The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers Cast and Crew

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

Plot: An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "the shivers. " A king hires him to rid his castle of ghosts and evil spirits, expecting him to die like all who have tried before him, but the boy is more fearless than he could have known

Release Date: Monday, September 17 1984
41 years ago

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Family, TV Movie

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Cast

Peter MacNicol. Peter MacNicol was 30 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Martin'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 10 1954

Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee was 62 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'King Vladimir V'.

Birthday: Sat, May 27 1922 –
Died: Sun, Jun 07 2015

Dana Hill. Dana Hill was 20 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Princess Amanda'.

Birthday: Wed, May 06 1964 –
Died: Mon, Jul 15 1996

David Warner. David Warner was 43 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Zandor, the Inkeeper'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 29 1941 –
Died: Sun, Jul 24 2022

Frank Zappa. Frank Zappa was 43 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Attila'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 21 1940 –
Died: Sat, Dec 04 1993

Vincent Price. Vincent Price was 73 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Birthday: Sat, May 27 1911 –
Died: Mon, Oct 25 1993

Jeff Corey. Jeff Corey was 70 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Father'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 10 1914 –
Died: Fri, Aug 16 2002

Jack Riley. Jack Riley was 48 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Sexton / Deacon'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 30 1935 –
Died: Fri, Aug 19 2016

Gary Springer. Gary Springer was 25 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Older Brother'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 29 1959

Gary Schwartz. Gary Schwartz was 32 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Headless Man'.

Birthday: Thu, Aug 07 1952

David McCharen. David McCharen was 34 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Gargoyle / Horrible Man #1'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 16 1950

Mitchel Evans. Mitchel Evans was 34 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Horrible Man #2'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 29 1950

Roy Johns. Roy Johns was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'The Mums'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Albie Selznick. Albie Selznick was 25 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'The Mums'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1959

Nathan Stein. Nathan Stein was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'The Mums'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Regis Parton. Regis Parton was 67 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Grim Reaper (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 27 1917 –
Died: Fri, May 31 1996

Shelley Duvall. Shelley Duvall was 35 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Self - Host (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 07 1949 –
Died: Thu, Jul 11 2024

Crew

Graeme Clifford. Graeme Clifford was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bruce Franklin Singer. Bruce Franklin Singer was 29 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Writer'

Birthday: Wed, Dec 22 1954

Shelley Duvall. Shelley Duvall was 35 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Producer, Executive Producer'

Birthday: Thu, Jul 07 1949 –
Died: Thu, Jul 11 2024

Fred Fuchs. Fred Fuchs was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bridget Terry. Bridget Terry was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Andi Copley. Andi Copley was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Marco Zappia. Marco Zappia was 46 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Editor'

Birthday: Mon, Nov 29 1937 –
Died: Sun, Dec 22 2013

Robert Folk. Robert Folk was 35 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Sat, Mar 05 1949

Wilhelm Grimm. Wilhelm Grimm would have been no older than 73 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Short Story'

Birthday: Fri, Feb 24 1786 –
Died: Fri, Dec 16 1859

Jacob Grimm. Jacob Grimm would have been no older than 78 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Short Story'

Birthday: Tue, Jan 04 1785 –
Died: Sun, Sep 20 1863

J. Allen Highfill. J. Allen Highfill was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sheryl Ptak. Sheryl Ptak was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Makeup Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michael Erler. Michael Erler was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Production Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jane Osmann. Jane Osmann was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Claude Díaz. Claude Díaz was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Assistant Hairstylist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bill Klages. Bill Klages was 57 in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Lighting Design'

Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1927

Ron Wild. Ron Wild was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Makeup Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Richard Sabre. Richard Sabre was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Hair Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ron Cronkhite. Ron Cronkhite was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Sound'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Claire Barrett Young. Claire Barrett Young was >> in The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as 'Unit Manager'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday