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"Tales from the Crypt" Mournin' Mess (1991)
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Manny Coto (teleplay)
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31 July 1991
(Season 3, Episode 10)
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Small tribute to the great Vincent Schiavelli
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Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | Steven Weber | ... | Dale Sweeney |
 | Rita Wilson | ... | Jess |
 | Ally Walker | ... | Elaine |
 | Vincent Schiavelli | ... | Robert |
| Nick Angotti | ... | Copard |
 | Frank Kopyc | ... | Climsky |
 | John Kassir | ... | Crypt Keeper (voice) |
| Stack Pierce | ... | Dancer |
| Gary Pagett | ... | Minister |
| Jacqylyn Moet | ... | Woman |
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Dale Sweeney:
I need an assignment, Tillman.
Elaine: You must be joking. I'm gonna have to hire somebody to come in and clean up the mess you made just walking in here.
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Elaine: You must be joking. I'm gonna have to hire somebody to come in and clean up the mess you made just walking in here.
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Recently, a great and hugely charismatic actor named Vincent Schiavelli passed away the rather young age of 57 years old. Schiavelli was a very underrated actor, who appeared in over 150 films and TV-shows, but he nearly always played supportive roles or appeared in cameos and therefore he never got the credit he really deserved. Yet, his starring was always memorable because he played eccentric characters in his very own and unique style. From his entire and versatile repertoire, one of my favorite Vincent Schiavelli roles has got to be in the legendary Tales from the Crypt episode called "Mournin' Mess". Here he plays a homeless guy who's wanted for murder, but he discovers a morbid conspiracy that camouflages itself as a charitable institution. He then tips off unemployed journalist Steven Weber who hopes to have a scoop with the story. Vincent Schiavelli only appears in two extended sequences, but he looks genuinely scary with his bizarre eyes and untidy hygiene. Many Coto (writer and director of the outrageous mini-classic "Dr. Giggles") solidly directed the episode that also contains a couple of cheerful gore-effects and a delightfully absurd twist in the end. Vincent Schiavelli played in several important cinema milestones, such as "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Amadeus" and "Ghost", but we certainly won't forget the smaller, more horror-oriented parts he played. This comment is for you, Vincent…