- Actors: George Kennedy, Lois Chiles, Domenick John, Tom Savini, Philip Dore
- Directors: Michael Gornick
- Writers: George A. Romero, Lucille Fletcher, Stephen King
- Producers: David Ball, Mitchell Galin, Richard P. Rubinstein
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Cinema Club
- DVD Release Date: 11 Feb 2002
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004WIA5
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 104,487 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
For Creepshow 2, the quickie 1987 sequel to the Stephen King-scripted/George Romero-directed 1982 original, Romero shifted jobs to become the screenwriter, earning King (who also has a goony cameo as a trucker) a "based on stories by" credit. Cinematographer Michael Gornick stepped up to make an uninspiring directorial debut, turning out a conventional TV-look picture unlike the sometimes striking Creepshow.
A frame story mixes live action and cartoon as a small boy leafs through the latest issue of his favourite horror comic while plotting revenge against neighbourhood bullies. A pun-dropping host called the Creep (played by Tom Savini when not a cartoon) introduces three anecdotes. In "Old Chief Wooden Head", George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour are kindly Western shopkeepers killed by tearaways and avenged by the wooden Indian which stands outside the place. In "The Raft", four obnoxious teens are terrorised on a lake by a hungry slime-monster. And in "The Hitch-Hiker", hit-and-run driver Lois Chiles is haunted by her squashed victim, who keeps reappearing in a progressively battered forms. Though King and Romero deliver a good mix of cynical and melodramatic dialogue, the stories are disappointingly thin and predictable, with especially weak punch-lines. Of the performers, only Chiles really works up the hysterical attack needed to play a comic book character.
On the DVD: just a trailer. The picture is a fullscreen print that cuts off crucial details in the comic book panels. --Kim Newman
DVD Description
Video Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Main Soundtrack: Ebglish Stereo
Subtitles: None
Disc Format : Single Sided, Single Layer DVD5
Main Soundtrack: Ebglish Stereo
Subtitles: None
Disc Format : Single Sided, Single Layer DVD5
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Being a fan of the short stories a friend recommended Creepshow 2 to me. It's 3 short stories in one. Old Chef wooden head, The raft & The hitchiker. By far The raft is the stronger of the 3 stories about 4 teens who swim out to a raft on a lake only to find an evil oil slick is circling them killing the teens one by one. The other stories were OK but I'd say buy this one for that raft story!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Stephen King and George A. Romero reunite for the sequel to the horror classic 'Creepshow'. The sequel offers only three stories this time around and the higher budget shows. It was the low budget of the first movie that gave it its raw appeal but something seems to be missing from Creepshow 2. The first tale, 'Old Cheif Woodenhead' is a dire affair about a wooden staue of an indian that comes to life to avenge the death of the shopkeeper who owns him. 'The Raft' is a better story where a gang of teenagers take a trip to the lake and are hounded by an oil slick. The last story, 'The Hitch-Hiker' is definately the best. An unfaithful woman is traveling back to her husband when she has an encounter with a hitch-hiker that just refuses to die.
The wrap-around animated story is about a boy who is bullied by the local tearaways until he gets his revenge with an item he purchased from the comic he loves... Creepshow.
Definately worth owning as it is a well acted movie but it pales in comparison to the original.
At £5.99, you cannot afford to miss out on the sequel to the greatest film ever made.
Format:DVD
i like this film.think its half decent although not as good as the first.my favourite being the hitchiker which is a great story.however anyone buying this the special edition amazon have the extras wrong.you dont just get a trailer but a commentary track and a makling of.which is pretty cool fo such a low budjet film.enjoy.
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Fun horror but short on scares
"A scary as anything you're apt to see!" is the quote that is proudly displayed on the back of the DVD case. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by S. Clarke
Just as good as the original!
Ok I don't know why everyone is knocking this movie.If you liked the original then this is just as good,only gorier and more comical. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2009 by Mr. A. J. Ralph
One of the worst sequels ever
A dismal affair all round. Boring, badly made and pointless.
At least the original entertained.
At least the original entertained.
Published on 22 Nov 2008 by Dave
Twice the charm
Slightly less here in the story area, this time we only have 3 stories, 4 if you count the wraparound story. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2008 by Peter J. Hodgson
Creepshow 2 does make you flesh creep but doesn't scare
I love Creepshow. The most scariest 15 rated horror movie by the makers George A. Romero and Stephen King with five tales of pure shocking horror. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2007 by Great White
Crapshow
Dawn and Day of the Dead's Director of Photography Michael Gornick took the directorial duties for this follow up to George Romero's original, while Romero took screenplay... Read more
Published on 18 April 2006 by The Black Regent
creep show, freak show
this film is very old and for the oldness it as no good effects on any part of the film, its a film containing of three stories which are more funny than scary. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2005 by "wwwrogermclenaghan"
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