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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (1984)

Genre : Horror, Fantasy, Family, TV Movie

Runtime : 52M

Director : Graeme Clifford

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Gary Springer
Older Brother
Gary Schwartz
Gary Schwartz
Headless Man
David McCharen
David McCharen
Gargoyle / Horrible Man #1
Mitchel Evans
Mitchel Evans
Horrible Man #2
Roy Johns
Roy Johns
The Mums
Albie Selznick
Albie Selznick
The Mums
Nathan Stein
Nathan Stein
The Mums
Regis Parton
Regis Parton
Grim Reaper (uncredited)
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
Self - Host (uncredited)

Crews

Graeme Clifford
Graeme Clifford
Director
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
Executive Producer
Bruce Franklin Singer
Bruce Franklin Singer
Writer
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
Producer
Jacob Grimm
Jacob Grimm
Short Story
Wilhelm Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Short Story
Andi Copley
Andi Copley
Associate Producer
Fred Fuchs
Fred Fuchs
Producer
Bridget Terry
Bridget Terry
Producer
Robert Folk
Robert Folk
Original Music Composer
Michael Erler
Michael Erler
Production Design
Jane Osmann
Jane Osmann
Art Direction
J. Allen Highfill
J. Allen Highfill
Costume Design
Sheryl Ptak
Sheryl Ptak
Makeup Designer
Ron Wild
Ron Wild
Makeup Designer
Richard Sabre
Richard Sabre
Hair Designer
Claude Díaz
Claude Díaz
Assistant Hairstylist
Claire Barrett Young
Claire Barrett Young
Unit Manager
Ron Cronkhite
Ron Cronkhite
Sound
Bill Klages
Bill Klages
Lighting Design
Marco Zappia
Marco Zappia
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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