most famous films are those in the Puppet Master franchise and the Subspecies series , made by his company Full Moon Features . Before Full Moon Features , his earlier ( and now defunct ) company Empire Pictures made films like Ghoulies and the cult classic Re-Animator . One of the few non-horror films he worked on was the Prehysteria ! trilogy , which was made by his family-oriented company Moonbeam Entertainment .
Joseph Timothy Tim Thomerson ( born April 8 , 1946 ) is an American actor and comedian . Thomerson is most famous for his role as Jack Deth in the Trancers film series and is renowned for his work in numerous low-budget movies and his comedic television roles .
Bad Channels is a 1992 American science fiction spoof , released by Full Moon Features . It is about two aliens ( Cosmo & Lump ) who invade a radio station with the intention of capturing female humans , by using radio broadcasts . The hero is a DJ forced to combat the aliens alone when listeners think he is joking about the invasion . A semi-sequel was released in the form of Dollman vs . Demonic Toys , a crossover film featuring characters from Dollman , Demonic Toys and Bad Channels . The film also has its own soundtrack composed and performed by Blue Öyster Cult and distributed by Paramount Pictures .
Peter Pin-Shan Chen ( Chinese : 陳品山 , born in 1947 ) is a Taiwanese American computer scientist . He is a Distinguished Career Scientist and faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University , who is known for the development of the entity-relationship model in 1976 .
Evil Toons is a 1992 adult live-action/animated comedy-horror B-movie written and directed by Fred Olen Ray . The film is a light spoof of traditional haunted-house films .
Fred Olen Ray ( born September 10 , 1954 ) is an American film director , producer , and screenwriter of more than 150 low-to-medium budget feature films in many genres , including horror , science fiction , action/adventure , crime dramas , and holiday films . Ray is the head of Retromedia , which releases DVDs of both his own productions and archival films . He has also worked for other well-known independent studios and on a few occasions for major Hollywood studios . He is also cited as an inspiration for many independent film-makers . He loaned a 16 mm camera to Quentin Tarantino so he could make My Best Friend 's Birthday . Aside from his work in the film industry , Ray was also a professional wrestler . His wrestling name was Fabulous Freddie Valentine .
David Carradine ( born John Arthur Carradine ; December 8 , 1936 - June 3 , 2009 ) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles . He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu , playing Kwai Chang Caine , a peace-loving Shaolin monk travelling through the American Old West . He also portrayed the titular character of both of the Kill Bill films . David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father , John Carradine . The elder Carradine 's acting career , which included major and minor roles on stage and television , and in cinema , spanned more than four decades . A prolific B movie actor , David Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films in a career spanning more than six decades . He received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his work on Kung Fu , and received three additional Golden Globe nominations for his performances in the Woody Guthrie biopic Bound for Glory ( 1976 ) , the television miniseries North and South ( 1985 ) , and Quentin Tarantino 's Kill Bill : Volume 2 , for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor . Throughout his life , Carradine was arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses , which often involved substance abuse . On June 3 , 2009 , he was found dead in a closet in his hotel room in Bangkok , Thailand , due to a fatal autoerotic asphyxiation accident . Films that featured Carradine continued to be released after his death . These posthumous credits were from a variety of genres including action , documentaries , drama , horror , martial arts , science fiction , and westerns . In addition to his acting career , Carradine was a director and musician .
Full Eclipse is a 1993 science fiction crime film directed by Anthony Hickox . Starring Mario Van Peebles and Bruce Payne , the story is set in Los Angeles where the police department has assembled a unique squad of officers who possess the ability to turn into werewolves . The tagline of the film was : There 's a new police force on the streets . and they only come out at night .
Anthony Hickox ( born 1 January 1959 ) is an English film director , producer and screenwriter . He is best known for his work in the horror genre , with films like Waxwork and its sequel , Waxwork II : Lost in Time , Sundown : The Vampire in Retreat , Hellraiser III : Hell on Earth , and Warlock : The Armageddon . He directed a 1997 film adaptation of the long-running Prince Valiant comic strip starring Stephen Moyer as the eponymous character .
