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Creepshow

"The most fun you'll ever have BEING SCARED!"

1982

2h 0m

6.9(1194 votes)

Horror

Comedy

Overview

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

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Amazon Video

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Social & External

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau

Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")

Carrie Nye

Carrie Nye

Sylvia Grantham (segment "Father's Day")

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day")

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Hank Blaine (segment "Father's Day")

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")

Stephen King

Stephen King

Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")

Creative team

Directed by: George A. Romero
Written by: Stephen King
Produced by: Richard P. Rubinstein

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