Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

A man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the Collector.

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson (as Ernest Dickerson)

Writers:

Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris

Stars:

Billy Zane, William Sadler, John Kassir

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Kassir	...	Crypt Keeper (voice)
Billy Zane	...	The Collector
William Sadler	...	Brayker
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Jeryline (as Jada Pinkett)
Brenda Bakke	...	Cordelia
CCH Pounder	...	Irene
Dick Miller	...	Uncle Willy
Thomas Haden Church	...	Roach
John Schuck	...	Sheriff Tupper
Gary Farmer	...	Deputy Bob Martel
Charles Fleischer	...	Wally Enfield
Tim DeZarn	...	Homer (as Tim deZarn)
Sherrie Rose	...	Wanda
Ryan O'Donohue	...	Danny (as Ryan Sean O'Donohue)
Tony Salome	...	Sirach

Storyline

Brayker is a man who carries the last of seven keys, special containers which held the blood of Christ and were scattered across the universe to prevent the forces of evil from taking over. If The Collector gets the last key, the universe will fall into Chaos, and he has been tracking Brayker all the way to a small inn in a nowhere town. And now the final battle for the universe begins......

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Plot Keywords:

bus | gore | demon | church | pun | 

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Taglines:

Ready for your deadtime story?

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for gore, horror violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,019,555, 16 January 1995

Gross USA:

$21,089,146

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,089,146

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tales From The Crypt Holdings, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Birds had nested in the rafters of the set, which caused audio problems, so before each take the crew would shoot off a blank gunshot to startle and quiet the animals.

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Goofs

Chloe the cat is referred to as both a male and female cat. Irene calls it "him", while Jeryline calls Chloe "her".

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Quotes

Roach: Via con dios.
The Collector: And a via con diablos to you, too, sir.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, there is a short sequence of The Cryptkeeper asking the audience why they are still there and then inviting them to see the next Tales From the Crypt theatrical release Dead Easy (Which was the working title for the follow up Tales From the Crypt film, Bordello of Blood).

This sequence existed on the VHS and DVD releases of Demon Knight, but was removed on the Laserdisc and Blu-Ray versions of this film.

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Alternate Versions

In the Sci-Fi channel version, the scene where Uncle Willy is tricked by the Collector was altered so that the girls in the scene would be wearing bikini tops.

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Connections

Spoofed in A Certain Magical Pimpdex: Extended Edition (2019)

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Soundtracks

Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses!)
Written by S. Brown, J. Brown and H. Stallings
Performed by James Brown
Courtesy of Rhino Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Hope you weren't expecting a series episode...

...because Demon Knight delivers as a theatrical release. Billy Zane gives an incredible performance, but so does practically everyone in this here. There seem to be few good supernatural horror movies out there in this, the mid-late 90's, but Demon Knight is one of the best. It presents an interesting mythology and setup, and you're left to wonder who will get out , and what will be left of them. There's some nice misleading, as we're not really sure what Zane's character's role is in the proceedings until...well , let's say he gives the Sheriff a hand. The framing device of Tales from the Crypt itself is mildly annoying, but it's pretty much gone and over with.