Children, The (1980, USA) C-91m. *½ D: Max Kalmanowicz. Starring Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers, Gale Garnett, Shannon Bolin, Tracy Griswold. A leak in the local nuke plant, a yellow, radioactive mist, an eerily deserted school bus… it all adds up to zombie kids giving their parents the hug of death. All of this is done in dead serious manner, unfortunately. Technically adequate, but scenes involving the contaminated children just don't work, which kills the movie eventually. Probably inspired by George Romero's classics NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) and DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978). Also known as THE CHILDREN OF RAVENSBACK.