List of horror films of 1984
Table:
Title

Director(s)

Cast

Country

Notes

Ref.

The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II

Charles B. Pierce

Charles B. Pierce, Cindy Butler, Chuck Pierce

United States

show

Alternative title(s)

Boggy Creek II
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues

[1]

Bloodsuckers from Outer Space

Glen Coburn

Thorn Meyes, Dennis Letts, Laura Ellis

United States

C.H.U.D.

Douglas Cheek

John Heard, Kim Greist, Daniel Stern

United States

[2]

Children of the Corn

Fritz Kiersch

Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton

United States

[3]

The Company of Wolves

Neil Jordan

Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Stephen Rea

United Kingdom

[4]

Day of the Reaper

Tim Ritter

Cathy O'Hanlon, Patrick Foster

United States

[5]

Deadly Intruder

John McCauley

Danny Bonaduce, Stuart Whitman, Daniel Greene

United States

[6]

Disconnected

Gorman Bechard

Frances Raines, Mark Walker

United States

[7]

Don't Open Till Christmas

Edmund Purdom

Ricky Kennedy, Ray Marioni, Kelly Baker

United Kingdom

[8]

Fatal Games

Michael Elliot

Sally Kirkland, Lynn Banashek, Sean Masterson

United States

show

Alternative title(s)

The Killing Touch
Olympic Nightmare

[9]

Firestarter

Mark L. Lester

David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Heather Locklear

United States

[10]

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Joseph Zito, Joe Hoffman

Crispin Glover, Kimberly Beck, Barbara Howard

United States

[11]

Gremlins

Joe Dante

Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Corey Feldman

United States

[12]

The Hills Have Eyes Part II

Wes Craven

Michael Berryman, Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas

United States
United Kingdom

[13]

Hunters of the Night

Visa Mäkinen

Sari Sarmas, Reijo Kokko, Sirpa Taivainen

Finland

The Initiation

Larry Stewart

Vera Miles, Daphne Zuniga, James Read

United States

[14]

Innocent Prey

Colin Eggleston

P.J. Soles, Martin Balsam

Australia

Invitation to Hell

Wes Craven

Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy

United States

[15]

Monster Dog

Claudio Fragasso

Alice Cooper, Victoria Vera, Carlos Sanurio

Spain
United States

Night of the Comet

Thom Eberhardt

Kelli Maroney, Catherine Mary Stewart

United States

[16]

