Shortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obsessed eccentrics living there. These men chase him away and warn him never to return or to tell anyone about them. Soon, however, they locate him and summon him back, because he has unknowingly given them a clue vital to their quest and they need his help to unravel the rest of the mystery. If he can do so, they will find buried pirate treasure and all become rich. But in joining the search, he falls under the same obsession and curse -- an ominous fate suggested by the unearthly electronic music which contributes to the film's atmosphere.
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Roberts Blossom
Mr. LeGrand
Known for
Home Alone
Escape from Alcatraz
Geoffrey Holder
Jupiter
Known for
Live and Let Die
Bear in the Big Blue House
Anthony Michael Hall
The Boy
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Breakfast Club
Robert Moberly
Uncle
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Wolfen
Taxi
Sudie Bond
Agnes
Known for
Love Story
Silkwood
Anne Haney
Jessica Bessop
Known for
Liar Liar
Mrs. Doubtfire
Alix Elias
Barmaid
Known for
True Stories
Munchies
Philip Bruns
Tattoo
Known for
Flashdance
Return of the Living Dead Part II
Robert Fuest Director · Edgar Allan Poe Author Charles Gross Composer
United States release February 2, 1980 · Produced in United States
Production
Highgate Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 2, 1980
TV · “ABC Weekend Specials”
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