The Gate (film)

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The Gate is a 1987 horror movie starring Stephen Dorff and directed by Tibor Takács.

[edit] Synopsis

The removal of an old tree in Glen (Stephen Dorff)'s backyard reveals a large and mysterious hole. Glen and his sister, Al, are left to look after themselves for three days when their parents go away. This is when strange things begin to happen, all of them centered around the "hole".

Glen and his friend, Terry, discover that the hole in the yard is actually a gateway to the domain of demonic Old Gods who once ruled the universe (they make this discovery after listening to a heavy metal album). They realize that the demons are going to set up their hell on earth and take back what is theirs and rule the universe once again, as creatures climb out of the gate to capture two of the kids in order to sacrifice them. Glen and Terry attempt to stop the creatures by reading Bible passages and reciting heavy metal lyrics, but are only able to briefly slow the creatures down. Soon Terry and Al are captured, led down the hole, and sacrificed. Evil floods out of the hole and a giant multi-limbed serpent-like Demon Lord causes an eye to grow in the palm of Glen's hand. Glen stabs the eye and fires a rocket he got for his birthday, a form of light and love, at the Demon, destroying him and stopping the invasion. Terry and Al return, restored and unharmed.

This movie is rated PG-13 despite colorful language, violence, intense images, and disturbing situations.

The movie utilizes stop motion, Harryhausen-esque creatures that torment the characters throughout the film.

[edit] Cast

Stephen Dorff - Glen
Christa Denton - Al
Louis Tripp - Terry Chandler
Kelly Rowan - Lori Lee
Jennifer Irwin - Linda Lee
Carl Kraines - The Workman

[edit] External links

• The Gate at The Internet Movie Database