Creepshow (1982)
Runtime: 2 hrs
Synopsis: In this collaboration with Stephen King, director George Romero assembles a distinguished cast and pays vividly hued homage to the E.C. horror comics of the 1950s. (This film appeared years before the TALES FROM THE CRYPT series.) Five creepy tales are strung together by a framing story... In this collaboration with Stephen King, director George Romero assembles a distinguished cast and pays vividly hued homage to the E.C. horror comics of the 1950s. (This film appeared years before the TALES FROM THE CRYPT series.) Five creepy tales are strung together by a framing story involving a young boy being punished by his father for reading the gruesome, titular comic book. "Father's Day" tells the tale of a family patriarch exacting beyond-the-grave revenge on the daughter who murdered him. In "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," a Maine hayseed (King himself in a ridiculously over-the-top performance) is overtaken by a meteor-based plant growth. A cuckolded husband exacts watery revenge on his cheating wife and her lover in "Something to Tide You Over." A hairy beast in a box is used for nefarious purposes at a university in "The Crate." Finally, in "They're Creeping Up on You," a wealthy, arrogant New Yorker with a fear of germs has a disturbing run-in with cockroaches during a blackout. While the stories are a bit brief, the style is appropriate for the anthology format. Romero's use of garish colors to mimic the ink in comic books is visually appealing, preventing the gore on display from being too off-putting. Featuring early appearances by actors such as Ed Harris and Ted Danson, CREEPSHOW is eerie, engaging entertainment. [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, E.G. Marshall
DVD Info
Release:
Oct 26, 1999
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.85
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Dolby Digital Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
- Interactive Features
- Scene Selections
- Interactive Menus
- 5 Stephen King Tales in the Style of 50's Horror Comic Books
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Reviews
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.
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.
A wickedly funny horror anthology. Creepshow is a devilish delight, and the most entertaining film George Romero ever directed.
Romero 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.
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