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The Legend of Boggy Creek is a 1972 horror docudrama about the Fouke Monster , a Bigfoot-type creature that reportedly has been seen in and around Fouke , Arkansas since the 1940s . The film mixes staged interviews with some local residents who claim to have encountered the creature , along with reenactments of encounters . Charles B . Pierce , an advertising salesman from Texarkana on the Arkansas/Texas state line , borrowed over $ 100,000 from a local trucking company , used an old 35mm movie camera and hired locals ( mainly high school students ) to help make the 85-minute film . The film has generated approximately $ 20 million in box office revenue and is available on DVD .
Charles B . Pierce ( June 16 , 1938 - March 5 , 2010 ) was an American film director , screenwriter , producer , set decorator , cinematographer and actor , and is considered one of the first modern independent filmmakers . Pierce directed thirteen films over the span of 26 years , but is best known for his cult hits The Legend of Boggy Creek ( 1973 ) and The Town That Dreaded Sundown ( 1976 ) . An Arkansas resident most of his life , Pierce made his directorial debut with Boggy Creek , a faux documentary-style film inspired by the legend of the Bigfoot-like Fouke Monster . The low-budget film grossed roughly $ 25 million , and Pierce followed that success with several inexpensive , regional films set in the southern United States , including The Town That Dreaded Sundown , based on the true story of the Phantom Killer murders in Texarkana . Pierce continued directing films into the 1980s , when he wrote the story for the Clint Eastwood film Sudden Impact . For that screenplay , he is said to have written the phrase , Go ahead , make my day , which became one of the most famous movie quotes in history . After years of pressure from producers , Pierce directed a Boggy Creek sequel , Boggy Creek II : And the Legend Continues , which he considered the worst film of his career . It was later riffed on by the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 .
Bloodsuckers from Outer Space is a 1984 American science fiction black comedy horror film written and directed by Glen Coburn . It stars Thom Meyers , Dennis Letts , Laura Ellis , Robert Bradeen , Glen Coburn , Kris Nicolau , and Pat Paulsen as Texas residents who must battle a mist that turns people into zombies .
Dennis Letts ( September 5 , 1934 - February 22 , 2008 ) was an American college professor , and later , in a second career , an actor . As the latter , he originated the critically successful role of Beverly Weston in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of the Tony-winning play August : Osage County in the summer of 2007 , the writing of which had earned his son , Tracy Letts , a Pulitzer prize .
C.H.U.D . is a 1984 American science fiction horror film directed by Douglas Cheek , produced by Andrew Bonime , and starring John Heard , Daniel Stern , and Christopher Curry in his film debut . The plot concerns a New York City police officer and a homeless shelter manager who join forces to investigate a series of disappearances , and discover the missing are taken by humanoid monsters that live below the city . The title of the movie stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers . The film was released in North America on August 31 , 1984 and grossed $ 4.7 million . It was followed in 1989 by C.H.U.D . II : Bud the C.H.U.D .
John Heard Jr. ( March 7 , 1946 - July 21 , 2017 ) was an American actor . He appeared in a number of successful movies , including Heart Beat ( 1980 ) , Cutter 's Way ( 1981 ) , Cat People ( 1982 ) , C.H.U.D . ( 1984 ) , After Hours ( 1985 ) , Beaches ( 1988 ) , The Package ( 1989 ) , and Deceived ( 1991 ) . Other films include Big ( 1988 ) , Awakenings ( 1990 ) , Rambling Rose ( 1991 ) , The Pelican Brief ( 1993 ) , My Fellow Americans ( 1996 ) , Animal Factory ( 2000 ) , White Chicks ( 2004 ) , Would You Rather ( 2012 ) and Assault on Wall Street ( 2013 ) . Heard also played the role of Peter McCallister , the father of protagonist Kevin McCallister ( Macaulay Culkin ) , in Home Alone ( 1990 ) and its sequel Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York ( 1992 ) . Heard played the role of George in Sharknado ( 2013 ) . From 1995 to 1997 , he played the role of Roy Foltrigg in the television series The Client . From 2005 to 2006 , Heard played the role of Governor Frank Tancredi in Prison Break . He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest starring on The Sopranos ( 1999-2004 ) .
Kimberley Bret Greist ( born May 12 , 1958 ) is a retired American actress and model , best known for her roles in films throughout the 1980s .
Daniel Jacob Stern ( born August 28 , 1957 ) is an American actor , artist , director , comedian , and screenwriter . He is best known for his roles as Marvin Marv Merchants in Home Alone ( 1990 ) and Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York ( 1992 ) , Phil Berquist in City Slickers ( 1991 ) and City Slickers II : The Legend of Curly 's Gold ( 1994 ) , the voice of adult Kevin Arnold on the television series The Wonder Years and the voice of Dilbert on the animated series of the same name . Other notable films of his include Breaking Away ( 1979 ) , Stardust Memories ( 1980 ) , Diner ( 1982 ) , Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) , and The Milagro Beanfield War ( 1988 ) . He made his feature-film directorial debut with Rookie of the Year ( 1993 ) .
