The Curse (1987 film)

The Curse
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Keith
Written by	David Chaskin
Based on	"The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft
Produced by	Ovidio G. Assonitis
Starring	Wil Wheaton Claude Akins Malcolm Danare Cooper Huckabee John Schneider Amy Wheaton
Cinematography	Roberto Forges Davanzati
Edited by	Claudio M. Cutry
Music by	Franco Micalizzi
Production company	Brouwersgracht Investments[1]
Distributed by	Trans World Entertainment
Release date	September 11, 1987 (1987-09-11)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Countries	United States Italy[2]
Language	English
Budget	$4 million[1]
Box office	$1.9 million[3]

The Curse (also known internationally as The Farm) is a 1987 American science-fiction horror film directed by David Keith in his directorial debut, and 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, which begins to infect the land and its residents. The film stars Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Cooper Huckabee, Malcolm Danare, John Schneider, and Amy Wheaton.

An international co-production film between The United States and Italy, production began in September 1986, in Tellico Plains, Tennessee and Rome. It premiered on September 11, 1987, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $1.9 million against its budget of $4 million. The film would be the first entry into the Curse tetralogy, a series of four films that were retitled for the home video market as a franchise. The retitled sequels includes Curse II: The Bite, Curse III: Blood Sacrifice and Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice.