Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Theatrical poster
Directed by	James D.R. Hickox
Produced by	Brad Southwick Gary DePew
Written by	Stephen King (short story) Dode B. Levenson
Starring	Daniel Cerny Ron Melendez Jim Metzler Nancy Grahn
Music by	Daniel Licht
Cinematography	Gerry Lively
Editing by	Chris Peppe
Distributed by	Dimension Films
Release date(s)	September 12, 1995
Running time	92 min.
Language	English
Preceded by	Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)
Followed by	Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest is the third film in the Children of the Corn series, based on the short story of the same name by Stephen King. The film focuses on two mysterious brothers who, after living in rural Nebraska for their entire lives, are adopted and brought into Chicago; a chain of deadly occurrences surrounding the family follows, and revelations of a cult that the younger brother may have been involved in. The film stars Daniel Cerny in the leading role of the younger brother, Eli, and also marks the film debut of Charlize Theron, who had a non-speaking role as one of the cult's followers.

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest was the first film to be made entirely by Dimension/Miramax Films, and the last film in the series to receive a theatrical release. It opened in US cinemas on September 12, 1995.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production information 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Newly orphaned brothers Joshua and Eli, of Gatlin, Nebraska (the setting of the first film), are adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Porter of Chicago after their father is murdered. When they matriculate in school in Chicago, everyone notices they are strange. Eli is a disciple sent by "He Who Walks Behind the Rows", the demonic god of the Children of the Corn, and begins recruiting local children to do the demon's bidding.

[edit] Cast

• Daniel Cerny as Eli
• Ron Melendez as Joshua
• Jim Metzler as William Porter
• Nancy Lee Grahn as Amanda Porter
• Michael Ensign as Father Frank Nolan
• Jon Clair as Malcom

• This was the first film for Nicholas Brendon, who appears as one of the basketball players.
• Charlize Theron also has a small role as one of the children of the corn.

[edit] Production information

The film was shot in December 1993^[1] in Los Angeles, California^[2]. Filming ended on January 14, 1994.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Children of the Corn III at the Internet Movie Database

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