| Uniform Title |
Creepshow (Motion picture : 1982) |
| Title |
Creepshow. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2020. |
| ©1982 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (120 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4152. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. |
| The film consists of five short stories: "Father's Day", "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" (based on the King short story "Weeds"), "Something to Tide You Over", "The Crate" (based on the King short story of the same name) and "They're Creeping Up on You!" ; bookended by prologue and epilogue scenes featuring a young boy named Billy (played by King's son, Joe), who is punished by his abusive father for reading horror comics. |
| "The most fun you'll ever have being scared!" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by George A. Romero ; screenplay by Stephen King. |
| Performers |
Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Carrie Nye, E.G. Marshall, Viveca Lindfors. |
| Summary |
Two macabre masters - writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero - conjure up five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso exercise in the ghouls-and-gags style of classic '50s horror comics. A murdered man emerges from the grave for Father's Day cake. A meteor's ooze makes everything ... grow. A professor selects his wife as a snack for a crated creature. A scheming husband plants two lovers up to their necks in terror. A malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia becomes the prey of a cockroach army. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0, Region 4, NTSC, aspect ratio 1.78:1, 16:9 widescreen. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
King, Stephen, -- 1947- -- Film adaptations. |
| Horror tales, American -- Drama |
| Comic books, strips, etc. -- Drama |
| Monsters -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Abusive men -- Drama |
| Insect phobia -- Drama |
| Meteorites -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Horror films |
| Anthology films |
| Dark comedy films |
| Subculture films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Romero, George A. director. |
King, Stephen, 1947-
See Also: Bachman, Richard screenwriter. |
| Holbrook, Hal actor. |
| Barbeau, Adrienne, 1945- actor. |
| Weaver, Fritz, 1926-2016 actor. |
| Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010 actor. |
| Cavett, Carrie Nye actor. |
| Marshall, E. G., 1914-1998 actor. |
| Lindfors, Viveca, 1920-1995 actor. |
| King, Stephen, 1947-. Weeds Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| King, Stephen, 1947-. The crate Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Barbeau, Adrienne, 1945- .
- Cavett, Carrie Nye .
- Holbrook, Hal .
- King, Stephen, 1947- .
- King, Stephen, 1947-. The crate .
- King, Stephen, 1947-. Weeds .
- Lindfors, Viveca, 1920-1995 .
- Marshall, E. G., 1914-1998 .
- Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010 .
- Romero, George A. .
- Weaver, Fritz, 1926-2016 .
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