CinemaOSMovie · 1984 · 0h 52m

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

62%(5)IMDbHorrorFantasyFamilyTV Movie

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "the shivers." A king hires him to rid his castle of ghosts and evil spirits, expecting him to die like all who have tried before him, but the boy is more fearless than he could have known.

Directed byGraeme Clifford

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
EN
Released
September 17, 1984
Studios
Platypus ProductionsGaylord Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Martin

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

King Vladimir V

Dana Hill

Dana Hill

Princess Amanda

David Warner

David Warner

Zandor, the Inkeeper

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Attila

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Narrator (voice)

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

Father

Jack Riley

Jack Riley

Sexton / Deacon

Gary Springer

Older Brother

Gary Schwartz

Gary Schwartz

Headless Man

Creative team
Directed by
Graeme Clifford
Graeme Clifford
Written by
Bruce Franklin Singer
Produced by
Fred Fuchs
Fred Fuchs
Bridget Terry

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