Creepshow 2

"When the curtain goes up, the terror begins."

1987 1h 32m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 679

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Synopsis

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Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.

“When the curtain goes up, the terror begins.”

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Cast

Lois Chiles
Annie Lansing
George Kennedy
Ray Spruce
Dorothy Lamour
Martha Spruce
Daniel Beer
Randy
Jeremy Green
Laverne
Page Hannah
Rachel
Don Harvey
Andy Cavanaugh
David Holbrook
Fatso Gribbens

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Gornick
Writers: George A. Romero, Stephen King
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Creepshow Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Gornick, shot by Richard Hart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Les Reed. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Weatherley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lois Chiles and George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Gornick directs. Richard Hart behind the camera. Les Reed scores. Peter Weatherley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
339 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Creepshow Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Michael Gornick, shot by Richard Hart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Les Reed. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Peter Weatherley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lois Chiles and George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "When the curtain goes up, the terror begins.".
10IMDB entry: tt0092796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "lake", "based on novel or book", "halloween", "gore".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard Hart
Original score: Les Reed
Editing: Peter Weatherley
Production design: Bruce Alan Miller
Makeup / hair: Howard Berger
Stunt coordinator: Taso N. Stavrakis
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,500,000
Box office: $14,000,000
Return: 400% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Creepshow 2 (1987)

Part of

Creepshow Collection

Three anthology horror films.

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Michael Gornick

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-10
★ 10/10
Oh yeah, this had a PROFOUND effect on me as a child and not only because it made me want a wooden Indian... and still honestly want one. But also because the stories were just fun. Scary fun when you are a little kid. Not so scary fun when you are an adult, but... fun. I grew up in rural America in the 80s, parents really didn't censor, they would take you to see Robocop and Nightmare on Elm Street, because there was more faith in children then. Somehow that became wrong. I don't really remember going to see this in the theater. I do remember seeing a cartoon of the lake segment. I do remember catching this on HBO one weekend, and I totally remember renting it for sleep overs. And it ALWAYS was a win, especially when you know the other kid hadn't seen it yet. It was like Evil Dead II in my high school years. They haven't seen it yet? Yeah, we are renting that, you are going to love it. So it still has that place in my heart and, when I watch it, it is still fun. It is still imaginative. It is still entertaining.

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