Children of the Corn ( advertised as Stephen King 's Children of the Corn ) is a 1984 American supernatural folk horror film based upon Stephen Kings 1977 short story of the same name . Directed by Fritz Kiersch , the film 's cast consists of Peter Horton , Linda Hamilton , John Franklin , Courtney Gains , Robby Kiger , Anne Marie McEvoy , Julie Maddalena , and R. G. Armstrong . Set in the fictitious rural town of Gatlin , Nebraska , the film tells the story of a malevolent entity referred to as He Who Walks Behind the Rows which entices the town 's children to ritually murder all the town 's adults , and a couple driving across the country , to ensure a successful corn harvest . King wrote the original draft of the screenplay , which focused more on the characters of Burt and Vicky and depicted more history on the uprising of the children in Gatlin . This script was disregarded in favor of George Goldsmith 's screenplay , which featured more violence and a more conventional narrative structure . Filming took place mainly in Iowa , but also in California . It spawned a franchise of films , and it has gained a cult following .
George Keith Fritz Kiersch ( born July 23 , 1951 in Alpine , Texas ) is an American film director , writer and producer . He is perhaps best known for directing the horror film Children of the Corn and the drama Tuff Turf . Currently , Kiersch is the head of Point Park University 's Cinema Arts Program .
Peter Horton ( born August 20 , 1953 ) is an American actor and director . He played Professor Gary Shepherd on the television series Thirtysomething from 1987 until 1991 .
Linda Carroll Hamilton ( born September 26 , 1956 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in the Terminator film series and Catherine Chandler in the television series Beauty and the Beast ( 1987-1990 ) , for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award . She also starred as Vicky Baxter in the horror film Children of the Corn ( 1984 ) , Doctor Amy Franklin in the monster film King Kong Lives ( 1986 ) , and Mayor Rachel Wando in the disaster thriller film Dante 's Peak ( 1997 ) . Hamilton had a recurring role as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski on NBC 's Chuck .
The Company of Wolves is a 1984 British gothic fantasy horror film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Sarah Patterson , Angela Lansbury , Stephen Rea and David Warner . It was written by Angela Carter and Jordan . The film is based on the werewolf story of the same name in Angela Carter 's 1979 short story collection The Bloody Chamber . Carter herself co-wrote the screenplay with Jordan , based on her own short story and her earlier adaptation of The Company of Wolves for radio . Carter 's first draft of the screenplay , which contains some differences from the finished film , has been published in her anthology The Curious Room ( 1996 ) .
Neil Patrick Jordan ( born 25 February 1950 ) is an Irish film director , screenwriter , novelist and short-story writer . His first book , Night in Tunisia , won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979 . He won an Academy Award ( Best Original Screenplay ) for The Crying Game ( 1992 ) . He has also won three Irish Film and Television Awards , as well as the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for The Butcher Boy ( 1997 ) . Jordan also created The Borgias ( 2011 TV series ) for Showtime .
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE ( born 16 October 1925 ) is a British-American-Irish actress who has appeared in theatre , television , and film roles . Her career has spanned almost eight decades , much of it in the United States . Her work received international attention . Lansbury was born to Irish actress Moyna Macgill and English politician Edgar Lansbury , an upper-middle-class family in Regent 's Park , central London . To escape the Blitz , in 1940 she moved to the United States with her mother and two brothers , and studied acting in New York City . Proceeding to Hollywood in 1942 , she signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and obtained her first film roles , in Gaslight ( 1944 ) and The Picture of Dorian Gray ( 1945 ) , earning her two Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe Award . She appeared in eleven further films for MGM , mostly in supporting roles , and after her contract ended in 1952 she began supplementing her cinematic work with theatrical appearances . Although largely seen as a B-list star during this period , her appearance in the film The Manchurian Candidate ( 1962 ) received widespread acclaim and is cited as being one of her finest performances . Moving into musical theatre , Lansbury finally gained stardom for playing the leading role in the Broadway musical Mame ( 1966 ) , which earned her a range of awards . Amid difficulties in her personal life , Lansbury moved from California to County Cork , Ireland in 1970 , and continued with her theatrical and cinematic appearances throughout the decade . These included leading roles in the stage musicals Gypsy , Sweeney Todd , and The King and I , Back in the U.S. , moving into television , she achieved worldwide fame as fictional writer and sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the American whodunit series Murder , She Wrote , which ran for twelve seasons from 1984 until 1996 , becoming one of the longest-running detective drama series in television history . Through Corymore Productions , a company that she co-owned with her husband Peter Shaw , Lansbury assumed ownership of the series and was its executive producer for the final four seasons .
David Hattersley Warner ( born 29 July 1941 ) is an English actor and voice actor who has worked in film , television , and theatre . He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s through his lead performance in the Karel Reisz film Morgan : A Suitable Case for Treatment , for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role . Warner has portrayed both romantic leads and villainous characters across a range of media , including The Ballad of Cable Hogue , Straw Dogs , Cross of Iron , The Omen , Holocaust , The Thirty Nine Steps , Time After Time , Time Bandits , Tron , A Christmas Carol , Portrait in Evil , Titanic , Mary Poppins Returns and various characters in the Star Trek franchise including Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country and Star Trek : The Next Generation . In 1981 , he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special for his portrayal of Pomponius Falco in the television miniseries Masada .
