Creepshow (1982)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 9
It's uneven, as anthologies often are, but Creepshow is colorful, frequently funny, and treats its inspirations with infectious reverence.
Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3
It's uneven, as anthologies often are, but Creepshow is colorful, frequently funny, and treats its inspirations with infectious reverence.
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Movie Info
Two of the most venerable names in the horror field, author Stephen King and director George A. Romero, present this anthology of original twisted tales inspired by the E.C. horror comics of the 50's and 60's (themselves a more direct basis for the popular Tales from the Crypt TV series). The five stories are framed within the pages of a comic book which a boy's insensitive father has thrown in the garbage. The first tale, "Father's Day," features a zombie patriarch returning to claim his
Nov 12, 1982 Wide
Aug 21, 2001
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Hal Holbrook
Henry Northrup -
Adrienne Barbeau
Wilma Northrup -
Fritz Weaver
Dexter Stanley -
Leslie Nielsen
Richard Vickers -
Carrie Nye
Sylvia Grantham -
E.G. Marshall
Upson Pratt -
Viveca Lindfors
Aunt Bedelia -
Stephen King
Jordy Verrill -
Ed Harris
Hank -
Ted Danson
Harry -
Robert Harper
Charlie -
Jon Lormer
Nathan Grantham -
Tom Atkins
Billy's Father (uncr... -
Chuck Aber
Richard Raymond -
John Amplas
Nathan's Corpse -
David L. Early
White -
Christine Forrest
Tabitha Raymond -
Katie Karlovitz
Maid -
Don Keefer
Mike the Janitor -
Bingo O'Malley
Jordy's Dad -
Elizabeth Regan
Cass Blaine -
Gaylen Ross
Becky Vickers -
Warner Shook
Richard Grantham -
Tom Savini
Garbage Man -
Iva Jean Saraceni
Billy's Mother -
Marty Schiff
Garbage Man #1 -
Joe King
Billy -
Ann Muffly
Lenora Castonmeyer -
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All Critics (29) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (9) | DVD (14)
George Romero, collaborating with writer Stephen King, again proves his adeptness at combining thrills with tongue-in-cheek humor.
This five-part film, based on the format of 50s horror comics, marks one of the few times George Romero has directed someone else's script (it's by Stephen King), and the results are only mildly interesting by the standards of his Dead trilogy.
he old Amicus movies used EC originals to better effect and with more brevity, for all their cardboard sets.
Top CriticRomero and King have approached this movie with humor and affection, as well as with an appreciation of the macabre.
Horror film purists may object to the levity even though failed, as a lot of it is.
As much as I love and admire Romero's zombie pictures... I may love Creepshow just a little bit more.
One of the rare horror anthologies with a sharp sense of storytelling and an intrinsic ability for irony and metaphor...
Genuinely creepy, satirical and occasionally daft horror tales with a distinctly moral bent.
All of the pieces of Creepshow come together in a smorgasbord of ghastly images, welcome humor, and solid, old-fashioned storytelling.
The segments are consistent in quality and the film is still effective and entertaining.
This horror omnibus tickles the funny bone while stripping it of its flesh, so that hysterical laughter comes as fast as the frights and as thick as the blood.
Unfortunately, it never quite gels.
A wickedly funny horror anthology. Creepshow is a devilish delight, and the most entertaining film George Romero ever directed.
Colorful, amusing, and awfully simple - just like a comic book.
A horror anthology not without its grisly charms
Captures beautifully the spirit of classic EC Comics.
Moderately successful comic-bookish horror.
A darn good horror anthology, which is pretty darn rare.
Audience Reviews for Creepshow
"Five Jolting Tales of Horror"
Creepshow is a pretty good horror anthology. I still didn't like it that much, but it is one of the better efforts in the genre that I have seen. I liked two out of the five of stories, but the style of the whole film made up for the ones I didn't like. Also it had some great actors like Ed Harris, Leslie Nielsen and Hal Holbrook, which made it fun to watch, even when it shouldn't have been.
