A harmless backyard camp out becomes an unforgettable night of chills and thrills for three young boys as they share their favorite scary stories.A harmless backyard camp out becomes an unforgettable night of chills and thrills for three young boys as they share their favorite scary stories.A harmless backyard camp out becomes an unforgettable night of chills and thrills for three young boys as they share their favorite scary stories.
Joshua John Miller
- Josh
- (as Joshua Jon Miller)
Doug Benson
- Zombie
- (as Doug Benson)
Steeve Arlen
- Ride Narrator
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaSean Astin's character's name is Michael. This is the same name of the character he played in The Goonies. In the beginning of the movie, when Michael is telling the other kids about a story, the older cousin stops him and verifies that the story isn't going to be about that time Michael and his friends found an old pirate ship in a cave which is the premise of The Goonies.
- GoofsWhen Gordie is in his room the camera pans out and out of the window, the boom mic is clearly seen through the window before it is lifted out of shot.
- Crazy creditsThe end of the credits show The Willies logo along with the sound of a beast
- Alternate versionsThe DVD release contains audio not in the original VHS rental edition. At 37:30, the narration by Sean Astin is not in the VHS edition, but is on the DVD edition.
- ConnectionsEdited into Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! (2012)
Featured review
So-so horror anthology
My review was written in January 1991 after watching the film on Prism video cassette.
"The Willies" is an uneven anthology horror opus that shows more creativity in the creatures department than in the writing. It's a video release aimed at younger patrons than usual for the genre.
Tipoff ias to where filmmaker Brian Peck is headed is the preponderance of youngsters in the cast. Pic opens with kids, led by Patty Duke & John Astins' talented son Sean Astin, swapping tales on a camping trip to try and gross one another out.
During a very lengthy pre-credits sequence (lasting 10 minutes), rather lame tales unfold, including a fat lady getting served a fried rat in her bucket of chicken, and a woman unwisely drying off her bathed poodle in a microwave oven.
Film proper has its high point in "Flyboy", a weird tale of a boy (Michael Bower) infatuated with collecting flies. A neighboring farmer invents a spectacular form of fertilizer that creates giant flies, which attack Bower in the scary climax.
Less thrilling is "Bad Apples", in which a stop-motion monster haunts the boys' room at an elementary school.
Technical credits and cast are above average in this not-ready-for-theatrical-release effort.
"The Willies" is an uneven anthology horror opus that shows more creativity in the creatures department than in the writing. It's a video release aimed at younger patrons than usual for the genre.
Tipoff ias to where filmmaker Brian Peck is headed is the preponderance of youngsters in the cast. Pic opens with kids, led by Patty Duke & John Astins' talented son Sean Astin, swapping tales on a camping trip to try and gross one another out.
During a very lengthy pre-credits sequence (lasting 10 minutes), rather lame tales unfold, including a fat lady getting served a fried rat in her bucket of chicken, and a woman unwisely drying off her bathed poodle in a microwave oven.
Film proper has its high point in "Flyboy", a weird tale of a boy (Michael Bower) infatuated with collecting flies. A neighboring farmer invents a spectacular form of fertilizer that creates giant flies, which attack Bower in the scary climax.
Less thrilling is "Bad Apples", in which a stop-motion monster haunts the boys' room at an elementary school.
Technical credits and cast are above average in this not-ready-for-theatrical-release effort.
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- Los Willies 1: Cuentos de terror
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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