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Synopsis: This adaptation of Stephen King's thriller is about a man (Tim Matheson) who returns to his hometown after 27 years. Soon he is tormented by ghosts of the dead teens who killed his brother, then died in freak accident, a train wreck, years before. As students in his class die, they are replaced by the killers.

Starring: Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams

Supporting actors: Robert Rusler, Chris Demetral, Robert Hy Gorman, William Sanderson, Nicholas Sadler, Bentley Mitchum, Matt Nolan, Tasia Valenza, Chadd Nyerges, T. Max Graham, William Kuhlke, Duncan McLeod, Nancy McLoughlin, Zachary Ball, Dick Solowicz, Rodney McKay, Don Ruffin, Kimball Cummings, Buck Baker, Jason Wiles

Directed by: Tom McLoughlin

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes

Studio: MGM

ASIN: B001OOIFWQ (Rental) and B001OONJ7W (Purchase)

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Compatible with: Mac and Windows PC online viewing, compatible instant streaming devices, TiVo DVRs. System requirements

Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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Sometimes They Come Back DVD ~ Tim Matheson

4.4 out of 5 stars (37) $12.99

Theatrical Release Information

Production Company: Come Back Productions, Dino de Laurentiis Communications, Paradise Films
Filming Locations: Kansas City, Kansas, USA | Liberty, Missouri, USA | Rocheport, Missouri, USA

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5.0 out of 5 stars ....And I'm Not a Stephen King FAN!!!!, July 13, 1999

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This review is from: Sometimes They Come Back [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While I don't relish in Horror pictures, something about the supernatural power of Good triumphing over Evil fascinates me. I have never been into KING. I do however love this movie and would watch it for years to come. It was scary, but not as gorry or as bloody as most. It was a great mystery that had you going until the very end. The best scene was the brother's return. I Cried!!! Not of Fright but of simple Emotion. IT IS A MUST SEE even if you are not into the KING!!!!

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New DVD transfer, October 9, 2007

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This review is from: Sometimes They Come Back (DVD)

'Sometimes they Come Back' was a 1991 film based on a short story by Stephen King. It was filmed for TV and is a personal favourite. It is about a school teacher (Tim Matheson) who returns to his hometown to teach at a school. He has reservations about doing this because of a tragedy which occurred many years before. The movie has a real feel of eeriness about it, and while far fetched at times, is credible because of the way a person's mind can be affected by unresolved past issues. Definitely worth a viewing.

DVD BACKGROUND: This was first released on DVD in 2001 by a smaller DVD company. As a result the transfer was far from superior and looked like a straight video to DVD transfer. It was 1:33 full frame too. Initially I thought 1:33 was the correct framing since it had been filmed for TV back in 1991. In late 2007, MGM released the film on DVD. While Amazon list the technical details as 1:33, it is actually 2:35 widescreen anamorphic. Seeing the film like this has brought a whole new dimension to a great film. According to a website I looked at the other day, this film was indeed filmed in widescreen. Even more exciting is the new DVD image is a vast improvment on the earlier DVD. Beautifully cleaned up and all.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: A great adaptation of a short Stephen King story which has been re-released on DVD respectfully. A stellar image presented in its correct aspect ratio. If you have only ever seen this film in the cropped video version or cropped early DVD version, do yourself a favour and purchase the new MGM release and experience the film in glorious widescreen.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie, bad dvd transfer!, August 13, 2000

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This review is from: Stephen King's: Sometimes They Come Back (DVD)

This is a great movie that is based on a rather strange short story by the master himself, Stephen King. The original short story was very short and had a "strange" ending. This movie, i my opinion is better than the story by far. The original short story I think is only 20 or 30 something pages and lacks alot of characterization. This movie fills in the giant hole that is in the short story. And believe it or not, this made-for-tv movie has great acting. The boys who play the hoods are pretty convincing--especially Richard Lawson. The story is about a teacher named Jim Norman who moves to a new town in whicch his brother was killed by a group of hoods in about thirty years earlier. He keeps having dreams about them that are haunting him. One day on of his students ends up missing and one of the dead hoods from the 50's is seating in his seat--for every person they kill another one comes back. Student after student keeps being killed and another after another hood returns to class for revenge. Th only way that they can be stopped is if they have a final confrontation with Jim back in the tunnel that claimed the lives of his brother and the hoods. The results are awesome. On another note the DVD isnt very good. The transfer doesnt seem to do the justice. The picture messes up every once and a while and sometimes i noticed that the words seem to not match their mouth! The sound is awesome though. Thank you for your time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!
In perfect condition, giving as a gift and will for sure but a smile on his face. This is very hard to find but is such a great movie. Thanks

Published 1 month ago by becky

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