Stephen Rea ( /ˈreɪ/ ray ; born 31 October 1946 ) is a Northern Irish film and stage actor . Rea has appeared in films such as V for Vendetta , Michael Collins , Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto . Rea was nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance as Fergus in the 1992 film The Crying Game . He has during later years had important roles in the Hugo Blick TV series The Shadow Line and The Honourable Woman , for which he won a BAFTA Award .
Deadly Intruder ( aka The Deadly Intruder ) is a 1985 horror film .
Dante Daniel Bonaduce ( born August 13 , 1959 ) is an American actor , comedian , radio personality , television personality and professional wrestler . Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer and producer Joseph Bonaduce ( The Dick Van Dyke Show , One Day at a Time , and others ) . Bonaduce became famous as a child actor of the 1970s on the TV sitcom The Partridge Family . He co-starred as Danny Partridge , the wisecracking , redheaded middle son of the singing family band ( headed by Shirley Jones ) , and he was the fictional pop group 's bass guitar player . Since then , Bonaduce has starred in several other TV series , including the VH1 reality show Breaking Bonaduce in 2005 , radio shows in Los Angeles and Philadelphia and has been hosting a morning talk/music show at Seattle radio station KZOK-FM since November 14 , 2011 .
Stuart Maxwell Whitman ( born February 1 , 1928 ) is an American film and television actor , known for his lengthy career in both media . Whitman played major roles in a large variety of genres . Some of these credits includes the dramatic The Mark for which he was nominated for best actor at the Academy Awards , the Western film The Comancheros ( 1961 ) , the aviation comedy Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines ( 1965 ) , or the cult horror Night of the Lepus ( 1972 ) . On television , Whitman is known for roles in Highway Patrol ( 1955-1957 ) , Cimarron Strip ( 1967 ) , and Superboy ( 1988-1992 ) . Whitman was born in San Francisco , and raised in New York until the age of twelve . His family relocated in Los Angeles . Whitman finished high school in 1945 , and was honorably discharged from the United States Army in the Corps of Engineers in 1948 . Afterwards , Whitman started studying acting and appearing in plays . In 1951 , he had a bit roles in the films Rudolph Maté 's When Worlds Collide and Robert Wise 's The Day the Earth Stood Still . Until 1957 , Whitman had a streak working in mostly bit parts in films directed by notable directors . On television Whitman guest starred in series such as Dr. Christian , The Roy Rogers Show , Death Valley Days and also had a recurring role on Highway Patrol . This led Whitman to play one of the central roles in John H. Auer 's Johnny Trouble .
Daniel Greene was born in 1956 and is an American actor , best known for his role as Dwayne Cooley in the television series Falcon Crest . Other TV credits include : Alice , Dynasty , Three 's Company , Matt Houston , Emerald Point N.A.S. , The A-Team , Scarecrow and Mrs. King , Night Court , Remington Steele , L.A. Law , Santa Barbara and Matlock . Film appearances include : Weekend Warriors , Pulsebeat , Hands of Steel , Arthur 2 : On the Rocks , Elvira , Mistress of the Dark , There 's Something About Mary , Me , Myself & Irene , Shallow Hal and Stuck on You .
Disconnected is a 1984 American slasher film produced and directed by Gorman Bechard and written by Bechard and Virginia Gilroy . It stars Frances Raines , Mark Walker , and Carl Koch . Its plot follows a young woman receiving disturbing phone calls .
Gorman Bechard ( born March 15 , 1959 ) is an American film director , screenwriter and novelist best known for his independent feature films Psychos in Love , Friends ( with benefits ) , and You Are Alone ; his four rock documentaries Color Me Obsessed : A Film About the Replacements , What Did You Expect ? The Archers of Loaf Live at Cat 's Cradle , Every Everything : The Music , Life & Times of Grant Hart , and Who is Lydia Loveless ? ; his animal welfare documentary A Dog Named Gucci ; and his debut novel The Second Greatest Story Ever Told .
Frances Raines ( born July 17 , 1962 ) is an American actress who appeared in a number of horror and exploitation films throughout the 1980s ( three of which were directed by Tim Kincaid ) , most notably Buddy Cooper 's The Mutilator as Linda . Raines is also the niece of Claude Raines , of Casablanca fame .
Do n't Open Till Christmas is a 1984 British slasher film directed by Edmund Purdom . It was written by Derek Ford and Alan Birkinshaw .
Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom ( 19 December 1924 - 1 January 2009 ) was an English actor , voice artist , and director . He worked first on stage in Britain , performing various works by Shakespeare , then later in America on Broadway , until making his way to Hollywood , and eventually spent the remainder of his life appearing in Italian cinema . He is perhaps best known for his starring role in 1954 's historical epic The Egyptian . By taking over important roles exited by Mario Lanza and Marlon Brando , Purdom was known by the mid-1950s as The Replacement Star . Between the 1970s and 90s , he was a regular in European genre cinema , working with directors like Juan Piquer Simón , Joe D'Amato , Sergio Martino , Ruggero Deodato His daughter Lilan Purdom became a journalist for French TV Channel TF1 . She is the author of the book Hollywood Garage that relates the tumultuous career of her father . The book is published in English and in French .
Fatal Games ( originally known as The Killing Touch and also known as Olympic Nightmare ) is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Michael Elliott and starring Sally Kirkland , Lynn Banashek , Sean Masterson , Michael O'Leary , Teal Roberts , and Spice Williams-Crosby . The plot consists of a mad slasher , wielding a javelin , killing off members of a high school gymnastics team . The film shares many of its plot points with an earlier slasher film , Graduation Day ( 1981 ) .
