With effects work and solid direction from Stan Winston -- and Lance Henriksen adding welcome gravitas -- Pumpkinhead is a creature feature that stands a cut above.
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Pumpkinhead

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Pumpkinhead
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Pumpkinhead
Movie Info
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Director -
Stan Winston -
Producer -
Howard Smith , Richard Weinman , Bill Blake -
Screenwriter -
Mark Patrick Carducci , Gary Gerani -
Distributor -
United Artists , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -
Production Co -
De Laurentiis -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 13, 1988, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 16, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$4.0M -
Runtime -
1h 26m -
Sound Mix -
Stereo , Surround