The Children (1980) - Credits and Details

The Children Credits and Details

Directed by
	Max Kalmanowicz
Written by
	Carlton J. Albright
	Edward Terry
Cast
	Martin Shakar	...	John Freemont
	Gil Rogers	...	Sheriff Billy Hart
	Gale Garnett	...	Cathy Freemont
	Shannon Bolin	...	Molly
	Tracy Griswold	...	Deputy Harry Timmons
	Joy Glaccum	...	Suzie MacKenzie
	Jeptha Evans	...	Paul MacKenzie
	Clara Evans	...	Jenny Freemont
	Sarah Albright	...	Ellen Chandler
	Nathanael Albright	...	Tommy Button
	Julie Carrier	...	Janet Shore
	Michelle La Mothe	...	Dr. Joyce Gould (as Michelle LeMothe)
	Edward Terry	...	Hank
	Peter Maloney	...	Frank
	Jessie Abrams	...	Clarkie Freemont
	Rita Montone	...	Dee Dee Shore
	John P. Codiglia	...	Jackson Lane (as John Codiglia)
	Martin Brennan	...	Sanford Butler-Jones
	J.D. Clarke	...	Hardhat (Jim)
	James Klawin	...	Hardhat (Slim)
	Arthur Chase	...	Cyrus MacKenzie
	Suzanne Barnes	...	Leslie Button
	Diane Deckard	...	Rita Chandler
	David Platt	...	Chauffeur
	Ray Delmolino	...	Bus Driver
	Michael Carrier	...	Bob Chandler
	X. Ben Fakackt	...	Newscaster (voice)
	June Berry	...	Sally (Waitress)
Produced by
	Carlton J. Albright
	Max Kalmanowicz
	Edward Terry
Original Music by
	Harry Manfredini

Ratings
5.4 / 10

Alternate Titles
The Children Of Ravensback

Production Companies
Albright Films Inc.

Distributors
World Northal (1980) (United States) (theatrical)
Vestron Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
Avid Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Troma Team Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Videoasia (2007) (United States) (on "Grindhouse Experience") (DVD)
Vinegar Syndrome (2018) (World-wide) (DVD)
Vinegar Syndrome (2018) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
3GTG (2020) (World-wide)
Renaissance Content Group (2023) (World-wide) (TV)
Rhino Home Video (United States) (VHS)

Filming Locations
53 W Main St, Canaan, Connecticut, USA (The Collin's Diner - Sheriff Hart agrees to pick up waitress - scene cut from original film but restored in the 2019 re-release)
Aston Magna House, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (The Shore family home)
Maple Ave & Water Farm Rd, Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA (bus passes intersection early in film & road block is set up later)
Massachusetts, USA
Muddy Brook Cemetery, Stony Brook Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (cemetery where the bus is found)
Olde Egremont Country Store, 223 Egremont Plain Road, Egremont, Massaschusetts, USA (Country store shown in film)

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