The Curse (1987 film)

The Curse
Directed by	David Keith
Produced by	Ovidio G. Assonitis Moshe Diamant Lucio Fulci Anselmo Parrinello
Written by	H. P. Lovecraft David Chaskin
Starring	Wil Wheaton Claude Akins Malcolm Danare Cooper Huckabee John Schneider Amy Wheaton Steve Carlisle Kathleen Jordon Gregory
Music by	Franco Micalizzi
Cinematography	Roberto Forges Davanzati
Editing by	Claudio M. Cutry
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	September 11, 1987
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,930,001 (USA)

The Curse is a 1987 horror film adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space directed by David Keith.

Plot

Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm property in the area, including Mr. Hayes family farm, in the hope that the Tennessee Valley Authority will choose the town for the site of a new dam and recreational area. The night of a terrible storm, an unidentified, glowing object crashes on the Hayes farm and with it comes a horrible curse for the Hayes family and the members of the community.

Cast

• Wil Wheaton as Zack
• Claude Akins as Nathan
• Malcolm Danare as Cyrus
• Cooper Huckabee as Forbes
• John Schneider as Willis
• Amy Wheaton as Alice
• Steve Carlisle as Davidson
• Kathleen Jordon Gregory as Frances
• Hope North as Esther
• Steve Davis as Mike

Production

David Keith used his farm in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, for the exterior scenes. The interior scenes where shot in Rome.

DVD release

MGM released the film onto DVD in 2007 as a double feature with its in-name-only sequel, Curse II: The Bite.

External links

• The Curse at the Internet Movie Database