With billy zane, william sadler, john kassir, jada pinkett smith. Popcorn talk network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including e. Demon knight sustains this brash pace where it makepretends expecting the viewer to already know whats up, and so does wonders playing into the inherent strangeness of the anthology format where it can neither conventionally begin nor end, but must instead convince that it is already fully formed and that its best days are behind it. Tales from the crypt presents bordello of blood 1996, r, 87 min. Summary the collector is first seen while pursuing frank brayker, the film s protagonist, on a new mexico highway. Demon knight 1995 exsoldier frank brayker william sadler is the guardian of an.
Demon knight 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Demon knight tells the story of a drifter named frank brayker william sadler who arrives in wormwood, texas, and seeks refuge in a churchturnedhotel where he meets the nononsense landlady irene c. Demon knight, dead easy aka fat tuesday, and body count. All seven seasons of hbos horror anthology series tales from the crypt have finally been collected together for the very first time in a new dvd set thats set to hit shelves on june 20th. Tales from the crypt demon knight vhs, 1995 for sale. After that, the script went to full moon features, but budgetary constraints held up the production when it finally made its way to joel silver, it was optioned to be the second film in a proposed tales from the crypt film trilogy, but universal studios thought it should go first because it was the most tales like feature out of the three two versions of the script were then made in. Tales from the crypt complete series set coming in june. Bordello of blood is a typical bmovie horror film that mixes comedy and gore but not much horror. Infested with a talented cast, thrilling special effects and the crypt keepers deadpan delights, demon knight is directed by genre vet ernest dickerson the walking dead, dexter, masters of. The collector actual name unrevealed is the main antagonist of the 1995 horrorcomedy film tales from the crypt presents.
The movie is available to stream on shudder, and purchasablerentable in a number of places. Demon knight is the official soundtrack to the 1995 horror film, demon knight. Factory serves up firstrun feature films, original, contemporary, and classic. While the third film in the tales from the crypt film trilogy was never produced, ritual 2002 is considered an unofficial entry in the tales. The old snapper case is gone and in its place is a sturdy keep case. Plots similar to the one featured in this film have been the basis for serious horror films in the past, but the fact that this film has a bit of fun with it is definitely in its. Tales from the crypt demon knight 1995 the catacombs. William sadler stars as frank brayker, a man whos long protected a supernaturally powerful key containing the blood of jesus christ from a demon called the collector, played by billy zane. Braykers car runs out of gas, forcing him to stop and attempt to shoot. Dennis miller has a few really funny lines in the film and its good for a latenight laugh or two but the real reason to buy this is demon knight. The film was followed by bordello of bld 1996 but it is not a direct sequel. This time be get the film in its proper aspect ratio of 1.
Tales from the crypt is a 1972 british horror film directed by freddie francis. He is portrayed by billy zane, who also played cal hockley in titanic. Demon knight 1995 regarder par john kassir, billy zane, william sadler, jada pinkett smith. In a movie with an ensemble cast that includes dick miller, jada pinkett smith and thomas haden church, zane is a standout in this knowingly fun and deliberately overthetop bpicture absurdity. Though there was a trilogy created, the final products werent the promised movies. The collector summons the demons to fight and kill the demon knight and seven people to get the key to rule the world. The camera floating towards the crypt keepers mansion set to danny elfmans theme song at the start triggered a serious nostalgia blast. Its scary to think that any of the things that happen in the film concerning technology are plausible. Upon release, the film was generally disliked by fans of the tv series, but later it developed a fanbase and is now considered a cult film. Pounder, dick miller and thomas haden church costar demon knight is a featurelength film presented by the hbo series tales from the crypt, and features scenes with the crypt keeper voiced by john kassir. Im not sure if anything that followed in demon knight came close to that dopamine rush, but this is a fun horroractionwestern hybrid.