Patricia Jude Francis Kensit ( born 4 March 1968 ) is an English actress , singer , model , and former child star . She was lead singer of the band Eighth Wonder from 1983 to 1989 . Between 2004 and 2006 , Kensit played the role of Sadie King in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale . Following this , she played Faye Byrne in the BBC One medical drama Holby City from 2007 until 2010 and for an episode in 2019 . Kensit has been married to musicians Dan Donovan , Jim Kerr , Liam Gallagher and Jeremy Healy .
Mario Cain Chip Van Peebles ( born January 15 , 1957 ) is an American film director and actor best known for directing New Jack City in 1991 and USS Indianapolis : Men of Courage in 2016 . He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles , whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss ! , which he also co-wrote and directed .
Victoria Lynn Rowell ( born May 10 , 1959 ) is an American actress , writer , producer and dancer . Rowell began her career as a ballet dancer and model , before making her acting debut in the 1987 comedy film , Leonard Part 6 . In 1990 , Rowell joined the cast of the CBS daytime soap opera , The Young and the Restless , as Drucilla Winters , her signature and longest role on television , for which she was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards . She departed from the show in 2007 . Rowell is also well known for her role as Dr. Amanda Bentley in the CBS medical crime drama Diagnosis : Murder ( 1993-2001 ) . From 1993 to 2000 , she appeared on both series simultaneously . Rowell has had a number of roles in feature films . She starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the 1992 comedy The Distinguished Gentleman , and later had roles in films Dumb and Dumber ( 1994 ) , Barb Wire ( 1996 ) , and Eve 's Bayou ( 1997 ) . Rowell is an 11-time NAACP Image Awards winner ( for The Young and the Restless ) .
Ghost Brigade is a 1993 American supernatural horror film set during American Civil War and directed by George Hickenlooper . Starring Corbin Bernsen , Adrian Pasdar , and Martin Sheen , the film was also released under the alternate titles The Killing Box , Grey Knight , and The Lost Brigade .
George Loening Hickenlooper III ( May 25 , 1963 - October 29 , 2010 ) was an American narrative and documentary filmmaker .
Corbin Dean Bernsen ( born September 7 , 1954 ) is an American actor and director , known for his work on television . He is known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law , as Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist , as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network comedy-drama series Psych , and as Roger Dorn in the films Major League , Major League II , and Major League : Back to the Minors . He has also appeared regularly on other shows , including The Resident , General Hospital and Cuts .
Adrian Pasdar ( born April 30 , 1965 ) is an American actor and voice artist . He is known for playing Jim Profit on the TV series Profit , for his roles in Near Dark , Carlito 's Way , Mysterious Ways and as Nathan Petrelli on Heroes . Additionally , he directed the feature film Cement . Pasdar is the voice of Iron Man in Marvel Anime as well as in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble . He also played district attorney Alec Rybak on The Lying Game and had a recurring role as Glenn Talbot on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D . He has appeared on the American TV drama Grand Hotel as Felix .
Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Neil Cuthbert and Mick Garris , and it is based on a story by Garris and David Kirschner . The film stars Bette Midler , Sarah Jessica Parker , and Kathy Najimy . They with Omri Katz , Thora Birch , and Vinessa Shaw in supporting roles . The film follows a villainous yet comedic trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem , Massachusetts , on Halloween night . The film was released in the United States on July 16 , 1993 , by Walt Disney Pictures . The film received mixed to negative reviews from film critics at the time of its release . It was not a critical nor commercial success upon its release , possibly losing Disney around $ 16.5 million . However , largely through annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform ( formerly ABC Family ) , Hocus Pocus has been rediscovered by audiences , resulting in a yearly spike in home video sales of the movie every Halloween season . Reception has since grown to be more positive toward the film . Hocus Pocus has become a highly regarded cult classic . A sequel is in development as a Disney+ exclusive film , with a screenplay written by Jen D'Angelo .
