Village of the Damned (1995 film)

Village of the Damned
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Carpenter
Screenplay by	David Himmelstein
Based on	The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham Village of the Damned by Stirling Silliphant Wolf Rilla George Barclay
Produced by	Michael Preger Sandy King
Starring	Christopher Reeve Linda Kozlowski Kirstie Alley Michael Paré Mark Hamill John Falk
Cinematography	Gary B. Kibbe
Edited by	Edward A. Warschilka
Music by	John Carpenter Dave Davies
Production company	Alphaville Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 28, 1995 (1995-04-28)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$22 million
Box office	$9.4 million (domestic)[1]

Village of the Damned is a 1995 American science fiction-horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by David Himmelstein, and starring Christopher Reeve, Linda Kozlowski, Kirstie Alley, Michael Paré, Mark Hamill, and Meredith Salenger. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, itself based on the 1957 novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. The 1995 version is set in Northern California, whereas the book and original film are both set in England. The 1995 film was marketed with the tagline, "Beware the Children".

This was the last publicly released film starring Reeve before he was paralyzed in an equestrian accident in May 1995, as well as his last theatrically released film. The film received negative reviews from critics and failed at the box office upon release.