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Creepshow
Creepshow

6.9

Creepshow

R·1982·120m

Summary

Five tales in the style of classic '50s horror comics, involving a murdered man emerging from the grave, a meteor's ooze that makes everything grow, a snack for a crated creature, a scheming husband, and a malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia.

Cast

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau

Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")

Carrie Nye

Carrie Nye

Sylvia Grantham (segment "Father's Day")

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day")

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Hank Blaine (segment "Father's Day")

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")

Stephen King

Stephen King

Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")

Warner Shook

Richard Grantham (segment "Father's Day")

Gaylen Ross

Gaylen Ross

Becky Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")

Jon Lormer

Jon Lormer

Nathan Grantham (segment "Father's Day")

Bingo O'Malley

Bingo O'Malley

Jordy's Dad / Cameos

John Amplas

John Amplas

Nathan's Corpse (segment "Father's Day")

David Early

David Early

White (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")

Iva Jean Saraceni

Billy's Mother (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue")

Christine Forrest

Christine Forrest

Tabitha Raymond (segment "The Crate")

Tom Savini

Tom Savini

Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")

Tom Atkins

Tom Atkins

Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited)

Ann Muffly

Ann Muffly

Lenora Castonmeyer (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Van Eman

Bartender (segment "The Crate")

Richard P. Rubinstein

Richard P. Rubinstein

Bearded Party Guest (segment "The Crate")

Carol McCloskey

Party Guest (segment "The Crate")

David Garrison

David Garrison

College Party Host (segment "The Crate")

Darryl Ferrucci

Fluffy (segment "The Crate")

Marty Schiff

Marty Schiff

Garbage Man #1 (segment "Epilogue")

Peter Messer

Yarbro (segment "Father's Day")

Katie Karlovitz

Maid (segment "The Crate")

Cletus Anderson

Host (segment "The Crate")

Chuck Aber

Richard Raymond (segment "The Crate")

Joe Hill

Joe Hill

Billy (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue")

Nann Mogg

Mrs. Danvers (segment "Father's Day")

Crew

Director

George A. Romero

Screenplay

Stephen King

Reviews

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talisencrw

May 10, 2016

8

I know I'll probably get a lot of flak for suggesting this, but I strongly feel that this anthology piece director Romero did, largely helped by Stephen King, is Romero's finest outing outside of his seven zombie films (of which so far I've seen five). One of the best by one director as well--and it puts the much-more-celebrated 'Twilight Zone: The Movie', which came out around the same time, to shame. Definitely one to purchase and rewatch, for the horror aficionados amongst you. The 80's weren't so bad...

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$8,000,000.00

Revenue:

$21,028,755.00

Keywords

monster
halloween
gore
meteor
buried alive
cockroach
based on comic
anthology
animated scene
zombie
living dead