The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

Overview

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "the shivers." A king hires him to rid his castle of ghosts and evil spirits, expecting him to die like all who have tried before him, but the boy is more fearless than he could have known.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 17, 1984

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Gaylord Productions,Platypus Productions

Cast

Shelley Duvall,Jeff Corey,Frank Zappa,Nathan Stein,Regis Parton,Jack Riley,Mitchel Evans,David Warner,Gary Schwartz,Christopher Leeand 7 more

Director

Graeme Clifford

Writer

Bruce Franklin Singer,Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm

Producer

Fred Fuchs,Shelley Duvall,Bridget Terry

Music

Robert Folk

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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