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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.6 / 100
1995·Action / Fantasy / Horror·1h 32m

TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT

“Ready for your deadtime story?”

Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.

Above the Line
Ernest Dickerson·DirectorEthan Reiff·WriterCyrus Voris·WriterRick Bota·Director of PhotographyEdward Shearmur·Original Music ComposerStephen Lovejoy·Editor
Cast
Billy Zane·The CollectorWilliam Sadler·Frank BraykerJada Pinkett Smith·JerylineCCH Pounder·IreneBrenda Bakke·CordeliaDick Miller·Uncle WillyThomas Haden Church·RoachJohn Schuck·Sheriff TupperGary Farmer·Deputy Bob MartelCharles Fleischer·Wally Enfield
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Ernest R. Dickerson·DirectorLeigh Webb·First Assistant DirectorShane Dixon·Second Unit DirectorEric Jones·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Ethan Reiff·WriterCyrus Voris·WriterMark Bishop·Writer
Camera· 1
Rick Bota·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Stephen Lovejoy·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Edward Shearmur·Original Music ComposerGregory Hainer·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 8
Colin D. Irwin·Art DirectionWarden Neil·Costume DesignTrish Keating·Costume DesignChristiaan Wagener·Production DesignGeorge Toomer Jr.·Set DecorationJustin B. Henderson·Key Makeup ArtistTodd Masters·Makeup DesignerScott Wheeler·Makeup Supervisor
Production· 9
Gilbert Adler·ProducerA L Katz·ProducerRichard Edlund·ProducerRichard Donner·Executive ProducerDavid Giler·Executive ProducerWalter Hill·Executive ProducerJoel Silver·Executive ProducerRobert Zemeckis·Executive ProducerHermes Pan·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Michael Runyard·StuntsDaphne Lawson·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
69.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$21M
ROI 62%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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