Demon knight full movie in hd visit a man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the. With john kassir, roy brocksmith, miguel ferrer, cam clarke. Amen the film has hit all of the right spots about satire, corporate greed, and the everincreasing advancement of technology. Tales from the crypt presents demon knight 1995 movie. In 1996, universal released the first tales from the crypt movie in what was intended to be a trilogy. The movie of the hbo television series tales from the crypt, released in 1995. I especially agree about what the film depicts isnt too far off from real life, especially with drones. A man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the collector. The collector billy zane comforts and corrupts cordelia brenda bakke. Tales from the crypt presents bordello of blood movie. Exsoldier frank brayker william sadler is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us.
Tales from the crypt presents demon knight variety. Dead easy lost film from tales from the crypt series. The title is based on the 1950s ec comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or the other ec comics of the time the. Demon knight is the story of benevolence pursued by malevolence. Pounder and her niece jeryline jada pinkett smith, alcoholic uncle willy dick miller, prostitute cordelia. Demon knight is a 1995 american horror comedy film directed by ernest dickerson, starring billy zane, william sadler and jada pinkett. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix. This week drew and scotty dust off the great billy zane, william sadler film tales from the crypt demon knight.
Tales from the crypt presents demon knight is a 1995 american horror comedy film directed by ernest dickerson. At the end of the closing credits, the cryptkeeper announces the forthcoming feature dead easy, which was intended to be the second film in a tales from the crypt 1989 theatrical trilogy. Demons demon knight tales from the crypt wiki fandom. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. In the zany, only halfserious horrorcomedy spinoff of the classic cable tv series tales from the crypt, billy zane turns in one of his most memorable performances as the irked, jesting demon knight. Dead easy aka fat tuesday was a zombie story set in new orleans, but it was eventually abandoned, and the third film, body count, also went unproduced. It is framed as an eschatological comic dork western thing. Billy zane the film concerns a mysterious man named brayker, who arrives at a churchturnedrooming house in a small town in new mexico. All tales from the crypt movies ranked, worst to best. Demon knight 1995 is an american thriller action horror movie that is also known as tales from the crypt presents. Demons are monsters from hell from the movie demon knight. It was produced by amicus productions and filmed at shepperton studios, and is one of several amicus horror anthologies made during the 1970s in the film, five strangers joan collins, ian hendry, robin phillips, richard. The joke is on demon knight, a movie destined to take its place alongside all the interchangeably cruddy horror thrillers that line the shelves of video. Get the full list in the link below, and theres a trailer for the movie there too.
Demon knight 1995 taking that top spot is 1995s first hborelated tales from the crypt movie, subtitled demon knight. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of tales from the crypt s demon knight, three film critics attempt to resurrect the crypt keeper. Tales from the crypt presents demon knight mix night of the living dead with sam raimis evil dead movies, then add a hefty dose of beavis and buttheadstyle silliness, and you have tales. The demon knight s rules that they must survive the night while fighting them. Originally tales from the crypt was going to make up for the films. Tales from the crypt, sometimes titled hbos tales from the crypt, is an american horror anthology television series that ran from june 10, 1989 to july 19, 1996 on the premium cable channel hbo for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. Starring dennis miller, erika eleniak, angie everhart, chris sarandon, corey feldman, william sadler. Hollywood did ernest dickerson dirty, because anyone who directed a film like demon knight should be given blank checks for the rest of their life. Wonderfully acted, scary, some of the coolest demons in movie making history and of course has the signature dark humor abundant in most tales from the crypt stories.
Demon knight 1995 r 011995 us horror, comedy, thriller 1h 32m user score. It was released on january 10, 1995 through atlantic records and mostly consisted of heavy metal and alternative rock, with 1800 suicide by the gravediggaz being the only hiphop song. It is an anthology film consisting of five separate segments, based on stories from ec comics. Popcorn talk network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and. Bursting with goofy mythology, stunning creature design, and a stacked characteractor resume this 90s universal production is a bluetinged nightmare of wit and siege conventions, and. Staring cch pounder, jada pinkett smith, brenda bakke and billy zane. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips.