Creepshow

Creepshow
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George A. Romero
Written by	Stephen King
Produced by	Richard P. Rubinstein
Starring	Hal Holbrook Adrienne Barbeau Fritz Weaver Leslie Nielsen Carrie Nye E. G. Marshall Viveca Lindfors
Cinematography	Michael Gornick
Edited by	Pasquale Buba Paul Hirsch George A. Romero Michael Spolan
Music by	John Harrison
Production companies	United Film Distribution Company Laurel Show, Inc.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	May 16, 1982 (1982-05-16) (Cannes Film Festival) November 12, 1982 (1982-11-12) (United States)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States[1]
Language	English[1]
Budget	$8 million[2]
Box office	$21 million

Creepshow is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, making this film his screenwriting debut. The film's ensemble cast includes Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Carrie Nye, E. G. Marshall, Viveca Lindfors, Ted Danson and Ed Harris, as well as King himself. The film was primarily shot on location in Pittsburgh and its suburbs, including Monroeville, where Romero leased an old boys' academy (Penn Hall) to build extensive sets for the film.

Creepshow consists of five short stories: "Father's Day", "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" (based on the King short story "Weeds"), "Something to Tide You Over", "The Crate" and "They're Creeping Up on You!" Two of these stories were adapted from King's short stories, with the film bookended by prologue and epilogue scenes featuring a young boy named Billy (played by King's son, Joe), who is punished by his abusive father for reading horror comics.

Creepshow is an homage to the EC horror comics of the 1950s, such as Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror and The Haunt of Fear. In order for the film to give viewers a comic book feel, Romero hired long-time effects specialist Tom Savini to replicate comic-like effects.

The film earned $21 million in the United States.^[3] It was followed by a 1987 sequel, Creepshow 2, directed by the first film's cinematographer, Michael Gornick, written by Romero and based on stories by King. A second sequel, Creepshow 3, was released in 2006, without involvement from either Romero or King.