The first story is called "Fathers Day." I found this part to be bad, but watchable. That's a lot more then I can say for the second part, "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill." This segment is pretty much unwatchable. It had the stupidest story, not to mention Stephen King acting. I like the guy; I love his books, but Jesus, he is not an actor. The third is by far the best. It is called "Something to Tide You Over." If features Leslie Nielsen and Ted Danson. The fourth is my second favorite and the only other one I really liked. It is called "The Crate" and it probably has the most interesting sequences, even though the monster looks horrible. The fifth was another bad one; "Something's Creeping Up On You." This is probably the second worst, but not so bad you won't watch the last ten minutes. Had the second part been the fifth; I would have turned it off 5 minutes in.
I wanted to like this much more then I did. It's directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. I love them both, but this wasn't their best work. Still, it's much more ambitious and well made then most of the crap that fills up the horror anthology genre.
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Movies Like Creepshow
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- Richard Vickers: I can hold my breath a long, long time!
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- Jordy Verrill: [dumping liquid out of meteor, looks at his hand] Meteor shit!
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- Billy: [about his father] I hope you rot in Hell!
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- White: Good evening there, Mr. Pratt. Got bugs again, huh, Mr. Pratt?
- Upson Pratt: Don't you talk to me like that, you hear?
- White: What way, Mr. Pratt?
- Upson Pratt: Like I was crazy.
- White: No, sir, Mr. Pratt, sir. I don' think you're crazy, not at all. I was just trying to think, who might have a 24-hour fumigating service. l might be able to get Pirelli Brothers out here by, shall we say 11:30.
- Upson Pratt: You might go far, White. I've noticed that, in service jobs people like yourself often do. People of color, Yes, 11:30 will be fine.
- White: Thanks, Mr. Pratt, sir. I'll call them just as soon as l finish with that shower on 23.
- Upson Pratt: Do it first, do it now!
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- Billy: (sticking a pin into a voodoo doll of his father) Ready for another shot, dad?
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- White: Good evening there, Mr. Pratt. Got bugs again, huh, Mr. Pratt?
- Upson Pratt: Don?t you talk to me like that, you hear?
- White: What way, Mr. Pratt?
- Upson Pratt: Like I was crazy.
- White: No, sir, Mr. Pratt, sir. I don?t think you?re crazy; not at all. I was just trying to think?who might have a 24-hour fumigating service. l might be able to get Pirelli Brothers out here by? Shall we say 11:30.
- Upson Pratt: You might go far, White. I'v noticed that, in service jobs?people like yourself often do. People of color, Yes, 11:30 will be fine.
- White: Thanks, Mr. Pratt, sir. I'll call them just as soon as l finish with that shower on 23.
- Upson Pratt: Do it first. Do it now!
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Like the world class 'Twilight Zone' 'Tales from the Darkside' and 'Tales from the Crypt' Creepshow is an anthology of horror tales that aren't exactly 18 rated horror but just kooky fun that would fit your halloween party perfectly. The stories vary from quite good to rather average to be honest with minimal gore.
The film is comicbook style with some lovely animations of 'the Creep' a hooded skeletal zombie who spins the tales with his nice cackling laugh hehe the stories also have allot of 'toon' imagery throughout which are suppose to give the impression of boarders within a comicbook, nice but not needed for me. The whole film is also bookended by a short tale like all these anthology films.
As for the actual tales they are a mixed bag to be honest, the first being a zombie returning from the grave to get his birthday cake he never received, this has Ed Harris (with hair!) and is reasonable but nothing too special. Second stars King as a dumb farmer who foolishly touches a meteorite that lands in his crops and slowly becomes infected and overgrown with a mysterious space fungus or plant life. This story is better and more original than the basic zombie story and shows King in a really goofy role for some reason.
Third story involves Neilsen as a rich jealous man who sets up a nasty fate for his unfaithful wife and her lover Ted Danson. Probably the nastiest short in the film with a horrible way to die but the fact Neilsen is the bad guy makes it hard to take seriously haha expecting George Kennedy to pop up at any moment hehe.
Third story stars Holbrook and is a good simple creature tale as a crate containing a large furry razor teethed monster eats people who dare go to close to the crate. Lots of blood and some good fun 'Critter' type eatin in this one
Last story isn't too good in my opinion as a hypochondriac businessman lives in a hermetically sealed apartment terrified of bugs and germs, a story derived possibly from Howard Hughes and not very original with a predictable ending. Overall the stories could of been better but they do have charm and are still enjoyable.