Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
“From Forrest Gump's 1994 Academy Award Winning Director”
Synopsis
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.
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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
Steve Boyum
King
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Jones
Anthony Gallo
Corporal
R. David Smith
Soldier
Humphrey Bogart
Lou Spinelli (archive footage)
John Lithgow
Dr. Oscar Charles
Isabella Rossellini
Betty Spinelli
Sherilyn Fenn
Erika
Release History & Theatrical Window
September 7, 1999
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Screenplay & Story
- A L Katz, Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Gilbert Adler, Fred Dekker
- Original Title
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Robert Zemeckis
A L Katz, Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Gilbert Adler, Fred Dekker
William Teitler, Gilbert Adler, Richard Donner, Joel Silver
Department Leadership Roster
William Teitler
Producer
A L Katz
Writer
Jim Thomas
Writer
John Thomas
Writer
Gilbert Adler
Producer
Richard Donner
Producer
Gilbert Adler
Writer
Joel Silver
Producer
Robert Zemeckis
Director
Fred Dekker
Writer
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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?
The principal cast of Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection includes John Kassir, Mary Ellen Trainor, Larry Drake, Marshall Bell, Lindsey Whitney Barry.
When was Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection released and how long is it?
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection was released in 1999 with a total runtime of 1h 27m.