The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

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


  • Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Family, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1984-09-17
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Platypus Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Graeme Clifford
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Summary

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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  • Peter MacNicol

    as Martin

  • Christopher Lee

    as King Vladimir V

  • Dana Hill

    as Princess Amanda

  • David Warner

    as Zandor, the Inkeeper

  • Frank Zappa

    as Attila

  • Vincent Price

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Jeff Corey

    as Father

  • Jack Riley

    as Sexton / Deacon

  • Gary Springer

    as Older Brother

  • Gary Schwartz

    as Headless Man

  • David McCharen

    as Gargoyle / Horrible Man #1

  • Mitchel Evans

    as Horrible Man #2

  • Roy Johns

    as The Mums

  • Albie Selznick

    as The Mums

  • Nathan Stein

    as The Mums

  • Regis Parton

    as Grim Reaper (uncredited)

  • 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

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