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