Sally Kirkland ( born October 31 , 1941 ) is an American film , television and stage actress . She received Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Awards , and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress , for her performance in Anna ( 1987 ) . Kirkland was the lead actress in Cold Feet ( 1989 ) , and was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her work in The Haunted ( 1991 ) .
Sean Masterson is a comedy actor , writer , director and producer known for his work with Drew Carey , writing on The Drew Carey Show , and as an improvisational performer on Whose Line Is It Anyway ? spin-offs Drew Carey 's Green Screen Show , and Drew Carey 's Improv-A-Ganza . He has a wife and two children and is currently living in Los Angeles , California .
Firestarter is a 1984 American science fiction horror film based on Stephen King 's 1980 novel of the same name . The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as the Shop which seeks to control her . The film was directed by Mark L. Lester , and stars David Keith , Drew Barrymore , Martin Sheen and George C. Scott . The film was shot in and around Wilmington , Chimney Rock , and Lake Lure , North Carolina . A miniseries follow-up to the film Firestarter : Rekindled , was released in 2002 on the Sci-Fi Channel and a remake from Blumhouse .
Mark L. Lester ( born November 26 , 1946 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer . He is known as a prolific director of cult films including the disco musical Roller Boogie , the vigilante thriller film Class of 1984 , the Stephen King-adaptation Firestarter ( 1984 ) , the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film Commando ( 1985 ) , and the action-comedy Armed and Dangerous ( 1986 ) , starring John Candy , Eugene Levy , and Meg Ryan .
David Lemuel Keith ( born May 8 , 1954 ) is an American actor and director . His breakthrough role was that of aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in An Officer and a Gentleman ( 1982 ) , for which he was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards . The positive reception for this role led to leading parts in the films The Lords of Discipline ( 1983 ) , Firestarter ( 1984 ) and White of the Eye ( 1987 ) . Keith had notable supporting roles in features including The Indian in the Cupboard ( 1995 ) , U-571 ( 2000 ) , Men of Honor ( 2000 ) and Daredevil ( 2003 ) .
Drew Blythe Barrymore ( born February 22 , 1975 ) is an American actress , producer , director , author , model , and entrepreneur . She is a member of the Barrymore family of actors , and the granddaughter of John Barrymore . She achieved fame as a child actress with her role in E.T . the Extra-Terrestrial ( 1982 ) . She is the recipient of numerous accolades , including a Golden Globe , a Screen Actors Guild Award , and a BAFTA nomination . Following a highly publicized childhood marked by drug and alcohol abuse , Barrymore released an autobiography , Little Girl Lost , when she was 16 in 1991 . She went on to appear in a string of successful films throughout the decade , including Poison Ivy ( 1992 ) , Boys on the Side ( 1995 ) , Mad Love ( 1995 ) , Scream ( 1996 ) , Ever After ( 1998 ) and The Wedding Singer ( 1998 ) . The latter was her first collaboration with Adam Sandler ; they have since starred together in 50 First Dates ( 2004 ) and Blended ( 2014 ) . Barrymore 's other films include Never Been Kissed ( 1999 ) , Charlie 's Angels ( 2000 ) , Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) , Riding in Cars with Boys ( 2001 ) , Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ( 2002 ) , Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle ( 2003 ) , Fever Pitch ( 2005 ) , Music and Lyrics ( 2007 ) , Going the Distance ( 2010 ) , Big Miracle ( 2012 ) and Miss You Already ( 2015 ) . Barrymore made her directorial debut with Whip It ( 2009 ) , in which she also starred , and received a SAG Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in Grey Gardens ( 2009 ) . She starred on the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet until its cancellation in 2019 . In 1995 , Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen formed the production company Flower Films .
Heather Deen Locklear ( born September 25 , 1961 ) is an American actress . She is perhaps best known for her role as Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place ( 1993-99 ) , for which she received four consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress - Television Series Drama . She is also known for her role as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty from 1981 to 1989 , her first major television role , which began a longtime collaboration with producer Aaron Spelling . Other notable television roles include Officer Stacy Sheridan on T. J. Hooker ( 1982-86 ) , and Caitlin Moore on Spin City ( 1999-2002 ) , for which she earned two more Golden Globe nominations , this time for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy . She had a recurring role on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland and a main role on the TNT drama-comedy television series Franklin & Bash in 2013 . Locklear 's film roles include the science-fiction thriller Firestarter ( 1984 ) , the action comedy Money Talks ( 1997 ) , the live-action/animated comedy Looney Tunes : Back in Action ( 2003 ) , and the romantic comedy The Perfect Man ( 2005 ) .
Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito , produced by Frank Mancuso Jr. , and starring Kimberly Beck , Corey Feldman , Crispin Glover , and Ted White as Jason Voorhees . It is the fourth installment in the Friday the 13th film series . Picking up immediately after the events of Friday the 13th Part III , the story follows a presumed-dead Jason Voorhees brought to the morgue , where he spontaneously revives and escapes , returning to Crystal Lake to continue his killing spree . Much like Part III , the film was originally supposed to be the final installment in the series . Mancuso Jr. wanted to conclude the series as he felt nobody respected him for his assisting work on the series regardless of how much the films earned at the box office , as well as wanting to work on other projects . Paramount Pictures supported the decision , as they were aware of the declining popularity of slasher films at the time of its release . As a result , the film was marketed as The Final Chapter to ensure it as such . Make-up artist Tom Savini , who worked on the first film , returned because he wanted to help kill off Jason , whom he helped create . The film was originally scheduled to be released in October , but was pushed up to April 13 , 1984 . Upon its theatrical release , the film grossed $ 33 million in the U.S. on a budget of $ 2.6 million , making it the fourth most attended of the Friday the 13th series with approximately 9,815,700 tickets sold . The film received generally negative reviews from critics . Despite being billed as the final film , its success prompted another sequel , Friday the 13th : A New Beginning , one year later .
Joseph Zito ( born May 14 , 1946 ) is an American film director and producer , best known for directing several cult and genre films throughout the 1980s , such as Missing in Action , Invasion U.S.A. , Red Scorpion , The Prowler , and Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter , In 1985-1986 , Zito spent a year of pre-production on the Cannon version of Spider-Man , a film that was evidently never actually made .
Crispin Hellion Glover ( born April 20 , 1964 ) is an American actor and director . Glover is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen , such as George McFly in Back to the Future ( 1985 ) , Layne in River 's Edge ( 1986 ) , Bobby McBurney in What 's Eating Gilbert Grape ( 1993 ) , the Thin Man in Charlie 's Angels ( 2000 ) and its sequel ( 2003 ) , Willard Stiles in Willard ( 2003 ) , Grendel in Beowulf ( 2007 ) , Phil Wedmaier in Hot Tub Time Machine ( 2010 ) and The Knave of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) . Since 2017 , he has played Mr. World in the Starz television series American Gods . In the late 1980s , Glover started his company , Volcanic Eruptions , which publishes his books and also serves as the production company for Glover 's films , such as What Is It ? ( 2005 ) and It Is Fine ! Everything Is Fine . ( 2007 ) .
Kimberly Beck ( born January 9 , 1956 ) is a former American actress and model . She is best known for her role as Trish Jarvis in Joseph Zito 's Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter ( 1984 ) . Her other film roles include Alfred Hitchcock 's Marnie ( 1964 ) , Luc Besson 's The Big Blue ( 1988 ) , George T. Miller 's Frozen Assets ( 1992 ) , and Roland Emmerich 's Independence Day ( 1996 ) .
Barbara Howard ( born 1956 ) is an American psychotherapist and retired actress , who remains best known for her roles in the film Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter and in the television series Falcon Crest as Melissa Agretti 's cousin Robin Agretti . She retired from acting in 2000 to pursue her current career in psychotherapy .
Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film written by Chris Columbus and directed by Joe Dante . The story follows a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet , which then spawns other creatures who transform into small , destructive , evil monsters . It draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that caused malfunctions - gremlins - in the British Royal Air Force going back to World War II . The film stars Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates , with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo , the main mogwai character . Steven Spielberg was the film 's executive producer , with the film being produced by Michael Finnell and released by Warner Bros . It was followed by a sequel , Gremlins 2 : The New Batch , released in 1990 . Unlike the more satirical tone of the sequel ( which parodies Hollywood sequels ) , Gremlins opts for more black comedy , balanced against a Christmastime setting . Both films were the center of large merchandising campaigns . Despite being a critical and commercial success , the film was heavily criticized for some of its more violent sequences . In response to this and to similar complaints about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , Spielberg suggested that the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) alter its rating system , which it did within two months of the film 's release , creating a new PG-13 rating .
Joseph James Dante Jr. ( /ˈdɑːnteɪ/ ; born November 28 , 1946 ) is an American film director , producer , editor and actor . His films - notably Gremlins ( 1984 ) - often mix fantastical storylines with comedic elements . Dante 's films also include Piranha ( 1978 ) , The Howling ( 1981 ) , Explorers ( 1985 ) , Innerspace ( 1987 ) , The 'Burbs ( 1989 ) , Gremlins 2 : The New Batch ( 1990 ) , Matinee ( 1993 ) , Small Soldiers ( 1998 ) , and Looney Tunes : Back in Action ( 2003 ) . His work for television and cable includes immigration satire The Second Civil War ( 1997 ) and episodes of anthology series Masters of Horror ( Homecoming and The Screwfly Solution ) and Amazing Stories , as well as Hawaii Five-0 .
Hoyt Wayne Axton ( March 25 , 1938 - October 26 , 1999 ) was an American folk music singer-songwriter , guitarist , and a film and television actor . He became prominent in the early 1960s , establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice . As he matured , some of his songwriting became well known throughout the world . Among them were Joy to the World , The Pusher , No No Song , Greenback Dollar , Della and the Dealer , and Never Been to Spain .
Zachary Wolfe Galligan ( born February 14 , 1964 ) is an American actor , best known for starring as Billy Peltzer in the comedy-horror films Gremlins ( 1984 ) and Gremlins 2 : The New Batch ( 1990 ) .
