I stumbled on this the other day on a Facebook group and I can't believe I've never heard of this movie. The climactic scene was shot right here in Minnesota.

Maybe the reason I never heard of it is because it wasn't a huge success, and critics panned it. Still, it had some big names in it. It starred Macaulay Culkin and Elija Wood. The movie is called 'The Good Son," and it's pretty creepy. SPOILER ALERT. For some reason, even though it's been 31 years, I feel like I need to warn you.

Cute Macaulay Culkin had already starred in films like Uncle Buck, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, and My Girl by the time this film came out. It was a drastic switch for Culkin as his role in "The Good Son" was a kid psycopath.

"The Good Son" Plot

Yeah, it's true. The plot of the story is that Elijah Wood's character Mark is sent to his Aunt's in Maine to live with their family while his recently widowed father goes on a business trip to Tokyo. While he's getting acclimated to his extended family, he realizes that his cousin Henry (Macaulay Culkin) is a psychopath who has a fascination with death.

He witnesses his cousin kill his other cousin Connie. More really creepy things happen, and eventually he convinces Henry's mother (his aunt) that Henry is dangerous. She confronts her son and tells Henry he needs help. He runs away and she chases him.

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Climax Shot At Palisade Head

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That's when they get to the scene shot at Palisade's Head over Lake Superior. She chases him and they arrive at a cliff. Henry pushes his mother off the cliff, but she's able to grab a branch. Wood's character Mark tackles Henry and they fight it out on the cliff. You can see the rest in this movie clip.

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