Creepshow 2 (1987)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Michael Gornick

Writers:

Stephen King (stories)
George A. Romero (screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

1 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

When The Curtain Goes Up, The Terror Begins!

Plot:

George Romero and Stephen King return to bring three stories that include a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and a hitchhiker who wants revenge...and will not die!

Plot Keywords:

Hitchhiker | Blob | Raft | Lake | Hit And Run

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Domenick John	...	Billy (prologue)
Tom Savini	...	The Creep (prologue)
George Kennedy	...	Ray Spruce (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Philip Dore	...	Curly (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Kaltey Napoleon	...	Indian #1 (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Maltby Napoleon	...	Indian #1 (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Tyrone Tonto	...	Indian #2 (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Dorothy Lamour	...	Martha Spruce (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Frank Salsedo	...	Ben Whitemoon (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Holt McCallany	...	Sam Whitemoon (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
David Holbrook	...	Fatso Gribbens (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Don Harvey	...	Andy Cavanaugh (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Dan Kamin	...	Old Chief Wood'nhead (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Dean Smith	...	Mr. Cavanaugh (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Shirley Sonderegger	...	Mrs. Cavanaugh (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")
Paul Satterfield	...	Deke (segment "The Raft")
Jeremy Green	...	Laverne (segment "The Raft")
Daniel Beer	...	Randy (segment "The Raft")
Page Hannah	...	Rachel (segment "The Raft")
Lois Chiles	...	Annie Lansing (segment "The Hitchhiker")
David Beecroft	...	Annie's lover (segment "The Hitchhiker")
Tom Wright	...	The Hitchhiker (segment "The Hitchhiker")
Richard Parks	...	George Lansing (segment "The Hitchhiker")
Stephen King	...	Truck Driver (segment "The Hitchhiker")
Cheré Bryson	...	Woman at accident (segment "The Hitchhiker")
Joe Silver	...	The Creep (voice)

Directed by
Michael Gornick

Writing credits
Stephen King		(stories)
George A. Romero		(screenplay)
Lucille Fletcher		uncredited

Produced by
David Ball	....	producer: Laurel Entertainment
Mitchell Galin	....	associate producer: Laurel Entertainment
Richard P. Rubinstein	....	executive producer: Laurel Entertainment

Original Music by
Les Reed

Cinematography by
Richard Hart
Tom Hurwitz

Film Editing by
Peter Weatherley

Casting by
Leonard Finger

Production Design by
Bruce Alan Miller

Set Decoration by
Andrew Bernard

Costume Design by
Eileen Sieff Stroup		(as Eileen Mae Sieff)

Makeup Department
Ed French	....	special makeup effects artist

Art Department
Eileen Garrigan	....	charge scenic
Tal Schneider	....	set dresser/assistant props

Sound Department
Scott Brose	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glenn Freemantle	....	sound effects editor
Otto Snel	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Howard Berger	....	special effects
Chip Craig	....	special effects technician
Dan Frye	....	lab technician
Gregory Nicotero	....	special effects
Larry Odien	....	opticals
Tom Savini	....	makeup effects consultant

Stunts
Cheré Bryson	....	stunts (as Chere Bryson)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Taso N. Stavrakis	....	stunt coordinator
Patricia Tallman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Doug Cragoe	....	best boy electric
Brian Q. Kelley	....	cinematography support
David R. Kohn	....	lighting technician
Frank Perl	....	assistant camera
Ethan Phillips	....	electrician
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera
James B. Walsh	....	grip

Editorial Department
Jeremiah O'Driscoll	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
John Harrison	....	composer: original theme
Rick Wakeman	....	composer: additional music "The Raft"

Other crew
Alex Matcham	....	production accountant
Charles Miller	....	location manager
Rusty Warren	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Laurel Entertainment Inc.
• Laurel-Show Inc.
• New World Pictures

Distributors

• New World Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• New World Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Vestron Video International (1988) (Belgium) (video)
• Future Film (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Redman Movies and Stories  grip and lighting equipment
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

Creepshow II (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Dead and Undead: Creepshow 2 (USA)

Runtime:

92 min | UK:85 min (UK video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:(Banned) | Iceland:16 | UK:15 (video re-rating) | Finland:K-18 | Australia:M | France:U | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

Laurel Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

Barbara Eden was originally cast as the hit-and-run driver Annie Lansing during Creepshow 2's last story, "The Hitch-Hiker"; but had to drop out prior to filming due to her mother falling ill. Lois Chiles was later re-cast in the role.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In just about every scene where Old Chief Woodenhead (the wood-carving) is seen standing in front of the store, you can see slight movements by the actor who played him. However this is NOT a mistake as the characters in the film even give subtle acknowledgment the wooden statue has moved. This is to show that the statue was actually "alive" all along.

Quotes:

Voice of The Creep: Well, kiddies, that was quite a price for young Sam Whitemoon to pay... eh, toupee, ehh, heh!
[chuckles]

Movie Connections:

References Top Gun (1986)

looks cheap but so damn funny

Hate to say it guys, but I liked this one better. One was good, but this one is so silly, so comical at times, that I just loved it. If you're unfamiliar with the format, there are 3 short stories featured here. Up first is a wooden indian that adorns the front of a general store, coming to life to kill the goons who gunned down his owners. Holt McCallany is very strong as the foul mouthed leader of the gang. And the way he gets his...hoo boy. Number two has a man-eating oil slick(?) snacking on teens on a wooden raft. And most people are right when they say it looks like a big hefty bag. And a moment that will have you rolling, and that will give teenage boys ideas and have men remembering fondly when they may have done it, is where the surviving guy takes a peek under the surviving girls sweater. Good to see where this dudes priorities are; two of his friends are dead, he's nearly been killed, and he decides its a good time to look at boobies. I loved it. But my absolute favorite of both Creepshow films is the hitchhiker story. It's so hysterically unrealistic that it still makes me laugh all these years later. With Lois Chiles mind-losing dialogue, and the dead guys constant "thanks for the ride, lady!" I can't imagine a funnier, more exciting short story than that. In a perfect world Tom Wright, who played the hitchhiker, wouldda been nominated for an Oscar. Also a high five to the campy look of the film, with all three films set in the middle of nowhere, one at sea, one (mostly) in the woods. A lot of fun I say, though most hated this one.