▁crew ▁used ▁a ▁local ▁par son age ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁F ay ette ville ▁and ▁R ale igh ▁St s . ▁in ▁Liber ty ▁as ▁its ▁headquarters ▁during ▁shooting . ▁Brian ▁Y uz na ' s ▁son ▁X eno ▁appears ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁corn . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁DVD ▁comment ary , ▁director ▁David ▁Price ▁said ▁during ▁the ▁shoot ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁Christian ▁group ▁who ▁held ▁a ▁few ▁( low - key ) ▁protest s ▁during ▁film ing , ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁dead ▁rod ent ▁on ▁his ▁door ▁step ▁as ▁a ▁warning . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁production ▁constructed ▁their ▁own ▁church ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁scenes ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁no ▁actual ▁inc idents ▁occurred . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁DVD ▁comment ary , ▁Price ▁said ▁the ▁ending ▁involving ▁Red ▁Bear ▁painting ▁a ▁stone ▁was ▁added ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute . ▁Origin ally , ▁it ▁involved ▁John ▁Gar rett ▁making ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁to ▁his ▁tab lo id ▁at ▁a ▁phone ▁bo oth ▁by ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁near ▁the ▁corn field , ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁sw allowed ▁into ▁the ▁earth ▁by ▁He ▁Who ▁Wal ks ▁Be hind ▁The ▁R ows , ▁killing ▁him . ▁This ▁was ▁scra pped ▁due ▁to ▁budget ▁constraints . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁script , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁Corn ▁II : ▁Dead ly ▁Har vest . ▁ ▁Release ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁Corn ▁II :