The Gate

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The Gate is a 1987 supernatural horror film about children who accidentally unleash demonic forces from a mysterious hole in their backyard.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Gate canonical 4
The Gate II: Trespassers 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
supernatural horror film
antagonist demons
basedOn original screenplay by Michael Nankin
cinematographyBy Thomas Vámos
countryOfOrigin Canada
United States
director Tibor Takács
distributor New Century Entertainment
editedBy Véronique Lange
filmingLocation Canada
Ontario
Toronto
genre horror film
supernatural horror film
hasSequel The Gate II: Trespassers
linked to: The Gate
mainCharacter Al
Glen
Terry
MPAARating PG-13
musicBy Michael Hoenig
notableFor use of forced perspective creature effects
originalLanguage English
plotSummary Children accidentally unleash demonic forces from a mysterious hole in their backyard
producer John Kemeny
William Marshall
productionCompany Alliance Entertainment
releaseDate 1987-05-15
releaseYear 1987
runtimeMinutes 85
screenwriter Michael Nankin
setting backyard
suburban house
specialEffectsType practical effects
stop-motion animation
stars Christa Denton
Jennifer Irwin
Kelly Rowan
Louis Tripp
Stephen Dorff
theme childhood fears
friendship
occult

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Stephen Dorff notableWork The Gate
Kelly Rowan hasActedIn The Gate II: Trespassers
linked to: The Gate
The Gate hasSequel The Gate II: Trespassers
linked to: The Gate
Andras Hamori produced The Gate
Andras Hamori produced The Gate II: Trespassers
linked to: The Gate
Vestron Pictures notableWork The Gate