Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

Directors:

Ernest R. Dickerson
Gilbert Adler

Writers (WGA):

Ethan Reiff (written by) &
Cyrus Voris (written by) ...
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Release Date:

13 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Ready for your deadtime story ?

Plot:

A man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the Collector.

Plot Keywords:

Hand Through Head | Good Versus Evil | Demon | Blood | Gore

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Kassir	...	Crypt Keeper (voice)
Billy Zane	...	The Collector
William Sadler	...	Brayker
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Jeryline (as Jada Pinkett)
Brenda Bakke	...	Cordelia
CCH Pounder	...	Irene
Dick Miller	...	Uncle Willy
Thomas Haden Church	...	Roach
John Schuck	...	Sheriff Tupper
Gary Farmer	...	Deputy Bob Martel
Charles Fleischer	...	Wally Enfield
Tim De Zarn	...	Homer (as Tim deZarn)
Sherrie Rose	...	Wanda
Ryan O'Donohue	...	Danny (as Ryan Sean O'Donohue)
Tony Salome	...	Sirach
Ken Baldwin	...	Dickerson
Chasey Lain	...	Party babe (as Tiffany Anne)
Reda Beebe	...	Party babe
Te-See Bender	...	Party babe
Traci Bingham	...	Party babe
Ponti Butler	...	Party babe
Veronica Culver	...	Party babe
Tina Hollimon	...	Party babe
Elaine del Valle	...	Party babe (as Elaine Marks)
Mim Parker	...	Party babe
Dale Swann	...	Bus driver
Mark D. Kennerly	...	Other collector
Peggy Trentini	...	Amanda
Kathy Barbour	...	Crypt Keeper starlet
Tina New	...	Crypt Keeper starlet
Stephanie Sain	...	Mavis (radio) (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Graham Galloway	...	Fred (uncredited)
John Larroquette	...	Slasher (opening sequence) (uncredited)

Directed by
Ernest R. Dickerson		(as Ernest Dickerson)
Gilbert Adler		(crypt keeper sequences)

Writing credits (WGA)
Ethan Reiff		(written by) &
Cyrus Voris		(written by) &
Mark Bishop		(written by)

Produced by
Gilbert Adler	....	producer
Alexander B. Collett	....	associate producer
Dan Cracchiolo	....	associate producer
Richard Donner	....	executive producer
Richard Edlund	....	producer: opening sequence
David Giler	....	executive producer
Walter Hill	....	executive producer
A L Katz	....	producer (as Alan Katz)
Scott Nimerfro	....	co-producer
Joel Silver	....	executive producer
Wendy Wanderman	....	co-producer
Robert Zemeckis	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur

Cinematography by
Rick Bota

Film Editing by
Stephen Lovejoy

Casting by
Jaki Brown		(as Jaki Brown-Karman)

Production Design by
Christiaan Wagener
Gregory Melton		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Colin D. Irwin		(as Colin Irwin)

Set Decoration by
George Toomer Jr.		(as George Toomer)

Costume Design by
Trish Keating
Warden Neil

Makeup Department
Mark Boley	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Wes C. Caefer	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Lauren Cavanaugh	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Scott Coulter	....	special effects and animatronics designer: Todd Masters Company
Mynor DeLeon	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Denise Dillion	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Bernard Eichholz	....	makeup effects project head: Todd Masters Company
Steve Fink	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
John Frassrand	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
David Greathouse	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Donna-Lou Henderson	....	makeup artist
David Hoehn	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
William Hooper	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Timothy Huizing	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Luke Khanlian	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Brian Kirk	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Brad Krisko	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Daphne Lawson	....	hair stylist (as Daphne Stephon)
Tim Leach	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Gilbert Liberto	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Michael MacFarlane	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Todd Masters	....	special effects makeup designer and creator: Todd Masters Company
Dave Matherly	....	makeup effects project head: Todd Masters Company
Jake McKinnon	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Josh Patton	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Scott Patton	....	demon effects co-designer and supervisor: Todd Masters Company
Walter Phelan	....	makeup effects project head: Todd Masters Company
Greg Polutonovich	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
James Rohland	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Leticia Sandoval	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Rebeca Scott	....	production coordinator: Todd Masters Company
Dave Snyder	....	makeup effects project head: Todd Masters Company
Douglas J. Stewart	....	makeup effects crew: Todd Masters Company
Scott Wheeler	....	prosthetic makeup supervisor: Todd Masters Company
Scott Wheeler	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
F.A. Miller	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shane Dixon	....	second unit director
Jodi Ehrlich	....	first assistant director: second unit
Reginald Hunter	....	second second assistant director (as Reggie Hunter)
Eric Jones	....	second assistant director
Leigh Webb	....	first assistant director (as Leigh A. Webb)

Art Department
Yvette Taylor	....	buyer

Sound Department
Tim Boggs	....	supervising adr editor
Sean Garnhart	....	sound effects editor
Patrick Giraudi	....	dialogue editor
Gregory Hainer	....	sound designer
Frederick Howard	....	sound effects editor
Derek Marcil	....	adr mixer
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randolph Saucedo	....	sound recordist
Marc Vanocur	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Christopher Bergschneider	....	crypt keeper effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Brian Blair	....	crypt keeper effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Joel P. Blanchard	....	special effects technician
Scott Coulter	....	special effects makeup
Steve Fink	....	special effects makeup
Giuliano Fiumani	....	special effects assistant
Thomas Floutz	....	crypt keeper effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Mecki Heussen	....	crypt keeper effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
David W. Mosher	....	crypt keeper effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Matthew Roberts	....	special effects technician
Erik Schaper	....	crypt keeper effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects technician
David Stinnett	....	crypt keeper effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Kevin Yagher	....	crypt keeper effects constructor: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
George Zamora	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
William L. Arance	....	digital effects artist
Les Bernstien	....	visual effects director of photography
Rocco Gioffre	....	matte artist
Laurel Klick	....	digital animator
Bob Lyss	....	digital compositor
Todd Masters	....	digital effects
January Nordman	....	digital compositor: Available Light
Joseph Thomas	....	animation cameraman
John T. Van Vliet	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (as Greg Barnett)
Shane Dixon	....	stunt coordinator
Rusty Hanson	....	stunts
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts
Kay Kimler	....	stunts
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunts (as Kelsee Devoreaux)
Eddie Matthews	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts
Walter Phelan	....	stunts (as Walter T. Phelan Jr.)
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts
Brian Smrz	....	stunts
Jim Stephan	....	stunts
Keith Tellez	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts (as Dan Wynands)
Lou Slaughter	....	demon stunt (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Christopher Faloona	....	director of photography: second unit
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator
Rick Lamb	....	assistant camera
Juan Morse	....	grip
Phil Oetiker	....	camera operator
Charles Smith	....	dolly grip
Steve Smith	....	key grip
Rick Tiedeman	....	steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle M. Pershing	....	key costumer
Randall Thropp	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Timothy Alverson	....	assistant editor
Peter Ettinger	....	apprentice editor
Evan Fisher	....	first assistant editor
Gina Zappala	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michael Kamen	....	executive music producer

Transportation Department
Dan Henley	....	transportation coordinator
Hugh Kelly	....	driver

Other crew
Barbara Casner	....	production secretary
Cosmo Genovese	....	script supervisor
Sam Greenmun	....	promotional art
Mecki Heussen	....	puppeteer
Derek Hurd	....	key craft service
Mark Keener	....	craft service
Frank Charles Lutkus III	....	puppeteer (as F. Charles Lutkus III)
Mary Montiforte	....	production controller
David W. Mosher	....	fabricator: Kevin Yagher Productions
Erik Schaper	....	puppeteer
Dorothy Sidwell	....	production coordinator
Van Snowden	....	puppeteer
David Stinnett	....	puppeteer
Tom Vicini	....	body double: John Kassir
N. Brock Winkless IV	....	puppeteer
Michael Haddad	....	assistant craft service (uncredited)
Sam Montiforte	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• CIC Video (1996) (France) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• MCA (video)
• MCA/Universal Pictures
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• 4MC (additional digital visual effects)
• Available Light Productions
• Boss Film Studios (opening sequence)
• Digital Magic Company (additional digital visual effects)
• Kevin Yagher Productions (crypt keeper effects)
• Sessums Engineering (miniature visual effects)
• Todd Masters Company (special effects make-up)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• London Metropolitan Orchestra, The  orchestra
• Loop Therapy  voice casting
• Mona Productions  optical printing
• Panavision  camera and lenses

Also Known As:

Demon Keeper
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Malaysia:(Banned) | Canada:18A

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Brayker says he received the key from a soldier named Dickerson, a reference to director Ernest R. Dickerson.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When The Collector pulls Jeryline downstairs, it's obviously a dummy.

Quotes:

Crypt Keeper: Fasten your drool cups, and ready your vomit bags! We're going to the movies! Frights, camera, action!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight" (2006)

Soundtrack:

MUSTANG SALLY

Billy Zane steals the show

Billy Zane raises what would be a decent horror/action movie to a higher plane. His deadpan delivery and funny quips are surprising in a character that is supposed to be the quintessential evil demon. If there was any justice in the world Zane would've been considered for an award. His performance is that good. The special effects look dated now, but that doesn't hurt the movie significantly. The characters are sufficiently fleshed out (pun intended) making them a little more than meat for the rampaging demons. The story, while interesting, doesn't make a lot of sense, at least not the back story. God created the Earth but the demons were already there and had 7 keys which gave them power over the cosmos? Huh? That aside, the movie is well done and Zane's performance is not to be missed.