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Watch: Pumpkinhead 1988 123movies, Full Movie Online – After a group of teens accidentally kill a young boy named Billy Harley, his father Ed is devastated and the only thing he wants is revenge. He goes to an old woman who is said to be a witch and conjures a demonic creature known as Pumpkinhead, and unleashes him on the teens..
Plot: After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.
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Ratings:

	6.2/10 Votes: 24,896
	65% | RottenTomatoes
	47/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 360 Popularity: 13.678 | TMDB

Reviews:

**An honest, committed and well-made low-budget film that delivers what it promises and doesn’t leave us dissatisfied.**

I just saw this movie, which is currently considered a cult classic and an example of what you want from a low-budget movie. In fact, I understand the motivations of those who say this: the film is not good, it is not one of those films that I feel I will want to review a lot, however it is effective and gives us what it promises, in an honest way.

The script also has its originality, although it is scarce and only sustains a feature film thanks to the ability of the director, the “newbie” Stan Winston, to stretch it, albeit at the expense of a slower pace, which he tried to take advantage of to create Suspense: Set in an isolated rural area, the film is an insane revenge story, in which a man decides to turn to an evil witch after having his young son killed in an accident by a group of unconscious teenagers.

The actors are, for me, illustrious strangers. However, I really liked the performance of Lance Henrikssen, who is the only actor here to maintain a dramatic posture, to have charisma and to develop a more professional and mature work. In addition to giving life to the anguished father, he also gave life and body to the monster, who is the true protagonist of this film. The film also has several other actors, most of them quite young and with little experience.

On a technical level, I would like to highlight, first of all, the painstaking and time-consuming work of characterizing Henrikssen whenever he brought the monster to life. I can only imagine all the time spent each time the actor had to masquerade like that, and that disguise was excellent in itself, truly frightening and detailed. The filming work and cinematography seemed to be regular, the sets were well executed and the visual, special and sound effects are well done, especially considering the reduced budget of the production. The soundtrack also proved to be effective, albeit forgettable.

SFX guru Stan Winston helms this movie, and it is the special effects of _Pumpkinhead_ that most stand out. For those alone, it is worth watching, however, it never reached the heights of horror franchises born of the same era. Still, a shining example of fantasy horror that I was thrilled to revisit.

_Final rating:★★★ – I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

Fun eighties horror
I will be the first person to stand up and admit that Pumpkinhead is, in some ways, as silly as it’s name, but there’s something there. It’s just enough to elevate this above much of the other “Dead Teenager” dreck that was thrown at us in the glorious eighties.

First off, the monster is a doozy. Stan Winston was up to his usual standard of excelence and creativity, and he created a creature that, while not actually convincing, is alot scarier and easier to enjoy than most. Pumpkinhead is no Freddy or Michael Meyers, but he delivers.

Second of all, the plot is more intelligent than I have come to expect from slasher flicks. The “Kids” are more thought out than most disposable teens, and their motives are more understandable. They accidently take the life of a child, but most want to do the right thing and go to the authorities. Even the Jerk who doesn’t is eventually persuaded. And Harley, the father who is the real hero AND villian of the film is much more human than his actions would suggest.

There is also a good twist at the end which I will not reveal here, only say that surprised me with it’s subtlety, which is something you rarely see in a horror film that is more than 2/3 done.

Bottom line, I was pleasently surprised with Pumpkinhead. People who don’t like horror films are unlikely to be impressed with it, except on a technical level because the effects and atmosphere are superb, but horror fans looking for a harmless new thrill may find it better than expected. It’s smarter, wittier and deeper than the norm.

Pumpkinhead gets 6 out of 10 for technical expertise, great atmosphere and an above average story.

Stylish well made horror movie.
Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen) is a poor but hard working man, who cares for his only son Billy (Matthew Hurley) after his wife dies. Harley also owns a small grocery store. When a group of young people (Jeff East, John D’Aquino, The late Kimberly Ross, Joel Hoffman, Cynthia Bain and Kerry Resmen) accidentally kills Harley’s son, when two of the guys of the group were trying their dirt-bikes. After Harley leaves his son for several minutes for business. While some of the group are trying to get call for help and the others are hiding in their cabin for the weekend. When Harley finds his son dead, he gets mad and he seeks for vengeance of his son’s killer. He decides to go see a old witch named Haggis (Florence Schauffler) and Harley tries to find out about an old Urban Legend if it’s true. This legend is about an revenge seeking demon that could be brought back to life by this witch but it’s only works if Harley gives part of his soul to this demon by giving his blood and the blood of his dead son. When the deal is done by bringing back this creature for finding revenge. Harley finds out that the creature can’t be done and there’s no turning back, until the monster finds all for those who are responsible for his son’s death. The only way, it could be stopped if Harley kills himself and saves his soul before it’s too late.

Directed by Four Time Oscar-Winner:Stan Winston (T2 3-D:Battle Across Time) made an well directed horror/fantasy/thriller that is well acted, well produced and strikingly photographed by Bojan Bazelli (Dangerous Beauty, Kalifornia, The Ring “2002”). Winston, who’s best known as a Make-Up Artist/Creature Designer. Since this was his first film as a filmmaker, he didn’t have time to supervised the creature effects of this movie. But it was created by his F/X studio and Tom Woodruff Jr. (Who works with Winston on many films before), he plays the title role of the film. Perphas the problem of the movie that is not entirely original on storytelling or dialogue. But Winston and his cinematographer keeps this lively minor cult classic interesting. Character-Actor:Henriksen is excellent as usual in this kind of movie. This picture went on to have three sequels and “Pumpkinhead” is the kind of film that plays well on Halloween night. This was the last film to be produced by the short-lived infamous studio:DEG (De Laurentiis Entertainment Group). But United Artists brought the film for a limited release and it came out in 1989, after it was filmed in the fall of 1987. Despite for some serious flaws in the movie, this picture is worth a look. Horror Fans will impressive with this 1980’s gem. (*** ½/*****).

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 26 min (86 min)
Budget 3500000
Revenue 4385516
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Fantasy, Horror
Director Stan Winston
Writer Ed Justin, Mark Patrick Carducci, Stan Winston
Actors Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D’Aquino
Country United States
Awards 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Ultra Stereo
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm