Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999)
From Forrest Gump's 1994 Academy Award Winning Director
In "All Through the Night," perhaps the single most famous story from the original comic book series, a psychotic killer dressed as Santa escapes Christmas Eve and terrorizes a middle-class home where murder has already made a holiday appearance: a homicidal wife plunges a fireplace poker into her husband's skull. (It was also adapted in the 1972 British anthology movie Tales from the Crypt). Kirk Douglas stars as a blood-and-thunder World War I general who discovers his son is a coward in the grim "Yellow," the most dramatically acute of the trio. Digital magic morphs Humphrey Bogart into "You, Murderer," a high-concept, rather gimmicky tale of murder, double crosses, and poetic justice as seen through a dead man's eyes. Isabella Rossellini (daughter of Bogie's Casablanca costar Ingrid Bergman) and John Lithgow costar as plotting lovers.
Cast
- John Kassir - Crypt Keeper (voice)
- Mary Ellen Trainor - Wife
- Larry Drake - Santa
- Marshall Bell - Joseph
- Lindsey Whitney Barry - Carrie Ann
- Kirk Douglas - General Kalthrob
- Eric Douglas - Lt. Martin Kalthrob
- Lance Henriksen - Sergeant Ripper
- Dan Aykroyd - Captain Milligan
- Dominick Morra - Priest
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection about?
- In "All Through the Night," perhaps the single most famous story from the original comic book series, a psychotic killer dressed as Santa escapes Christmas Eve and terrorizes a middle-class home where murder has already made a holiday appearance: a homicidal wife plunges a fireplace poker into her husband's skull. (It was also adapted in the 1972 British anthology movie Tales from the Crypt). Kirk Douglas stars as a blood-and-thunder World War I general who discovers his son is a coward in the grim "Yellow," the most dramatically acute of the trio. Digital magic morphs Humphrey Bogart into "You, Murderer," a high-concept, rather gimmicky tale of murder, double crosses, and poetic justice as seen through a dead man's eyes. Isabella Rossellini (daughter of Bogie's Casablanca costar Ingrid Bergman) and John Lithgow costar as plotting lovers.
- Who directed Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection?
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection was directed by Robert Zemeckis.
- Who stars in Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection?
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection stars John Kassir, Mary Ellen Trainor, Larry Drake, Marshall Bell, Lindsey Whitney Barry, Kirk Douglas.
- How long is Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection?
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection has a runtime of 1h 27m (87 minutes).
- What genre is Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection?
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection is a Horror, Comedy film.