Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
With "The Shining" and "Misery" Stephen King scared you to death. Now, he's going to scare you back to life.
Desperate for a job to help him support his family, Jim Norman takes a position teaching high school in the town where his brother was murdered in front of him by teenage bullies twenty-seven years before. The teens who committed the crime are long dead, but now the kids in Jim's new class keep dying and being replaced by new students who look like the deceased hoodlums.
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Genre: Horror, TV Movie
Runtime: 98 min
Release Date: May 7, 1991
Cast
- Tim Matheson - Jim Norman
- Brooke Adams - Sally Norman
- Robert Rusler - Lawson
- Chris Demetral - Wayne Norman
- Robert Hy Gorman - Scott Norman
- William Sanderson - Mueller
- Nicholas Sadler - Vinnie
- Bentley Mitchum - North
- Matt Nolan - Billy
- Tasia Valenza - Kate
Screenplay
- Lawrence Konner (Screenplay)
- Mark Rosenthal (Screenplay)
- Stephen King (Short Story)
Music: Terry Plumeri
Cinematography: Bryan England
Editing: Charles Bornstein
Production: Dino de Laurentiis Communications
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Themes
Supernatural Horror and Terror, Supernatural Horror and Terror
Keywords
high school, loss of loved one, bully, train, childhood, ghost, tunnel, suppressed memory
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sometimes They Come Back about?
- Desperate for a job to help him support his family, Jim Norman takes a position teaching high school in the town where his brother was murdered in front of him by teenage bullies twenty-seven years before. The teens who committed the crime are long dead, but now the kids in Jim's new class keep dying and being replaced by new students who look like the deceased hoodlums.
- Who directed Sometimes They Come Back?
- Sometimes They Come Back was directed by Tom McLoughlin.
- Who stars in Sometimes They Come Back?
- Sometimes They Come Back stars Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler, Chris Demetral, Robert Hy Gorman, William Sanderson.
- How long is Sometimes They Come Back?
- Sometimes They Come Back has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is Sometimes They Come Back?
- Sometimes They Come Back is a Horror, TV Movie film.
- Where was Sometimes They Come Back produced?
- Sometimes They Come Back was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Sometimes They Come Back?
- The themes of Sometimes They Come Back include: Supernatural Horror and Terror, Supernatural Horror and Terror.