King of the Road (8 Aug. 1992)

A life on the edge hot rodder named Billy comes to town run by Sheriff Garrett, he immediately dates and romances his daughter with ulterior motives linked to Garrett's past, for which he ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Holland

Writer:

Randall Jahnson (screenplay)

Stars:

Raymond J. Barry, Brad Pitt, Michelle Bronson

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Raymond J. Barry	...	Joe Garrett (as Ray Barry)
Brad Pitt	...	Billy
Michelle Bronson	...	Carey Garrett
Jack Kehler	...	Joe's Mechanic (as Jack Keeler)
John Kassir	...	Crypt Keeper (voice)
Alva L. Petway	...	Dispatcher

Storyline

A life on the edge hot rodder named Billy comes to town run by Sheriff Garrett, he immediately dates and romances his daughter with ulterior motives linked to Garrett's past, for which he was once a champion of the hot rodding. Will Garrett accept Billy's challenge to the death?

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Plot Keywords:

drag racing | car chase | trailer park | manslaughter | held at gunpoint | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 1992 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is base don the 1965 song "King of the Road" written and recorded by country singer Roger Miller.

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Goofs

The newspaper article that Billy leaves in Joe Garrett's mailbox has a headline which reads, "Iceman Eludes Police - Manslaughter Charged", implying that the article is about an incident from Garrett's past. However, the text of the article is actually about state laws identifying rape victims in court.

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Connections

Edited from Two-Fisted Tales (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Roll With The Punches"
(uncredited)
Written & Performed by Warren Zevon
Zevon Music Inc.

User Reviews

Young punk vs. old racing legend. It's King of the Road!

Several years ago when I first saw this episode of "Tales From The Crypt" I felt after the viewing this was one of the better ones. At the time I didn't get HBO, but my aunt did and she had recorded this episode off of HBO on VHS tape. When viewing this I knew that Brad Pitt was about at the time to become an up and coming star, this is one of his earliest roles before his movie stardom. So for all of you Pitt fans, and history buffs watch this episode to see Brad Pitt at his wicked best! In "King of the Road", Pitt plays a young cocky punk drag racer, who thinks he's all it, and combined with a lethal wicked nasty attitude makes him a guy not to mess with. But never fear, he finds his match when he tries to goad a cop and a former old-timer racing legend (Raymond J. Barry) into a drag race. This challenge turns out to be not only just for pride nor bragging rights, but for human life! Also this competition is for the cop's daughter's life who has been kidnapped! Let me say Michelle Bronson is good and sexy as a damsel in distress! I wonder why Michelle Bronson didn't get anymore work in Hollywood, because she's very sexy and beautiful I would like to see her again. Well in the end the young punk learns his lesson in the drag race as a legend with wit, and determination always outsmarts risky danger. Remember the good can die young! In my opinion this is one of the best crypt episodes ever, and a must see for Brad Pitt fans, one of his youngest and earliest roles too.