The Curse (1987 film)
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| Directed by | David Keith |
| Written by | David Chaskin |
| Based on | "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft |
| Produced by | Ovidio G. Assonitis |
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| Cinematography | Roberto Forges Davanzati |
| Edited by | Claudio M. Cutry |
| Music by | Franco Micalizzi |
Production company | Brouwersgracht Investments |
| Distributed by | Trans World Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $1–1.5 million |
| Box office | $1.9 million |
The Curse is a 1987 Italian–American science-fiction horror film directed by David Keith in his directorial debut, and starring Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Cooper Huckabee, Malcolm Danare, John Schneider and Amy Wheaton. Based on the short story "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft, it tells about a meteorite that crashes into a farming community in Tennessee, and infects the land and its residents. Italian genre veteran Lucio Fulci was billed as an associate producer, and directed some scenes uncredited.
Trans World Entertainment and its successor company Epic Pictures used the Curse name for three more Italian-made horror films that they distributed in the U.S., although they were narratively unrelated.