Kenneth John Ortega ( born April 18 , 1950 ) is an American producer , director and choreographer . He directed the films Newsies ( 1992 ) , Hocus Pocus ( 1993 ) , the High School Musical trilogy ( 2006-2008 ) , Michael Jackson 's This Is It ( 2009 ) and the Descendants trilogy ( 2015-2019 ) . Ortega has choreographed films including St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) , Pretty in Pink ( 1986 ) , Ferris Bueller 's Day Off ( 1986 ) and Dirty Dancing ( 1987 ) . He has also directed multiple concert tours , including tours for Cher , Gloria Estefan and Michael Jackson . In 2019 , Ortega was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
Bette Midler ( /bɛt/ ; born December 1 , 1945 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress , comedian , and film producer . Born in Honolulu , Hawaii , Midler began her professional career in several Off-Off-Broadway plays , prior to her engagements in Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation on Broadway in the late 1960s . She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the Continental Baths , a local gay bathhouse where she managed to build up a core following . Since 1970 , Midler has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist . Throughout her career , many of her songs became hits on the record charts , including her renditions of The Rose , Wind Beneath My Wings , Do You Want to Dance , Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , and From a Distance . Midler made her motion picture debut in 1979 with The Rose , which earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress , as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . She has since starred in a number of hit films , which include : Down and Out in Beverly Hills ( 1986 ) , Ruthless People ( 1986 ) , Outrageous Fortune ( 1987 ) , Big Business ( 1988 ) , Beaches ( 1988 ) , Hocus Pocus ( 1993 ) , The First Wives Club ( 1996 ) , The Stepford Wives ( 2004 ) , and Parental Guidance ( 2012 ) . She also starred in For the Boys ( 1991 ) and Gypsy ( 1993 ) , winning two additional Golden Globes for these films and receiving a second Academy Award nomination for the former . In 2008 , she signed a contract with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to perform a show titled Bette Midler : The Showgirl Must Go On , which ended in 2010 . In a career spanning almost half a century , Midler has won three Grammy Awards , four Golden Globes , three Emmy Awards , and a Tony Award . She has sold over 30 million records worldwide , and has received four Gold , three Platinum , and three Multiplatinum albums by RIAA . Midler 's latest work included appearing on Broadway in a revival of Hello , Dolly ! , which began preview performances on March 15 , 2017 and premiered at the Shubert Theatre on April 20 , 2017 .
Sarah Jessica Parker ( born March 25 , 1965 ) is an American actress , producer , and designer . She is known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City ( 1998-2004 ) , for which she won two Emmy Awards , four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and three Screen Actors Guild Awards . The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters in American television . She later reprised the role in films Sex and the City ( 2008 ) and Sex and the City 2 ( 2010 ) . Parker made her Broadway debut at the age of 11 in the 1976 revival of The Innocents , before going on to star in the title role of the Broadway musical Annie in 1979 . She made her first major film appearances in the 1984 dramas Footloose and Firstborn . Her other film roles include L.A. Story ( 1991 ) , Honeymoon in Vegas ( 1992 ) , Hocus Pocus ( 1993 ) , Ed Wood ( 1994 ) , The First Wives Club ( 1996 ) , The Family Stone ( 2005 ) , Failure to Launch ( 2006 ) , Did You Hear About the Morgans ? ( 2009 ) , and New Year 's Eve ( 2011 ) . In 2012 , Parker returned to television for the first time since Sex and the City , portraying Isabelle Wright in three episodes of the FOX series Glee . She is currently starring as Frances Dufresne in the HBO series Divorce ( 2016-present ) , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . Since 2005 , she has run her own production company , Pretty Matches , which has been creating content for HBO and other channels .
