Creepshow (1982) DVD - Widescreen & Full Screen - Dolby Surround 2.0 Retail
Creepshow (1982) DVD - Widescreen & Full Screen - Dolby Surround 2.0 Retail
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CREEPSHOW
presents five tales of horror, gore, and morbid humor,
written by Stephen King and directed by George A.
Romero.
The film's style is a tribute to E.C.
Comics, the campy horror comic books of the 1950s.
Beware of (or watch for) a scene featuring hundreds of
cockroaches...
In this collaboration with Stephen King,
director George Romero assembles a distinguished cast
and pays vividly hued homage to the E.C. horror comics
of the 1950s. (This film appeared years before the TALES
FROM THE CRYPT series.) Five creepy tales are strung
together by a framing story involving a young boy being
punished by his father for reading the gruesome, titular
comic book. "Father's Day" tells the tale of a
family patriarch exacting beyond-the-grave revenge on
the daughter who murdered him. In "The Lonesome
Death of Jordy Verrill," a Maine hayseed (King
himself in a ridiculously over-the-top performance) is
overtaken by a meteor-based plant growth. A cuckolded
husband exacts watery revenge on his cheating wife and
her lover in "Something to Tide You Over." A
hairy beast in a box is used for nefarious purposes at a
university in "The Crate." Finally, in
"They're Creeping Up on You," a wealthy,
arrogant New Yorker with a fear of germs has a
disturbing run-in with cockroaches during a blackout.
While the stories are a bit brief, the
style is appropriate for the anthology format. Romero's
use of garish colors to mimic the ink in comic books is
visually appealing, preventing the gore on display from
being too off-putting. Featuring early appearances by
actors such as Ed Harris and Ted Danson, CREEPSHOW is
eerie, engaging entertainment.
An E.C.-style
comic book adaptation of the film, drawn by artist Berni
Wrightson (SWAMP THING) was released to coincide with
the film.
The "Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" story
bears a close resemblance to the H.P. Lovecraft tale,
"The Colour Out of Space," which was adapted
into the 1987 film THE CURSE.
Ed Harris appeared in director George Romero's
KNIGHTRIDERS in the previous year.
Joe King, who plays the young boy in the framing story,
is the son of screenwriter Stephen King.
An ashtray in the film turns up in all five stories.
CREEPSHOW was followed by a sequel in 1987!!
Features/Specifications
Attractive Retail Box
Genre:
Horror/Suspense, Black Comedy,
Comedy, Horror, Plants, Short Stories, All-Star,
Recommended, Bugs, Comic Book
Rating: 18A
(Canadian Home Video Rating)
Starring:
Adrienne Barbeau, Ted Danson, Ed Harris, Hal
Holbrook, Stephen King, Viveca Lindfors, E.G.
Marshall, Leslie Nielsen, Gaylen Ross, Fritz Weaver
Directed By:
George Romero
Release Information:
Studio: Warner Studios
Theatrical Release Date: November
12, 1982
DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
Run Time: 120 minutes
Production Company: Warner Home
Video
Package Type: Snap Case
DVD Features:
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.