Spontaneous Combustion

1990 film by Tobe Hooper
Movie film Q1418807
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Spontaneous Combustion

Summary

Spontaneous Combustion is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (721 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spontaneous Combustion's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Spontaneous Combustion was directed by Tobe Hooper[4].
  • Tobe Hooper wrote the screenplay for Spontaneous Combustion[5].
  • Howard Goldberg wrote the screenplay for Spontaneous Combustion[6].
  • Spontaneous Combustion's composer is recorded as Graeme Revell[7].
  • Spontaneous Combustion's genre is horror film[8].
  • Spontaneous Combustion's genre is science fiction film[9].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was Brad Dourif[10].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was Jon Cypher[11].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was Melinda Dillon[12].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was Dey Young[13].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was Dale Dye[14].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was André de Toth[15].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was Stacy Edwards[16].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was John Landis[17].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was George Buck Flower[18].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was Dick Warlock[19].
  • A cast member of Spontaneous Combustion was William Prince[20].
  • Spontaneous Combustion was produced by Jim Rogers[21].
  • Spontaneous Combustion's director of photography is recorded as Levie Isaacks[22].
  • The original language of Spontaneous Combustion was English[23].
  • Spontaneous Combustion's review score is recorded as 4.9/10[24].
  • Spontaneous Combustion's color is recorded as color[25].
  • Spontaneous Combustion's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Spontaneous Combustion was released on February 23, 1990[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Spontaneous Combustion was produced by Jim Rogers[21]. It was directed by Tobe Hooper[4]. Screenwriters include Tobe Hooper[5] and Howard Goldberg[6]. Cast members include Brad Dourif[10], Jon Cypher[11], Melinda Dillon[12], Dey Young[13], Dale Dye[14], and André de Toth[15].

Publication

Publication dates include February 23, 1990[27], June 7, 1990[28], February 1991[29], and June 13, 1991[30]. The original language of Spontaneous Combustion was English[23]. Genres include horror film[8] and science fiction film[9].

Reception

Spontaneous Combustion's review score is recorded as 4.9/10[24].

Why It Matters

Spontaneous Combustion ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (721 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 98375
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 98375, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 20405
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 20405, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → Tobe Hooper
    P14449 → 118344
    Producer → Jim Rogers
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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