Pumpkinhead (film series)

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Pumpkinhead
Original workPumpkinhead
by Ed Justin
Films and television
Film(s)Pumpkinhead (1988)
Television film(s)
Direct-to-videoPumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994)

Pumpkinhead is an American horror film series that began in 1988. Originally inspired by a poem by Ed Justin,[1] the series centers on the eponymous demon who attacks whomever it is summoned to destroy.

Films[]

Future[]

A reboot of the series is in the works[2] and is to be produced by Saw executive producer Peter Block.[3] Block told Entertainment Weekly that Nate Atkins would write the script for the reboot, with an original filming start date of 2017. The film was set to pay homage to the original film.[4]

Reception[]

Box office performance[]

Film Release date Box office gross Budget Reference
North America Other
territories
Worldwide
Pumpkinhead October 14, 1988 $4,385,516 N/A N/A N/A [5]

Critical and public response[]

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Pumpkinhead 65% (23 reviews)[6] 47 (10 reviews)[7]
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings 13% (8 reviews)[8] N/A

References[]

  1. ^ Harrington, Richard (1988-10-18). "'Pumpkinhead' (R)". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  2. ^ Miska, Brad (2014-04-03). "MPCA Rebooting 'Pumpkinhead' Series!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  3. ^ http://www.cinelinx.com/movie-news/item/9825-pumpkinhead-to-be-revived-by-saw-executive-producer.html
  4. ^ Collins, Clark (August 2, 2016). "Saw executive producer to reboot Pumpkinhead franchise — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ^ "Pumpkinhead". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pumpkinhead (1988)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pumpkinhead Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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