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The Gate(Movie, 1987)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 25min | Genres: Horror, Fantasy
The GateRating: 3.0/5 (with 146146 votes)
The Gate is a 1987 supernatural horror film directed by Tibor Takács and starring Stephen Dorff in his film debut. The film follows two young boys who accidentally release a horde of demons from their backyard through a large hole in the ground. An international co-production between Canada and the United States, the film was released by the New Century Vista Film Company and grossed around twice its budget. Since its release, it has obtained a cult following and was followed by a sequel in 1990 titled The Gate II: Trespassers. A 3D-remake directed by Alex Winter was in production; it was initially set for a release in 2011, but no release occurred at that time. ()
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About The Gate

Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a nightmarish hell that is literally taking over the Earth.

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The Gate (1987) Original Trailer [FHD](Trailer, 1:51)

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Additional Information

Production countries: Canada, United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 05/28/1987 (World premiere: 04/21/1987)
Director: Tibor Takács
Producer: John Kemeny
Screenwriter: Michael Nankin
Composer: Michael Hoenig
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die Pforte (The Gate)"
"ザ・ゲート"
Budget: 2,500,000 USD
Revenue: 13,539,458 USD (= 542%)

2 movies in the The Gate Collection

1987 The Gate
1990 Gate II

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Other movies with this title: The Gate (GB, 2011), The Gate (FR/BE/KH, 2014), The Gate (US, 2016)

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