The Gate Details

1987

50
from 603 members

Starring	Stephen Dorff, Louis Tripp, Christa Denton
Director	Tibor Takacs
Genres	Horror

The Gate

During a boring, routine weekend, young Glen (Stephen Dorff) and his best buddy Terry (Louis Tripp) decide to explore Glen's backyard. Before long, the boys come across a strange hole in the ground which yields all manner of sinister prizes. Consulting one of his heavy-metal record albums, Glen comes to the correct conclusion that the hole is actually the Gate to Hell. Offering a sacrifice in the form of a dead dog, Glen further opens the portals of Hades, through which pass some of the most hideous demons imaginable. A surprise box-office hit, The Gate yielded a sequel, predictably titled Gate II.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring	Stephen Dorff, Louis Tripp, Christa Denton
Director	Tibor Takacs
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 39 mins
Certificate
Genres	Horror
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1987 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 05 Sep 2002

Most helpful member's review of The Gate
View all members' reviews (11)
- - 3
  - 0
  The Gate
  
  Everything about this film screams 1980's from the story to the clothes the kids are wearing. If like me you got in to horror flicks watching movies from ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 137898
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - up my own passage!
  - 08 Aug 2005 at 23:40
Most recent members' reviews of The Gate
View all members' reviews (11)
- - 0
  - 0
  Avoid this transfer
  
  Time has been cruel to this movie,twenty years ago it was fine but now it is just poor.The dvd transfer is dreadful,full of grain and scratches and the sound is... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 983446
- - Davdandy
  - 9 reviews
  - Leigh
  - 17 Apr 2011 at 11:23
- - 0
  - 0
  A worthy watch
  
  I thought this film was alright.
  
  It had a simple plot which was easy to follow but was very predictable at times.
  
  The most annoying thing ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 368388
- - Ripley1
  - Newton Abbot
  - 03 Aug 2006 at 19:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Good film, Poor transfer
  
  I first saw this film in 1987 when it appeared at the cinema. At the time it the special effects where ahead of their time. This is not surprising as the FX man... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 367531
- - Lostark71
  - Derbyshire
  - 14 Jul 2006 at 12:42
View all members' reviews (11)
News and features
View all
The Long and the Short of It: A Brief History of Running Times
- 19 Oct 2010
This week, British audiences (at least the lucky ones) will have a choice between seeing Olivier Assayas’ fascinating thriller Carlos in the original 334 minute cut prepared for French TV (shown out of competition in Cannes) or the director’s theatrical version, which still weighs in at a substantial 165 minutes. You can read our review of the full-length version for some more specific info on that, but it got me thinking about the whole question of running time. Is more always... Read more
People who rented this also rented
Showing 1 to 4 of 20

[+] [-]
Previous
Alone in the Dark

Sign up

Fear Dot Com

Sign up

SFW

Sign up

Steal

Sign up
Next
powered by
42576

15022

24579

27907