Creepshow
A series of unsuspecting victims confront terrifying supernatural forces—ranging from a vengeful corpse and a deadly meteor to a murderous crate and swarming cockroaches—each fighting for survival before the horror strikes again.
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Synopsis
Five chilling stories drawn from a 1950s-style comic feature a murdered father returning from the dead, a strange meteor, a husband seeking vengeance, the unknown being inside a mysterious crate, and an infestation of cockroaches.
Credits
- Hal Holbrookas Henry Northrup (segment: The Crate)
- Leslie Nielsenas Richard Vickers (segment: Something To Tide You Over)
- Adrienne Barbeauas Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
- Fritz Weaveras Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
- E G Marshallas Upson Pratt (segment: They're Creeping Up On You)
- Carrie Nyeas Sylvia Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
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A crew of 41+ credited
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Edited by Pasquale BubaShot by Michael GornickScored by John HarrisonDesigned by Cletus Anderson
Box Office
1982 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$21.0M
Opening weekend: $5.9M — 28% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $9.4M — 45% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,127 theaters
Also known as
- Creepshow - Die unheimlich verrückte Geisterstundede
- Die unheimlich verrückte Geisterstundede
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Cast & Crew
41 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Hal Holbrook
as Henry Northrup (segment: The Crate)
Leslie Nielsen
as Richard Vickers (segment: Something To Tide You Over)
Adrienne Barbeau
as Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Fritz Weaver
as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
E G Marshall
as Upson Pratt (segment: They're Creeping Up On You)
Carrie Nye
as Sylvia Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
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)
Warner Shook
as Richard Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
Gaylen Ross
as Becky Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
Supporting cast
23Jon Lormer
as Nathan Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
Bingo O Malley
as Jordy's Dad / Cameos
John Amplas
as Nathan's Corpse (segment "Father's Day")
David Early
as White (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
Iva Jean Saraceni
as Billy's Mother (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue")
Christine Forrest
as Tabitha Raymond (segment "The Crate")
Tom Savini
as Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")
Tom Atkins
as Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited)
Ann Muffly
as Lenora Castonmeyer (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Van Eman
as Bartender (segment "The Crate")
Richard P Rubinstein
as Bearded Party Guest (segment "The Crate")
Carol Mccloskey
as Party Guest (segment "The Crate")
David Garrison
as College Party Host (segment "The Crate")
Darryl Ferrucci
as Fluffy (segment "The Crate")
Marty Schiff
as Garbage Man #1 (segment "Epilogue")
Peter Messer
as Yarbro (segment "Father's Day")
Katie Karlovitz
as Maid (segment "The Crate")
Cletus Anderson
as Host (segment "The Crate")
Chuck Aber
as Richard Raymond (segment "The Crate")
Joe Hill
as Billy (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue")
Nann Mogg
as Mrs. Danvers (segment "Father's Day")
Robert Harper
as Charlie Gereson (segment "The Crate")
Elizabeth Regan
as Cass Blaine (segment "Father's Day")
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