Search - Creepshow 2 [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Gore Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 09/28/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Horror, Creature Film See Also: Creepshow 2

This less-satisfying sequel to the 1982 George A. Romero/Stephen King anthology presents a new trio of King stories, framed in a similar EC Comics-style format -- this time featuring some rather lackluster animated segments involving horror-host "The Creep," who introduces each chapter with pun-heavy gallows humor. The stories vary widely in quality: first there's "Old Chief Wood'nhead," involving a cigar-store Indian who quite literally guards the entrance to an old general store and comes to life to avenge the murders of the elderly couple (George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour) who owned it. The middle segment, "The Raft," features a group of obnoxious teenagers stranded on a raft in the middle of a lake at the mercy of a murderous oil slick which looks like a bunch of plastic garbage bags stitched together. Both of these suffer in comparison to the closing segment, "The Hitchhiker," in which a bored, promiscuous socialite (Lois Chiles) mows down a hitchhiker who refuses to stay dead, returning again and again to torment her at every turn, rasping "Thanks for the ride, lady!" Despite its strengths -- a livelier pace, some creatively gory set pieces -- this is a much cheaper-looking effort than its predecessor, with the deft guidance of Romero conspicuously absent (long-time collaborator Michael Gornick took up the directorial reins); as a result, King's gross-out sensibilities don't come off as well. Makeup maestro Tom Savini appears in heavy makeup as a live-action version of The Creep, and King pops in for a bit part as a redneck trucker. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Lois Chiles - Annie Lansing
George Kennedy - Ray Spruce
Dorothy Lamour - Martha Spruce
Tom Savini - The Creep
Domenick John - Boy Billy

Michael Gornick's follow-up to the cult favorite Creepshow is treated to a special Divimax release with this DVD from Anchor Bay. The film is presented in a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Quite simply, the film has never looked this good on home video. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Extras include a very informative commentary track recorded by the director and moderated by Perry Martin. Gornick touches on every aspect of the production, from how he landed the directorial job to discussing how the weather wreaked havoc on the production to discussing how he directed Stephen King. The track is in many ways more entertaining than the actual film. A making-of featurette, trailers, storyboards, and a still photo gallery round out this first-rate release. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide