Creepshow 2 (1987)

Director:

Michael Gornick

Writers:

Stephen King (stories)
George A. Romero (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

When The Curtain Goes Up, The Terror Begins!

Plot:

George Romero and Stephen King return to bring three stories that include a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and a hitchhiker who wants revenge...and will not die!

Plot Keywords:

Hitchhiker | Raft | Blob | Lake | Male Prostitute

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Domenick John	...	Billy (prologue)
Tom Savini	...	The Creep (prologue)
George Kennedy	...	Ray Spruce (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Philip Dore	...	Curly (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Kaltey Napoleon	...	Indian #1 (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Maltby Napoleon	...	Indian #1 (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Tyrone Tonto	...	Indian #2 (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Dorothy Lamour	...	Martha Spruce (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Frank Salsedo	...	Ben Whitemoon (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Holt McCallany	...	Sam Whitemoon (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
David Holbrook	...	Fatso Gribbens (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Don Harvey	...	Andy Cavanaugh (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Dan Kamin	...	Old Chief Wood'nhead (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Dean Smith	...	Mr. Cavanaugh (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Shirley Sonderegger	...	Mrs. Cavanaugh (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")

Also Known As:

Creepshow II (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Dead and Undead: Creepshow 2 (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

92 min | UK:85 min (UK video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:(Banned) | Iceland:16 | UK:15 (video re-rating) | Finland:K-18 | Australia:M | France:U | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

Laurel Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

Deke and Randy call each other by the nicknames "Poncho" (Randy) and "Cisco" (Deke). These two character names are borrowed from "The Cisco Kid", the TV show playing in the background during the film's first story, "Old Chief Wood'nhead".

Goofs:

Factual errors: After swimming to the raft, Deke lights up a couple of joints. The lighter would have never worked after being submerged in water and the joints would have gotten wet, even if he had them in a pill container.

Quotes:

The Hitchhiker: Thanks for the ride, lady!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Gorgon Video Magazine (1989) (V)

Good but cheap sequel to the terrific original.

In this sequel to the cult classic "Creepshow". Filmmaker:George A. Romero (The "Dead" Series, The Crazies, Martin) wrote the screenplay to present three short stories from novelist Stephen King.

In the first tale "Ol'Chief Wooden Head" is about a store senior owner (Oscar-Winner:George Kennedy) and his wife (Dorothy Lamour) are living in a dying desert town. They found themselves robbed and murder by a group of punks (Holt McCallany, Don Harvey and David Holbrook). The owner's wooden Indian comes back to life for revenge.

In the second tale "The Raft" is about a group of young college kids (Paul Satterfield, Page Hannah, Daniel Beer and Jeremy Green) decides to take an vacation at a secluded lake that turns into a living nightmare.

In the third tale "The Hitchhiker" is about a cheating wife (Lois Chiles), who's late from going home. When she decides to travel fast on the road. She accidental hit a traveling hitchhiker (Tom Wright) on the road. Instead of getting help, she leaves the dead man on the highway. But soon... she finds herself stalked by the dead hitchhiker.

Directed by Michael Gornick (Who's best know for shooting some of Romero's best films like "Dawn of the Dead", "Creepshow" and "Knightriders") made an watchable sequel to the cult classic 1982 original. Gornick works hard with the limited budget of the feature, he tries to match somewhat the quality of the first one. Which it was an bigger movie. "Creepshow 2" is two-thirds of a good cheaper horror film. I enjoyed the first and third stories best but i was never an fan of the second story (Although there's plenty of people loved it). Best performances goes from the first tale. Chiles and Wright are certainly an hoot in the third tale.

The Original DVD has an good anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer and an decent Dolby 2.0 Mono Sound. DVD's only special features are the original theatrical trailer and behind the scenes production photo gallery. There's an Special Edition DVD of this sequel... packed with bonus features like Commentary track by the filmmaker and Featurettes. Too Bad, there's no Region 1 Special Edition DVD of "Creepshow". I wonder... when Warner Bros knows, there's an major fan base of the original. At least, Anchor Bay Entertainment cared about the sequel.

"Creepshow 2" is simply an guilty pleasure, it was one of the last theatrical movies from New World Pictures before it got shut down. It's a decent sequel with some good moments from each stories but nothing near as strong from the original. Tom Savini plays "The Creep" under heavy Make-Up. King appears briefly as a trucker. Followed by a Direct to DVD Sequel without Romero's or King's involvement. (*** 1/2 out of *****).