Creepshow
1982 · Movie · R · 120 min · ★ 6.9 · 62% critics
A horror comic comes to life through five short, pulpy tales that channel 1950s scare-comics. Each segment delivers its own brand of dark humor and gruesome comeuppance, from the supernatural and the sci‑fi to a trapped creature and an insect nightmare, all wrapped in a bold comic-book vibe.
Based on Weeds, The Crate
Also known as Stephen King's Creepshow · Creepshow 1 · Creepshow - Stephen King
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-11-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,152 votes)
- Box office
- $21,028,755
- Budget
- $8,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a playful, comic-inspired horror anthology with quick, varied stories and some gooey gross-out fun; Not for you if you need serious scares or hate bugs—try Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.
Pros: fun comic-book vibe; darkly funny stories; memorable gross-out moments | Cons: uneven story quality; dated, cheesy feel; not very scary
Themes
- monster
- halloween
- gore
- meteor
- buried alive
- cockroach
- based on comic
- anthology
- animated scene
- zombie
- living dead
- horror anthology
- +1 more
Cast & crew
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")
Viveca Lindfors
as Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day")
Ed Harris
as Hank Blaine (segment "Father's Day")
Ted Danson
as Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
Stephen King
as Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
Directed by George A. Romero