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.
Director: Graeme Clifford
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Peter MacNicol as Martin |
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Christopher Lee as King Vladimir V |
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Dana Hill as Princess Amanda |
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David Warner as Zandor, the Inkeeper |
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Frank Zappa as Attila |
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Vincent Price as Narrator (voice) |
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Jeff Corey as Father |
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Jack Riley as Sexton / Deacon |
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Gary Springer as Older Brother |
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Gary Schwartz as Headless Man |
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David McCharen as Gargoyle / Horrible Man #1 |
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Mitchel Evans as Horrible Man #2 |
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Roy Johns as The Mums |
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Albie Selznick as The Mums |
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Nathan Stein as The Mums |
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Regis Parton as Grim Reaper (uncredited) |
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Shelley Duvall as Self - Host (uncredited) |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Short Story |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Short Story |
| Production | Andi Copley | Associate Producer |
| Production | Fred Fuchs | Producer |
| Production | Bridget Terry | Producer |
| Sound | Robert Folk | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Michael Erler | Production Design |
| Art | Jane Osmann | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Allen Highfill | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheryl Ptak | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Wild | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Sabre | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claude Díaz | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Production | Claire Barrett Young | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Ron Cronkhite | Sound |
| Lighting | Bill Klages | Lighting Design |
| Editing | Marco Zappia | Editor |
| Production | Shelley Duvall | Producer |
| Directing | Graeme Clifford | Director |
| Production | Shelley Duvall | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Bruce Franklin Singer | Writer |