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The Gate

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Sequel:

The Gate II: Trespassers

Original title

The Gate

Year

1987

Running time

85 min.

Country

Canada

Director

Tibor Takács

Screenwriter

Michael Nankin

Cast

Music

Michael Hoenig, J. Peter Robinson

Cinematography

Thomas Vámos

Producer

Vista Organisation, Alliance Communications

Genre

Horror. Fantasy | Monsters

Synopsis

Two teenagers come across a special rock with a beautiful crystalline center in their backyard. The rock enthralls them and they dig up the family's lawn in a search for more of the precious stones, but instead find the Gate. It's a hidden underground chamber that holds the secret of centuries and the vengeance of eternity.

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Awards: 1987: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): nominated to Best Performance by a Younger Actor.

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"Young metalhead Terry (Louis Tripp) and hero Glen (Stephen Dorff) are excellent leads, and the practical effects are great. There’s a reason this remains a favorite in the genre."

Meagan Navarro: Bloody Disgusting
" This film is just as much fun as 'Gremlins', 'Poltergeist', 'The Monster Squad', and I will totally be showing this to my little brats once I spit a few out in the future."

Mike Sprague: Dread Central
"This is good-natured terror, the sort that can take time at the height of action for a quick joke."

Johanna Steinmetz: Chicago Tribune
"The movie puts us back in Poltergeist territory, but it cannot approach that film's shock value. The plot is too simple."

Hal Boedeker: Miami Herald
"This surprisingly effective low-budget effort from Canada plays on universal childhood fears, and manages to be scary without resorting to scenes of sadism or graphic bloodletting."

TV Guide
"If you can get in touch with your inner 12-year-old, The Gate is a pleasant diversion."

Odie Henderson: Boston Globe
"Those mind-blowing effects. The intense creepiness. The strength of the performances delivered by the child actors. They all work together to make The Gate an enduring gateway horror classic"

Cody Hamman: JoBlo
"The lunacy on view is strangely dreamlike, and no bad thing. It's only a pity the film actually tries to make sense. More abandon all round, and the result could have been a Z-grade cult classic."

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