The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984 | 52m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Graeme Clifford |
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| Writer: | Bruce Franklin Singer |
| Staring: |
| An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "the shivers." A king hires him to rid his castle of ghosts and evil spirits, expecting him to die like all who have tried before him, but the boy is more fearless than he could have known. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 17, 1984 |
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| Director: | Graeme Clifford |
| Writer: | Bruce Franklin Singer |
| Genres: | Family, Fantasy, Horror, TV Movie |
| Keywords | fairy tale, fear, ghost, based on fairy tale, fearless, faerie tale theatre |
| Production Companies | Gaylord Productions, Platypus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter MacNicol | Martin |
| Christopher Lee | King Vladimir V |
| Dana Hill | Princess Amanda |
| David Warner | Zandor, the Inkeeper |
| Frank Zappa | Attila |
| Vincent Price | Narrator (voice) |
| Jeff Corey | Father |
| Jack Riley | Sexton / Deacon |
| Gary Springer | Older Brother |
| Gary Schwartz | Headless Man |
| David McCharen | Gargoyle / Horrible Man #1 |
| Mitchel Evans | Horrible Man #2 |
| Roy Johns | The Mums |
| Albie Selznick | The Mums |
| Nathan Stein | The Mums |
| Regis Parton | Grim Reaper (uncredited) |
| Shelley Duvall | Self - Host (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Graeme Clifford | Director |
| Jacob Grimm | Short Story |
| Wilhelm Grimm | Short Story |
| Robert Folk | Original Music Composer |
| Bruce Franklin Singer | Writer |
| Michael Erler | Production Design |
| Jane Osmann | Art Direction |
| J. Allen Highfill | Costume Design |
| Sheryl Ptak | Makeup Designer |
| Ron Wild | Makeup Designer |
| Richard Sabre | Hair Designer |
| Claude Díaz | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Claire Barrett Young | Unit Manager |
| Ron Cronkhite | Sound |
| Bill Klages | Lighting Design |
| Marco Zappia | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Shelley Duvall | Executive Producer |
| Andi Copley | Associate Producer |
| Fred Fuchs | Producer |
| Bridget Terry | Producer |
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