Creepshow 2
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Creepshow 2 | |
|---|---|
 Creepshow 2 movie poster |
|
| Directed by | Michael Gornick |
| Produced by | David Ball |
| Written by | Stephen King George Romero |
| Starring | George Kennedy Dorothy Lamour Holt McCallany Don Harvey Lois Chiles Tom Wright Frank Salsedo Daniel Beer Page Hannah |
| Music by | Les Reed Rick Wakeman |
| Cinematography | Richard Hart Tom Hurwitz |
| Editing by | Peter Weatherley |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment New World Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 1, 1987 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,500,000 (estimated) |
| Preceded by | Creepshow |
| Followed by | Creepshow 3 |
| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Creepshow 2 is a 1987 horror anthology film directed by Michael Gornick (who was George A. Romero's cinematographer on the original Creepshow). The screenplay for Creepshow 2 was penned by George A. Romero (director of the original film), once again based upon stories by Stephen King. It is, of course, the follow-up to Creepshow, featuring three "Jolting Tales of Horror": Old Chief Wood'nHead, The Raft, and The Hitch-Hiker. Creepshow 2 was followed by an unofficial (that is, no involvement from Stephen King or George Romero) sequel in 2007, titled "Creepshow 3".
- Tagline: When the curtain goes up the terror begins! Good to the last gasp!
STORY #1 (Written expressly for the film): "OLD CHIEF WOODN'HEAD"
George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour are a humble couple who oversee a general goods store in a decaying southwestern town. A cigar store Indian known as Old Chief Wood'nhead adorns the front step. When they're the subject of brutality that ends in murder, thanks to a selfish but well-connected young thug and his two associates all bound for Hollywood, Chief Wood'nhead awakens from his pedestal and sets out to exact revenge.Where he gets revenge on all of the three thugs, mainly scalping the Indian's evil nephew.
STORY #2: "THE RAFT"
Four attractive college students decide to go swimming in a desolate lake far away from civilization. As they make their way to a dock in the middle of the water, they realize that they are not alone when a black monstrous blob appears with only one thing on its mind: eating. The blob manages to consume each person one by one, the last one almost having made it to escape, only to be eaten on shore.
"The Raft" was previously a short story by Stephen King, published in his collection Skeleton Crew. King was also the writer behind all of the stories in the original Creepshow.
STORY #3 (Written expressly for the film): "THE HITCH-HIKER"
Devious Annie Lansing (Lois Chiles) is sitting in bed with her extramarital lover. Realizing that she has to get home before her wealthy husband to avoid suspicion, she hops into her Mercedes-Benz and makes way for home. On the way, she kills an innocent hitchhiker (Tom Wright) through accidental speeding. With no witnesses, Annie takes off without much thought, only to find herself being plagued by visions of the man she just killed, who keeps saying "Thanks for the ride, lady." These visions only get progressively more terrifying as she realizes that he will not stop haunting her.
Stephen King makes a cameo appearance as a truck driver in this story. Stephen King also played Jordy Verrill in the original Creepshow.
[edit] External links
 This cult film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
