starring: William Sadler, Joe Pantoliano, Lea Thompson
directed by: Walter Hill, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner
directed by: Walter Hill, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
EAN: 9781419804618
Format: Widescreen, Color, Dolby, Subtitled
ISBN: 1419804618
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Label: Home Box Office (HBO)
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Manufacturer: Home Box Office (HBO)
MPN: WARD68289D
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Home Box Office (HBO)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 12, 2005
Running Time: 168 minutes
Studio: Home Box Office (HBO)
Theatrical Release Date: June 10, 1989
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Movie DVD
Amazon.com:
Here's some grisly good news for fear fans: the first season of HBO's long-running TV horror anthology Tales from the Crypt, based on the notorious '50s-era E.C. comic books, emerges on DVD in a two-disc set that's sure to have 'em shrieking (with joy, of course). Shepherded by a host of top Hollywood producers and directors (including Joel Silver, Richard Donner, Robert Zemeckis, and Walter Hill), the Tales from the Crypt series brought together major talent both in front of and behind the camera to give life to E.C.'s over-the-top stories of gruesome revenge and ghastly terror. Season 1 offers six star-studded spooktaculars, including Donner's "Dig That Cat… He's Real Gone," with The Sopranos' Joe Pantoliano as a carnival performer with a knack for surviving horrible endings; Zemeckis's "And All Through the House," with Larry Drake as a homicidal Santa Claus terrorizing a woman who has just killed her husband (this story was also adapted in the 1972 theatrical version of Crypt); and Hill's "The Man Who Was Death," featuring a topnotch performance by William Sadler as a jailhouse executioner who takes the law into his own hands. Comic purists may decry liberties taken by updating the original stories (and current audiences may find elements in some episodes out of date, most notably Mary Lambert's "Only Sin Deep"), but the blend of gore and black humor should keep most horror heads happy, as should the chattering presence of the animatronic Crypt Keeper (well-voiced by John Kassir), who serves as the show's ghost host.
The two-disc set's chief extra is an interesting documentary about the original comics, featuring interviews with co-editor Al Feldstein and legendary artist Jack Davis, as well as directors and authors inspired by the comics like George Romero, John Carpenter, and R.L. Stine. The Crypt Keeper also weighs in with a new intro for the DVD, as well as his reminiscences of the first-season episodes, complete with plenty of behind-the-scenes production photos. In short, pleasant screams are ensured for all. --Paul Gaita
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- ONE OF THE BEST HORROR SERIES EVER MADEI'll keep this review simple. If you like horror stories, buy this. You will be "very" happy with it. Tales From The Crypt is everything a great horror series should be. It's shocking, disturbing, morbid, and interspersed with dark humor. This is a high-quality big budget production with excellent sets, great acting, and brilliant scripts. The stories are eerie and edgy and all of them have a twisted ending where justice is served in one form or another. Also, it's an 'R' rated series. There's ... Read More
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- TFTC ReviewThis is my review of Tales From the Crypt Season 1. I am 14 years old and was not around when this show was popular. I love horror TV shows and bought season 1. It was fantastic! I plan to buy season 2 next but anyway here are the episodes
The Man Who Was Death - 6.5
And All Through the House... - 9
Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone - 8.5
Only Sin Deep - 7
Lover Come Hack to Me - 7
Collection Completed - 8
Not many episodes but well worth the ... Read More
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- Great dvdawesome fast shipping to australia. will buy other seasons from this seller as very happy with quality and prices also.thanks so much
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- A beautifull flashback!!O the Joy I had when I burst through the packaging of this delightfully
terrifying DVD. TFTC S 2 is an awesome addition to the crypt series! Good laughs, great twists, and all around a stabbing good time! It's heart warming for those of us who were in aww once upon a time ago
when HBO so proudly displayed it's criteria on the silver screen.
If You've never seen this display of creepy awesomeness do ur self a favor and amazon this frightfull concoction of terror and dilusia. U won't ... Read More
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- Short but Oh So Sweet!Now here's a series that taught the world a little bit about what you could do on cable television. Blood, gore, action, suspense and unfortunate circumstances happening to a bunch of people that just plain had it coming. There's just not enough anthology horror series' out there. And honestly, I always thought that this one should have stayed with us a little bit longer. Oh well. Behold the glory of the Season box set. Where we can revisit these timeless classics over and over again. And although this ... Read More
