20: Entertainment Weekly's Scariest Movies (2004) (TV)

Director:

Troy Miller

Writers:

Troy Miller
Liam Gorman

Release Date:

24 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Cast

Bruce Campbell	...	Himself
Dustin Wilkinson	...	Lead Zombie

Directed by
Troy Miller

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Liam Gorman
Troy Miller

Produced by
Eva Anderson	....	associate producer
Tracey Baird	....	executive producer
Tally Barr	....	co-producer
Todd 'Spider' Chambers	....	producer
Liam Gorman	....	producer
Troy Miller	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ian Dye

Cinematography by
Patrick Alexander Stewart

Film Editing by
Dave Boyd
Marc Markley
Johnny Martin
Marcelo Sansevieri

Production Design by
Seth Meisterman

Makeup Department
Vikki Griffin	....	key makeup artist

Editorial Department
Ben Folts	....	assistant editor
Andrew Saul	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
Ai Goeku	....	talent clearance coordinator
Julie Knapp	....	clearance coordinator

Thanks
Justin Panzanaro	....	additional thanks (2004)

Production Companies

• Dakota Pictures

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Dakota Pictures

I hope AMC re-runs it this year, so more people can see it!

I'm not quite sure why this special was so under-seen. I suppose most people either don't get AMC or aren't so aware of it if they do, and it wasn't exactly promoted the way, say, Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments special was. I myself didn't know it was going to be on until literally just minutes beforehand. (Luckily I had a tape handy, and threw it into the VCR just in time.) Anyhow, this special was wonderfully entertaining, mostly due to host Bruce Campbell. He fills his hosting gig from the inside of a dilapidated house a la Texas Chain Saw Massacre, set upon by zombies, an escaped lunatic, and a sewing machine. The segments with Bruce were not only hilarious, but very cleverly presented - the camera work and editing often near-seamlessly integrate movie scenes with Bruce's scenes from the house; it's quite remarkable.

The films chosen as the scariest were indeed some of the most frightening ever made, with far-reaching influence and reputation. I liked the fact that the films weren't ranked, but rather just a gathering of twenty very scary movies. Interviews with John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper and others were very short, but interesting nonetheless. All in all, "20" is a very fun, well-done and entertaining special all around.