Creepshow
Inspired by the controversial E.C. Comics of the 1950s--which also provided the title and inspiration for the popular Tales from the Crypt TV series--director George Romero and screenwriter Stephen King serve up five delightfully frightful stories. Utilising comic-book panels, animated segues, and exaggerated lighting and camera angles, Romero and cinematographer Michael Gornick come very close to replicating a horror comic in film format. The results mix fine acting with the morbid sense of humour and irony that made the E.C. books so popular in their heyday. Actors such as Leslie Nielsen, Hal Holbrook, Ted Danson, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Harris, E.G. Marshall, and even King appear in the stories, which include tales of a sinister father's day celebration, a mysterious meteor, seaweed-draped zombies, a monster in a crate, and a cockroach-phobic millionaire. Fiendishly fun fare from one of horror's most famous directors.
| Director/s George A. Romero |
Writer/s Stephen King (screenplay) |
Cast
| Hal Holbrook | Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate") |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate") |
| Fritz Weaver | Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate") |
| Leslie Nielsen | Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over") |
| Carrie Nye | Sylvia Grantham (segment "Father's Day") |
| E.G. Marshall | Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You") (as E. G. Marshall) |
| Viveca Lindfors | Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day") |
| Ed Harris | Hank Blaine (segment "Father's Day") |
| Ted Danson | Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over) |
| Stephen King | Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill") |
| Warner Shook | Richard Grantham (segment "Father's Day") |
| Robert Harper | Charlie Gereson (segment "The Crate") |
| Elizabeth Regan | Cass Blaine (segment "Father's Day") |
| Gaylen Ross | Becky Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over") |
| Jon Lormer | Nathan Grantham (segment "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill") |
| Don Keefer | Mike the Janitor (segment "The Crate") |
| Bingo O'Malley | Jordy's Dad / Cameos (segment "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill") |
| John Amplas | Nathan's Corpse (segment "Father's Day") |
| David Early | White (segment "They're Creeping Up On You") |
| Nann Mogg | Mrs. Danvers (segment "Father's Day") |
| Iva Jean Saraceni | Billy's Mother (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") |
| Joe King | Billy (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") |
| Christine Forrest | Tabitha Raymond (segment "The Crate") |
| Chuck Aber | Richard Raymond (segment "The Crate") |
| Cletus Anderson | Host (segment "The Crate") |
| Katie Karlovitz | Maid (segment "The Crate") |
| Peter Messer | Yarbro (segment "Father's Day") |
| Marty Schiff | Garbage Man #1 (segment "Epilogue") |
| Tom Savini | Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue") |
| Tom Atkins | Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited) |
| Darryl Ferrucci | Fluffy (segment "The Crate") (uncredited) |
| David Garrison | College Party Host (segment "The Crate") (uncredited) |
| Charles Van Eman | Bartender (segment "The Crate") (uncredited) |
| Gwen Verdon | Lenora Castonmeyer (segment "They're Creeping Up On You") (voice) (uncredited) |
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