Fritz Kiersch director of the original Children of the Corn (1984) celebrates his birthday today!  23 July 1951, Alpine, Texas, USA
 

Children of Corn won “Best Fantasy Film” at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film in 1984.

Children of the Corn (1984)

Children of the Corn (1984)

 

 

Tagline: An adult nightmare.

 

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Courtney Gains as Malachai

John Franklin as Isaac Chroner

John Franklin as Isaac Chroner

Trivia

Kiersh started out as a camera assistant on TV commercials. Moreover, Kiersch also worked as both an assistant director and production manager before eventually working his way up to producer.

 

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