Kathy Ann Najimy ( /nəˈdʒɪmi/ nə-JIM-ee ; Arabic : كاثي آن نجيمي ; born February 6 , 1957 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her roles in the films Sister Act ( 1992 ) , Hocus Pocus ( 1993 ) , and Rat Race ( 2001 ) , as well as her portrayal of Olive Massery on the NBC sitcom Veronica 's Closet ( 1997-2000 ) and for voicing Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill ( 1997-2010 ) . She was first nationally known for her feminist play The Kathy and Mo Show , which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney .
Jack Be Nimble is a New Zealand gothic horror movie directed by Garth Maxwell , who later described it as a stylised supernatural tale . The film stars the American Alexis Arquette and the New Zealand actor Sarah Smuts-Kennedy . It includes one of the final movie appearances of the legendary British/New Zealand actor and musician Bruno Lawrence .
Alexis Arquette ( July 28 , 1969 - September 11 , 2016 ) was an American actor , cabaret performer , underground cartoonist , and activist .
Jason Goes to Hell : The Final Friday is a 1993 American supernatural slasher film directed by Adam Marcus , produced by Sean S. Cunningham , and starring John D. LeMay , Kari Keegan , Steven Williams , and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees . It is the ninth installment in the Friday the 13th series , and the first to be distributed by New Line Cinema . The film begins with Voorhees 's body being detonated by the FBI and , after his spirit possesses the coroner examining his remains , he uses the coroner 's body to continue his killings . The film was conceived by co-writer and director Marcus under Cunningham , producer/director of the first film . After the low box-office returns of Jason Takes Manhattan , Paramount Pictures sold the character rights of Jason Voorhees to New Line Cinema . Jason Goes to Hell was theatrically released on August 13 , 1993 , and grossed $ 15.9 million at the box office on a budget of $ 3 million , surpassing its predecessor 's gross . The film was panned by critics and fans alike , criticizing its supernatural elements and elimination of Jason Voorhees as a physical character . It was followed by Jason X .
Adam Marcus ( born 1970 ) is an American film director , writer and actor .
John David LeMay ( born May 29 , 1962 ) is a former American actor who has starred in TV shows and in films .
Jason Goes to Hell : The Final Friday is a 1993 American supernatural slasher film directed by Adam Marcus , produced by Sean S. Cunningham , and starring John D. LeMay , Kari Keegan , Steven Williams , and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees . It is the ninth installment in the Friday the 13th series , and the first to be distributed by New Line Cinema . The film begins with Voorhees 's body being detonated by the FBI and , after his spirit possesses the coroner examining his remains , he uses the coroner 's body to continue his killings . The film was conceived by co-writer and director Marcus under Cunningham , producer/director of the first film . After the low box-office returns of Jason Takes Manhattan , Paramount Pictures sold the character rights of Jason Voorhees to New Line Cinema . Jason Goes to Hell was theatrically released on August 13 , 1993 , and grossed $ 15.9 million at the box office on a budget of $ 3 million , surpassing its predecessor 's gross . The film was panned by critics and fans alike , criticizing its supernatural elements and elimination of Jason Voorhees as a physical character . It was followed by Jason X .
Kane Warren Hodder ( born April 8 , 1955 ) is an American actor , stuntman , and author . Hodder is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees ( five times ) in the Friday the 13th franchise , with four films from the film series : Friday the 13th Part VII : The New Blood , Friday the 13th Part VIII : Jason Takes Manhattan , Jason Goes to Hell : The Final Friday , Jason X and the video game Friday the 13th : The Game . He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in the Hatchet series . He also played Leatherface during the stunts of Leatherface : The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and Freddy Krueger 's clawed glove hand in Jason Goes to Hell : The Final Friday .
Leprechaun is a 1993 American fantasy comedy slasher film written and directed by Mark Jones . It stars Warwick Davis in the title role , and Jennifer Aniston in her film debut . Davis plays a vengeful leprechaun who believes a family has stolen his pot of gold . As he hunts them , they attempt to locate his gold to vanquish him . The film was originally meant to be more of a straight horror film , but Davis injected humor into his role . Re-shoots also added increased gore to appeal to older audiences . It was the first film produced in-house by Trimark to be theatrically released and grossed $ 8.6 million in North America against a budget of less than $ 1 million . Reviews on release were negative and focused on the film 's acting , humor , and directing , all of which were criticized , and it has also been called Aniston 's worst film . It was followed by six sequels and a remake . Leprechaun is often broadcast on Saint Patrick 's Day .
