Curiosity Killed (16 Sep. 1992)

Two radically contrasting elderly couples -- the bitter and bickering Jack and Cynthia and the more content and laid-back Harry and Lucille -- spend a weekend together in the woods. Lucille... See full summary »

Director:

Elliot Silverstein

Writer:

Stanley Ralph Ross (screenplay)

Stars:

Margot Kidder, Kevin McCarthy, J.A. Preston

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Margot Kidder	...	Cynthia
Kevin McCarthy	...	Jack
J.A. Preston	...	Harry
Madge Sinclair	...	Lucille
John Kassir	...	Crypt Keeper (voice)
Marshall R. Teague	...	Frank (as Marshall Teague)
Constance Wiggins	...	Selma
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cynthia Windham	...	Kat

Storyline

Two radically contrasting elderly couples -- the bitter and bickering Jack and Cynthia and the more content and laid-back Harry and Lucille -- spend a weekend together in the woods. Lucille and Harry produce a magical voodoo potion that restores one's youth and beauty, but the shrewish Cynthia puts a damper on everyone's plans to become young again.

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Plot Keywords:

flower | husband wife relationship | swamp | bickering | drugged drink | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1992 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), Tales From The Crypt Holdings

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is from the old idiom "Curiosity killed the cat".

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Quotes

Cynthia: You miserable bastard! I hope it hurts worse than it looks! You want to know the first thing I'm going to do? I'm going to find myself a real man, a young one, with balls... and money!

User Reviews

Nagging old folks in the Woods…

This tale opens very promising and macabre but the action never really kicks in and it ends up being one of worst episodes of the entire fourth season. Two elderly couples head for the forest in their camper and all they ever do is bicker and blame each other for their wasted lives. The eventual goal of the camping trip is to restore their youth and beauty, as one of them knows a ghoulish formula to rejuvenate. This premise certainly isn't new but it still could have been fun if only the screenplay wasn't so dull and overly talkative. There only is a minuscule amount of gore and excitement to enjoy during the final 3 minutes and the rest of the episode is just people talking. Margot Kidder ("Sisters", "Black Christmas") seems to amuse herself as the old and young version of Cynthia, but the humor doesn't work and her characters as well as the others can't suffer enough for all you care. Director Elliot Silverstein made several good other "Tales from the Crypt"-episodes, among which a vampire spoof starring Malcolm McDowell, and even the really good long feature horror film "The Car". This is certainly a disappointment.