I don't remember how old I was when I saw it - maybe 10 or 11, at home on VHS - but it terrified me! - Sally Prag

This is deftly directed by Dante, from a witty screenplay by Chris Columbus, with Spielberg’s steadying hand keeping things from getting too nasty for younger viewers (the BBFC have since recanted, and now the film has a less restrictive 12A certificate, roughly equivalent to the US PG-13 rating). Performances are all spot-on, and Phoebe Cates, as Billy’s girlfriend Kate, gets a hilariously absu…
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I don't remember how old I was when I saw it - maybe 10 or 11, at home on VHS - but it terrified me!
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I write creative nonfiction essays and poetry. Rethinking life through my words. Sometimes too seriously, sometimes not seriously enough.
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