Creepshow (1982)

Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, George A.Romero and Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen.

Director:

George A. Romero

Writer:

Stephen King (screenplay)

Stars:

Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Leslie Nielsen

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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")
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 "Father's Day")

Storyline

Five tales of terror are presented. The first deals with a demented old man returning from the grave to get the Father's Day cake his murdering daughter never gave him. The second is about a not-too-bright farmer discovering a meteor that turns everything into plant-life. The third is about a vengeful husband burying his wife and her lover up to their necks on the beach. The fourth is about a creature that resides in a crate under the steps of a college. The final story is about an ultra-rich businessman who gets his comeuppance from cockroaches.

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Plot Keywords:

death | cake | father's day | terror | grave | 

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Taglines:

Jolting Tales of Horror!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cuentos de ultratumba

Filming Locations:

361 Willow Hedge Dr, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creepshow Films Inc., Laurel Entertainment Inc., Laurel-Show Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 130 min (Original Workprint)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end of "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill", on the signpost is the town of Portland, Maine. This was Stephen King's home town, and King is the star of this segment of the film.

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Goofs

During the segment "Something To Tide You Over," the hole that Wentworth is buried in shakes unrealistically when he yells for Richard to stop.

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Quotes

Richard Vickers: Come on Harry, the maiden fair waits for her knight in shining corduroy.

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Crazy Credits

During the end of the credits, we hear "the old creep" laugh

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Connections

References Rebecca (1940)

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Soundtracks

"Gaudeamus Igitur"
by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben

User Reviews

One Great Horror Movie!

I was ten years old the first time I saw Creepshow in the theater in 1982. I was overtook by the visual effects. The backgrounds are what make the film. My brother looked at the wrong newspaper for the movie, so I arived at the theater twenty minutes late for the movie. My heart raced and my eyes opened wide to the sight of a half-decayed man with a head on a platter. There were candles and icing on the decapitated head. The decayed man said in a disgusting voice,"It's Father's Day...And I got my cake!" No other horror movie ever effected me in that way. It was the most brilliant spectical I've ever seen in a motion picture. Creepshow is a very under-rated film. I had to get that out.