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Creepshow
Sign in to saveCreepshow is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King in his screenwriting debut. It consists of five segments intercut with a sixth story acting mostly as an opening and epilogue; two of the segments, "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" and "The Crate", are based on stories by King, while the others are original material he wrote for the film.
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Creepshow is a 1982 American horror film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. The cast includes Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, and Leslie Nielsen. Produced by Richard P. Rubinstein and Warner Bros. Entertainment, the movie was filmed in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. It is distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. The narrative is set in Pittsburgh and presented in English.
The film has a runtime of 120 minutes and a budget of 8,000,000. It grossed 21,028,755 at the box office. Genres associated with the work include horror, monster, zombie, science fiction, comedy, and fantasy. John Harrison composed the score, and Paul Hirsch served as film editor. It is followed by Creepshow 2.
Critical reception includes a review score of 74%, an average rating of 6.4 out of 10, and a score of 59 out of 100. Additional ratings list a 6.8 from IMDb and a 6.902 average from TMDb. The film is part of the Creepshow Collection and was released on video on demand. Its tagline is "The Most Fun You'll Ever Have BEING SCARED!"
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Film · TMDB
6.9Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
Cast
- Hal Holbrook as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
- Adrienne Barbeau as Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
- Fritz Weaver as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
- Leslie Nielsen as Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
- Carrie Nye as Sylvia Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
- E.G. Marshall as Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
Themes
- monster
- halloween
- gore
- meteor
- buried alive
- cockroach
- based on comic
- anthology
- animated scene
- zombie
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Key facts
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- Creepshow
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- CreepshowPoster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- George A. Romero
- Film.producer
- Richard P. Rubinstein
- Film.screenplay
- Stephen King
- Film.music
- John Harrison
- Film.cinematography
- Michael Gornick
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros.
- Film.runtime
- 120 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $8 million
- Film.gross
- $21 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Creepshow 2
- Director
- George A. Romero
- Screenwriter
- Stephen King
- Cast member
- Tom Atkins
- Composer
- John Harrison
- Producer
- Richard P. Rubinstein
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Narrative location
- Pittsburgh
- Filming location
- Pittsburgh
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 293144
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Creepshow Logo.png
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- publication date
- 1982-11-18
- film editor
- Paul Hirsch
- title
- Creepshow
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 59/100
- capital cost
- 8000000
- box office
- 21028755
- Commons category
- Creepshow
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Prologue
- "Father's Day"
- Interlude #1
- "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill"
- Interlude #2
- "Something to Tide You Over"
- Interlude #3
- "The Crate"
- Interlude #4
- "They're Creeping Up on You!"
- Epilogue
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Reception
- Home media
- Soundtrack
- Legacy, sequels, and adaptations
- Notes
- References
- External links
Creepshow is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King in his screenwriting debut. It consists of five segments intercut with a sixth story acting mostly as an opening and epilogue; two of the segments, "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" and "The Crate", are based on stories by King, while the others are original material he wrote for the film.
The film stars an ensemble cast including Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Carrie Nye, E. G. Marshall, Viveca Lindfors, Ted Danson and Ed Harris, with King and his son Joe portraying the respective main characters of two segments. It was primarily shot on location in Pittsburgh and its suburbs, including Monroeville, where Romero leased an old boys' academy (Penn Hall) to build extensive sets for the film. Creepshow is an homage to the EC horror comics of the 1950s, such as Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror and The Haunt of Fear. In order for the film to give viewers a comic book feel, Romero hired long-time effects specialist Tom Savini to replicate comic-like effects.
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