Mark Jones ( born January 17 , 1953 in Los Angeles ) is an American screenwriter , film director , television director , film producer , and television producer . He wrote and directed Leprechaun ( 1993 ) , about the fairy tale character , beginning the horror franchise of the same name . He also directed and co-wrote the horror film Rumpelstiltskin , also based on a fairy tale , and directed numerous television series such as The A-Team and The Highwayman . Jones wrote and directed the 2007 film Triloquist and the 2013 film Scorned .
Warwick Ashley Davis ( born 3 February 1970 ) is an English actor , television presenter , writer , director , comedian and producer . He played the title characters in Willow and the Leprechaun film series , several characters in the Star Wars franchise ( most notably the Ewok Wicket ) , and Professor Filius Flitwick and Griphook in the Harry Potter films . Davis also starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the sitcom Life 's Too Short , written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant . He has presented ITV game shows Celebrity Squares ( 2014-2015 ) and Tenable ( 2016-present ) .
Jennifer Joanna Aniston ( born February 11 , 1969 ) is an American actress , film producer , and businesswoman . The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow , she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1987 film Mac and Me . Her first major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy Leprechaun . Since her career grew in the early 1990s , Aniston has been one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood . Aniston rose to international fame portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends ( 1994-2004 ) , for which she earned Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe , and Screen Actors Guild awards . The character became widely popular and was described as one of the greatest female characters in American television history . Aniston has since played starring roles in numerous dramas , comedies and romantic comedies . Her biggest box office successes include the films Bruce Almighty ( 2003 ) , The Break-Up ( 2006 ) , Marley & Me ( 2008 ) , Just Go with It ( 2011 ) , Horrible Bosses ( 2011 ) , and We 're the Millers ( 2013 ) , each of which grossed over $ 200 million in worldwide box office receipts . Some of her most critically acclaimed film roles include Office Space ( 1999 ) , The Good Girl ( 2002 ) , Friends with Money ( 2006 ) , Cake ( 2014 ) , and Dumplin ' ( 2018 ) . She returned to television in 2019 , producing and starring in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show , for which she won another Screen Actors Guild Award . Aniston has been included in numerous magazines ' lists of the world 's most beautiful women . Her net worth is estimated to be US $ 200 million .
Kenneth Andrew Ken Olandt ( born April 22 , 1958 ) is an American actor , producer , executive producer and businessman . He was born in Richmond , California to Robert and Beverly Olandt . Ken Olandt is best known for his lead starring role as Detective Zachary Stone in the syndicated series , Super Force ( 1990-1992 , 48 episodes ) . He is also well known as Larry Kazamias in the comedy film , Summer School . He starred in the 1993 horror film , Leprechaun and had a recurring role as Dooley in the second season of Riptide ( 1984 ) . He guest-starred as Lydia 's innocent alien brother Nigel , in a 1985 episode of V. He made guest appearances on such shows as Supercarrier , Hotel , Rags to Riches , The Young and the Restless , 21 Jump Street , Highway to Heaven , Matt Houston , The Fall Guy , The A-Team , Pacific Blue , JAG , Murder , She Wrote , and Star Trek : The Next Generation . Due to his commitment with Unified Film Organization , LLC , which he co-founded , Olandt temporarily suspended his acting career to focus on producing , finance , and foreign licensing . The company produced three movies a year and eventually was sold in 2000 to a publicly-held German-distribution company . The sale took the company to Bulgaria , at which point , Olandt sold his operational and transitioned into financing . [ citation needed ]
Little Cory Gory is a 1993 low budget horror film .