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

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Cast

Peter MacNicol Peter MacNicol As: Martin
Christopher Lee Christopher Lee As: King Vladimir V
Dana Hill Dana Hill As: Princess Amanda
David Warner David Warner As: Zandor, the Inkeeper
Frank Zappa Frank Zappa As: Attila
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Family, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 17 September 1984

Country: US

Runtime: 52m

Company Credits

Company: Platypus Productions, Gaylord Productions

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Cast

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)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Andi Copley

Andi Copley

Associate Producer

Fred Fuchs

Fred Fuchs

Producer

Bridget Terry

Bridget Terry

Producer

Claire Barrett Young

Claire Barrett Young

Unit Manager

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Producer

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

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

Sound

Robert Folk

Robert Folk

Original Music Composer

Ron Cronkhite

Ron Cronkhite

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Bill Klages

Bill Klages

Lighting Design

Art Department

Michael Erler

Michael Erler

Production Design

Jane Osmann

Jane Osmann

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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