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In a small town in Arkansas in 1958, a pitiful, deformed "feral boy" is tortured and killed by trouble-making local teenagers. The creature, however, was the son of the monster Pumpkinhead. Twenty-fiv... read more read more...e years later, in the same town, a group of bored teenage punks manage to bring back his spirit and get him to start killing off the local adults. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Jeff Burr

Release Date: January 1, 1994

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DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005

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  • thefog1331
    June 6, 2007
    thefog1331
    Unworthy "sequel"
  • Godless
    May 18, 2006
    Godless
    Even Punky Brewster pre no boobs couldnt save this dreadful display.
  • nickymo89
    October 29, 2008
    nickymo89
    Weak sequel that deviates too much from the original. Terrible "acting" by the lady playing the coroner/doctor. For some reason, the creature is less meancing as we see more of this one and too many here is it's foot/arm/teeth shots. Not even close to the level of the original.
  • fb137801577
    May 23, 2012
    fb137801577
    "Pumpkinhead" is one of the finest unsung horror films of the late 80s that I constantly find myself defending against people that judge it by solely by it's peculiar title. It was a tremendous horror concept that was ripe for a sequel but one didn't arrive right away. It took si... read morex fucking years for a sequel to emerge, direct-to-video no less, and the final results show that all involved weren't particularly interested in making a worthy sequel, only riding the coattails of an established horror title to line their pockets.
    The plot totally disregards the first film and basically rehashes it by loosely remaking the story. The film begins in 1958, shot in classy black and white, where a group of young studs kill a backwoods deformed boy. Flash forward and a new sheriff arrives in a small southern town (which is again obviously southern California) only to have his work become a living hell as grisly murders start springing up all over the area. It seems the local legend of a vengeful demon nicknamed Pumpkinhead are true and it has risen to take revenge and somehow he sheriff's daughter is involved in the bloodshed.

    The producers had no intention of making anything more than a run of the mill direct-to-video sequel and who better to direct a lackluster sequel than Jeff Burr, the man who give us such mundane sequels as "Stepfather 2: Make Room for Daddy" and "Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III". His direction is on complete autopilot and the dark atmosphere and tone that Stan Winston so brilliantly displayed in the original is absent. In its place is lazy cheapness with an emphasis on fucking strobe lights to added to so-called "terror".

    The production values also leave a lot to be desired, such as the make-up on the old hag that has the ability to summon Pumpkinhead. The graveyard that is Pumpkinhead's resting place is also hastily put together and pales in comparison to the grim pumpkin patch of the original. The Pumpkinhead design, though good from reputable company KNB effects, also isn't near as impressive as Stan Winston's grand original design but it's not helped by poor lighting making the beast look more fake.

    The cast is made up of some respectable members but the real humdinger is Andrew Robinson, best known for playing the Zodiac killer in the original "Dirty Harry" and the father in Clive Barker's "Hellraiser", helps make this weary sequel better than it really is. However it is embarrassing to see him in such tripe as he is far too good of an actor to appear in direct-to-video drivel as this. It still makes me wonder why he would turn down a respectable sequel like "Hellbound: Hellraiser II" only later to appear in a film like "Pumpkinhead II".

    I have come to the conclusion that producers with money to burn wanted to make a sequel to a popular horror film to guarantee a good profit and thus the original "Pumpkinhead" became their target. Not only does this passable sequel disregard all the events of the first film, it also waters down all the admirable aspects like the score, the dark tone and even the make-up effects. Skippable and only for the most die hard, and forgiving, horror fan.
  • antwanleeroyphillips23
    December 22, 2010
    antwanleeroyphillips23
    some things buried should never be relased well life is not lucky for a group of teenagers after they open a grave of supposedlly pumpkinhead pumpkinhead II:blood wings tells the strange but good story of a new girl who comes to a new town which her dad is the sherriff of the c... read moreommunity which then later after the new girl and new friends which later on happens to be that during and before the incident an old disfigured lady supposedlly a witch her house gets set on fire which she sets the graveyard replica which the actual thing is outside of the house which then ressureucts the soul of pumpkinhead aka tommy a little disfigured boy who was murdered by a group of teenagers back in 1958 which then later on in the film we find out that the group of teenagers was some of the victims of the mess inculding the judge,the knox brothers,a redneck farmer,and a dirty man who liked to steal things which who were apart of the red wing mechanic car group back in high school which then after that present time 1993 or 1994 I think 1993 the murders start starting with the redneck farmer who was brutally hanged to death with his dead piggies and had his head arms and legs ripped off at the scene by tommy AKA pumpkinhead which then the second victim was the man who liked to steal mail etc during the scene we can see him and some lady having supposedlly sex which then the killer or pumpkinhead I shall say comes in and kills the man but does not surprisingly kill the woman then the third was the knox brothers which were three brothers but during the murders there was this symbol and it was not just a sort of symbol it was a blood wing which was there during the murders now back to the body count the next kill is the judge of the town then next are the teenagers currently which tommy AKA pumpkinhead kills the judge's son and the other ones besides the sheriff's daugther whom which the sherrif is linked to tommy AKA pumpkinhead during after an incident that happened which the sherriff had saved tommy AKA pumpkinhead's life when the sheriff was a kid which he had saving tommy AKA pumpkinhead from dying in some deep dark hole which was supposedlly a legend which if anything or anyone falls they will be in hell which during a full moon you can hear the person scream pumpkinhead II:blood wings AKA pumpkinhead 2:the demon returns is a great horror film a great horror film hidden gem highly recommneded for any horror fan.
    PUMPKINHEAD II:BLOOD WINGS AKA PUMPKINHEAD 2:THE DEMON RETURNS
    starring:amy dolenz andrew robinson (hellraiser child's play 3 and hellbound:hellraiser 2) linnea quiglet steve kanaly soleil moon frye (tv's punky brewster) caren kaye J. trevor edmon and roger clinton.
    genre:horror
    release date:1994
    film's rating:R for strong bloody horror violence throughout including gore brief nudity sexual content disturbing like horror images some drug content all involving teens and language.
    directed by:jeff burr (leatherface:the texas chainsaw massacre III stepfather 2 from a whisper to a scream puppet master 4 and puppet master 5:the final chapter).

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Scott Weinberg
October 16, 2005
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

A solid body count, some gruesome gore, and a few familiar faces to keep the thing moving along smoothly. Full Review

John Esther
August 21, 2003
John Esther, Pasadena Weekly

No review available.

Christopher Smith
April 21, 2003
Christopher Smith, Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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