Corey Scott Feldman ( born July 16 , 1971 ) is an American actor , voice actor , and singer . He became well known during the 1980s , with roles as a youth in films such as Gremlins ( 1984 ) , The Goonies ( 1985 ) and Stand by Me ( 1986 ) . In 1987 , Feldman starred in the horror comedy film The Lost Boys with Corey Haim ; they became known as The Two Coreys and went on to appear in other films together , including License to Drive ( 1988 ) and Dream a Little Dream ( 1989 ) .
The Hills Have Eyes Part II is a 1984 American horror film written and directed by Wes Craven . The film stars Tamara Stafford , Kevin Spirtas , John Bloom , Michael Berryman , Penny Johnson , Janus Blythe , John Laughlin , Willard E. Pugh , Peter Frechette , and Robert Houston . The Hills Have Eyes Part II is the sequel to the 1977 film . The film was produced by Barry Cahn , Jonathan Debin , and Peter Locke .
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 ) .
Michael John Berryman ( born September 4 , 1948 ) is an American actor . Berryman was born with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia , a rare condition characterised by the absence of sweat glands , hair , and fingernails ; his unusual physical appearance has allowed Berryman to make a career out of portraying characters in horror movies and B movies . He came to prominence with his roles in One Flew over the Cuckoo 's Nest in 1975 and The Hills Have Eyes in 1977 . He has appeared in several movies and television shows , including Star Trek and The X-Files .
Kevin Blair Spirtas ( born July 29 , 1962 ) is an American actor .
Visa Mäkinen ( born 28 March 1945 in Pori , Finland ) is a Finnish film director , film producer , actor and screen writer . He has directed and produced films such as the 1983 James Bond spoof Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit which featured actors Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Sauren . He has also acted and written for several films .
The Initiation is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Larry Stewart , and starring Daphne Zuniga , Clu Gulager , Vera Miles , and Hunter Tylo . The plot focuses on a sorority member and a group of pledges , who are stalked and murdered during their initiation ritual in a department store after hours . The film has been noted for being star Zuniga 's first leading role after her minor part in The Dorm That Dripped Blood ( 1983 ) , as well as establishing a contemporary cult following as a midnight movie .
Vera June Miles ( née Ralston , born August 23 , 1929 ) is a retired American actress who worked closely with Alfred Hitchcock , most notably as Lila Crane in the classic 1960 film Psycho , reprising the role in the 1983 sequel Psycho II . Other films in which she appeared include Tarzan 's Hidden Jungle ( 1955 ) , The Searchers ( 1956 ) , Alfred Hitchcock 's The Wrong Man ( 1956 ) , A Touch of Larceny ( 1959 ) , The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ( 1962 ) , Follow Me , Boys ! ( 1966 ) , Sergeant Ryker ( 1968 ) and Molly and Lawless John ( 1972 ) .
Daphne Eurydice Zuniga ( /ˈdæfni zuːˈniːɡə/ ; born October 28 , 1962 ) is an American actress . She made her film debut in 1982 in the slasher film The Dorm That Dripped Blood at the age of 19 , followed by a lead role in the horror film The Initiation ( 1984 ) two years later . She went on to star in several comedies , including Rob Reiner 's The Sure Thing ( 1985 ) , opposite John Cusack , and the cult comedies Modern Girls ( 1986 ) , and Spaceballs ( 1987 ) . She also starred opposite Lucille Ball in the television drama film Stone Pillow ( 1986 ) , and in the science-fiction horror sequel The Fly II ( 1989 ) . Zuniga later gained major exposure as a television actress for her role as Jo Reynolds on the Fox primetime soap opera Melrose Place from 1992-1996 . Other television credits include as Victoria Davis on One Tree Hill ( 2008-2012 ) , and as Lynn Kerr on the drama series Beautiful People . Zuniga has been active in environmental issues since the mid-2000s , and was a founding member of the Earth Communications Office . She has also worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council , the Waterkeeper Alliance , and Environment California .
James Christopher Read ( born July 31 , 1953 ) is an American actor . He played the role of George Hazard in the North and South television miniseries . and had a recurring role as Victor Bennett on the supernatural series Charmed between 2001 and 2006 .
Innocent Prey is an Australian erotic horror thriller film which was shot in 1984 but was released in 1991 .
Colin Eggleston ( /ˈɛɡəlstən/ ; 23 September 1941 , Melbourne - 10 August 2002 , Geneva ) was an Australian writer and director of TV and films . He began his career making police dramas for Crawford Productions .
Pamela Jayne Soles ( née Hardon ; born July 17 , 1950 ) is a German-born American actress . She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma 's Carrie ( 1976 ) before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter 's Halloween ( 1978 ) and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush 's Rock ' n ' Roll High School ( 1979 ) . She has since appeared in a variety of films including Breaking Away ( 1979 ) , Private Benjamin ( 1980 ) , Stripes ( 1981 ) , Sweet Dreams ( 1985 ) , Jawbreaker ( 1999 ) and cult classics like The Devil 's Rejects ( 2005 ) and Beg .
Martin Henry Balsam ( November 4 , 1919 - February 13 , 1996 ) was an American character actor . He is best known for a number of renowned film roles , including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho ( 1960 ) , Arnold Burns in A Thousand Clowns ( 1965 ) ( for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ) , Juror # 1 in 12 Angry Men ( 1957 ) , and Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ( 1974 ) , as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom Archie Bunker 's Place ( 1979-1983 ) .
Invitation to Hell is a 1984 American made-for-television supernatural horror film directed by Wes Craven , and starring Robert Urich , Joanna Cassidy , and Susan Lucci . Its plot follows a family who are threatened to join a mysterious country club in their new Southern California community . It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1984 .
Robert Michael Urich ( December 19 , 1946 - April 16 , 2002 ) was an American film , television , stage actor , and television producer . Over the course of his 30-year career , he starred in a record 15 television series . Urich began his career in television in the early 1970s . After guest stints and roles in short-lived television series , he won a co-starring role in the action/crime drama series S.W.A.T . in 1975 . In 1976 , he landed the role of Dan Tanna in the crime drama series Vega $ . It aired on ABC from 1978 to 1981 , and earned him two Golden Globe Award nominations . In addition to his work in television , he also starred in several feature films , including Magnum Force ( 1973 ) , The Ice Pirates ( 1984 ) , and Turk 182 ( 1985 ) . From 1985 to 1988 , he portrayed the title role in the detective television series Spenser : For Hire , based on Robert B. Parker 's series of mystery novels . In 1988 , he began hosting the documentary series National Geographic Explorer . He won a CableACE Award for his work on the series . He was also awarded a Golden Boot Award for his work in Western television series and films .
Joanna Cassidy ( born August 2 , 1945 ) is an American actress . She is known for her roles as the replicant Zhora Salome in Ridley Scott 's film Blade Runner ( 1982 ) and Dolores in Who Framed Roger Rabbit ( 1988 ) . She has won a Golden Globe Award , was nominated for three Emmy Awards and also was nominated for a Saturn Award and Screen Actors Guild Awards . Cassidy also has starred in films such as Under Fire ( 1983 ) , The Fourth Protocol ( 1987 ) , The Package ( 1989 ) , Where the Heart Is ( 1990 ) , Do n't Tell Mom the Babysitter 's Dead ( 1991 ) , Vampire in Brooklyn ( 1995 ) and Ghosts of Mars ( 2001 ) . From 2001 to 2005 , she played Margaret Chenowith on the HBO drama series Six Feet Under for which she received Primetime Emmy Award nomination . From 2011 to 2013 , she played Joan Hunt on the ABC series Body of Proof , and from 2010 to 2013 starred in the HBO Canada comedy series Call Me Fitz for which she won two Canadian Screen Awards .
Monster Dog ( Spanish : Leviatán ) is a 1986 Spanish horror film directed by Claudio Fragasso and starring Alice Cooper and Victoria Vera .
Claudio Fragasso ( born 2 October 1951 ) is a film director and screenwriter . Fragasso started in the Italian film industry in the mid-1970s working as a screenwriter and first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s . Fragasso met with director Bruno Mattei which led to partnership of about 15 years with the two working together on films , with Fragasso often going uncredited . Fragasso would also make his own films in the 1980s including Monster Dog with rock musician Alice Cooper and After Death . Fragasso would make the film Troll 2 in 1989 which later went on to become popular enough to have a documentary Best Worst Movie follow the making and cult fandom of the film .
Alice Cooper ( born Vincent Damon Furnier ; February 4 , 1948 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actor whose career spans over 50 years . With his distinctive raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props , including guillotines , electric chairs , fake blood , reptiles , baby dolls , and dueling swords , Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers alike to be The Godfather of Shock Rock . He has drawn equally from horror films , vaudeville , and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people . Originating in Phoenix , Arizona in 1964 , Alice Cooper was originally a band consisting of Furnier on vocals and harmonica , Glen Buxton on lead guitar , Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar , Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar , and Neal Smith on drums . The original Alice Cooper band released their debut album in 1969 , and broke into the international music mainstream with the 1971 hit song I 'm Eighteen . The band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their sixth studio album Billion Dollar Babies . The band broke up in 1975 and Furnier adopted the band 's name as his own name , beginning his solo career with the 1975 concept album Welcome to My Nightmare . Expanding from his Detroit rock roots , Cooper has experimented with a number of musical styles , including art rock , hard rock , heavy metal , new wave , glam metal , and industrial rock . He is credited with helping to shape the sound and look of heavy metal , and has been described as the artist who first introduced horror imagery to rock and roll , and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre . He is also known for his witty and humorous personality offstage , with The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world 's most beloved heavy metal entertainer . Away from music , Cooper is a film actor , a golfing celebrity , a restaurateur , and , since 2004 , a popular radio DJ with his classic rock show Nights with Alice Cooper .
Night of the Comet is a 1984 American science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt . It stars Catherine Mary Stewart , Robert Beltran , and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into either dust or zombies . Night of the Comet grossed $ 14.4 million in the US on a $ 700,000 budget . It has a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 77% and has since become a cult film , influencing the creation of Buffy Summers .
Thomas Everett Thom Eberhardt ( born March 7 , 1947 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American film director , producer and screenwriter . Eberhardt has won two awards and two nominations . He is most noted for his work on Captain Ron , Honey , I Blew Up the Kid , and the cult classic Night of the Comet .
Kelli Maroney is an American film and television actress . She appeared in the films Fast Times at Ridgemont High ( 1982 ) , Night of the Comet ( 1984 ) , and Chopping Mall ( 1986 ) , and also appeared on television in the soap operas Ryan 's Hope and One Life to Live .
Catherine Mary Stewart ( née Nursall ; born April 22 , 1959 ) is a Canadian actress .