Something Wicked This Way Comes
Brief Synopsis
Two boys find themselves in a tangled web when a strange carnival comes to town, accompanied by the eerie proprietor who claims to grant your every wish...for the price you are willing to pay.
Cast & Crew
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Jack Clayton
Director
Jonathan Pryce
Jason Robards Jr.
Diane Ladd
Royal Dano
Scott Deroy
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Family
Horror
Release Date
1983
Location
East Montpelier, Vermont, USA; Jeffersonville, Vermont, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Synopsis
Two boys find themselves in a tangled web when a strange carnival comes to town, accompanied by the eerie proprietor who claims to grant your every wish...for the price you are willing to pay.
Director
Jack Clayton
Director
Cast
Jonathan Pryce
Jason Robards Jr.
Diane Ladd
Royal Dano
Scott Deroy
Mary Grace Canfield
James Stacy
Jill Carroll
Vidal Peterson
Brendan Klinger
Pam Grier
Richard Davalos
Bruce M. Fischer
Tony Christopher
Jack Dodson
Arthur Hill
Narrator
Sharon Ashe
Shawn Carson
Tim T Clark
Peter D Risch
Sharan Lea
Jake Dengel
Angelo Rossitto
Ellen Geer
Crew
Nick Alphin
Sound
Peter Anderson
Photography
W L Arance
Other
Edle Bakke
Script Supervisor
Susan M Becton
Production Coordinator
Bruce Bisenz
Sound
Allen Blyth
Animator
Ray Bradbury
Screenplay
Ray Bradbury
Source Material (From Novel)
Stephen H Burum
Director Of Photography
Scott Cameron
Assistant Director
Ed Coffey
Animator
Gary Combs
Stunts
Art Cruickshank
Photography
Elliot Davis
Camera Operator
Peter Douglas
Producer
Lee Dyer
Special Effects
Harrison Ellenshaw
Consultant
Tony Faso
Costumes
Gail Fox
Animator
Allen Gonzales
Animator
Barry Mark Gordon
Editor
Allen L Hall
Mechanical Special Effects
Bob Hathaway
Sound Supervisor
Virginia Higgins
Casting
James Horner
Music
David M Horton
Sound Effects
Axel Hubert
Assistant Editor
Joe Hurley
Production
Jan Kiesser
Photography
Dan Kolsrud
Assistant Director
Dan Kolsrud
Associate Producer
Richard J Lawrence
Art Director
Richard Learman
Unit Production Manager
Gary Liddiard
Makeup
Willard O Livingston
Mechanical Special Effects
Michael Lloyd
Matte Painter
Richard Macdonald
Production Designer
John Mansbridge
Art Director
Lisa Marmon
Assistant Director
Steve Mceveety
Assistant Director
Philip Meador
Photography
Hans Metz
Mechanical Special Effects
Christopher D Miller
Assistant Director
Ruth Myers
Costume Designer
Argyle Nelson
Editor
John Norton
Animator
Edie Panda
Hair
Joseph A Parker
Sound Effects Editor
Jennifer Parsons
Costumes
Pam Polifroni
Casting
Bobby Porter
Stunts
Richard Portman
Sound
Richard Portman
Sound Effects
Isidoro Raponi
Mechanical Special Effects
Frank C Regula
Sound
Dennis Ricotta
Music Editor
George Robotham
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunts
Darrell Rooney
Animator
Jack Sandeen
Costume Supervisor
Scott Santoro
Animator
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup
James Scribner
Makeup
Jesse Silver
Matte Painter
Margery Simkin
Casting
Jeanie Simms
Creative Consultant
Rick Simpson
Set Decorator
Ron Stangl
Production Coordinator
Richard T Sullivan
Other
Chuck A. Tamburro
Stunts
Roland Tantin
Mechanical Special Effects
Bayard Veiller
Production Coordinator
Jeff Viola
Stunts
Jack Wadsworth
Music Editor
Cardon Walker
Production Coordinator
Mike Wolf
Animation Supervisor
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Family
Horror
Release Date
1983
Location
East Montpelier, Vermont, USA; Jeffersonville, Vermont, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 29, 1983
Released in United States 1993
Based on the novel "Something Wicked This Way Comes" written by Ray Bradbury and published by Simon and Schuster in 1962.
Released in United States Spring April 29, 1983
Released in United States 1993 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Tribute to Ray Bradbury) June 10 ¿ July 1, 1993.)
