a meteor fall in the farm of the religious man nathan hayes ( claude akins ) . the local dr. alan forbes ( cooper huckabee ) decide to call the appropriate authority to investigate it . however and he be convince by a speculator and who wish to buy the land and and by his sexy wife esther forbes ( hope north ) and who want to move from that place and to analyze the meteor by himself . a dam will be build in this place and the value of the land will increase and and esther will receive an extra bonus from the speculator and if the hayes sell their land . meanwhile and the meteor release a strange substance in the water table and contaminate the water of hayes ` farm . the young zachary hayes ( wil wheaton ) note that something weird be happen with his mother and but nathan disregard his observation . zachary family be affect by the water . this movie be a trash c movie . i buy the vhs just because of wil wheaton and from star trek and but it be only indicate to fan of trash movie . the special effect be very poor . my vote be four . title ( brazil ) represent ` a maldição and raízes do terror ( ` the curse and root of terror ) .