American Gothic (1995–1996)

American Gothic is a horror/drama/thriller series set in the heart of South Carolina in a small town called Trinity. In this town not everyone is as they seem and everyone seems to follow ... See full summary »

Creator:

Shaun Cassidy

Stars:

Gary Cole, Lucas Black, Paige Turco

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Gary Cole	...	Sheriff Lucas Buck (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lucas Black	...	Caleb Temple (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Paige Turco	...	Gail Emory (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Brenda Bakke	...	Selena Coombs (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sarah Paulson	...	Merlyn Temple (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Nick Searcy	...	Deputy Ben Healy (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jake Weber	...	Dr. Matt Crower (15 episodes, 1995-1996)
Christopher Fennell	...	Boone Mackenzie (9 episodes, 1995-1996)

Storyline

American Gothic is a horror/drama/thriller series set in the heart of South Carolina in a small town called Trinity. In this town not everyone is as they seem and everyone seems to follow Sheriff Lucas Buck. Lucas's son, Caleb Temple, was brought up by another family and was led to believe that a man called Gage was his father. The local doctor, Matt Crower, gets curious when suddenly the Sheriff wants everything to do with Caleb. Then Caleb's cousin, Gail Emory, comes to town to protect Caleb in every way she can, but that is extremely difficult when she falls in love with Lucas. Then Caleb's school teacher, Miss Selena Coombs, becomes jealous. But also on Caleb's side is his dead sister, Merlyn. She is an angel prepared to do ANYTHING to keep Lucas away...

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Plot Keywords:

gothic | teacher | small town | dead sister | south carolina | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official DVD site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Gothic - Prinz der Finsternis

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Renaissance Pictures, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (22 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gary Cole plays Sheriff Lucas Buck, biological father of Caleb Temple. The actor who plays Caleb is named Lucas Black in real life.

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Quotes

Deputy Ben Healy: Well, it's a grey gun. A grey gun.
Sheriff Lucas Buck: A ray gun?
Deputy Ben Healy: A grey gun, Lucas! It's a grey gun!

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Connections

Referenced in On the Set of Sightlines (2003)

User Reviews

This is one of the best shows I have ever seen ...

I was 8 years old when this was made ... could have been shown later as I live in the UK but never the less I was about 8 or 9. I remember watching the first ever episode ... a family birthday party I think it was and then the chant, "Someone's at the door" ... As soon as (I think her name was) Merlyn said those lines I knew this was going to be one hell of a show. I thought this was the best TV show I had ever seen (I was only 8 at the time) and still do to this day. This was brilliant. the acting was superb and the story line was, at times, disturbing, beautiful, engrossing etc etc. American gothic is fantastic. I remembered about it a couple of days ago and thought I should come on here and pay my respects to it. I dont ever remember watching the last episodes... Maybe it was cancelled here too. I've been looking for it on DVD but can't find it. Has it been released on DVD yet? If it hasn't then it should be 'cause it would make a lot of money!