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Summary
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 38Audiences 57GoodWatch 48
Metascore39
Tomatometer36%
User score6.4
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 42 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score41%
Box office
4.0×its budget
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $14 M
Worldwide it earned $11 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9592Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1987
May 1, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
HorrorComedyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more31 people
- Lois ChilesAnnie Lansing
- George KennedyRay Spruce
- Dorothy LamourMartha Spruce
- Daniel BeerRandy
- Jeremy GreenLaverne
- Page HannahRachel
- Don HarveyAndy Cavanaugh
- DHDavid HolbrookFatso Gribbens
- Stephen KingTruck Driver
Holt McCallanySam Whitemoon
Frank SalsedoBen Whitemoon
Paul SatterfieldDeke
Tom WrightThe Hitchhiker
Tom SaviniThe Creep- DJDomenick JohnBoy Billy
- PDPhilip DoreCurly
- MNMaltby NapoleonIndian 1
- TTTyrone TontoIndian 2
Dan KaminWood'nhead
Dean SmithMr. Cavenaugh- SSShirley SondereggerMrs. Cavenaugh
David BeecroftAnnie's Lover- RPRichard ParksGeorge Lansing
- CRChere RaeWoman at Accident
Directing · 6
- Michael Gornick Director
- Joseph Winogradoff First Assistant Director
- Gina Randazzo Second Assistant Director
- Katarina Wittich First Assistant Director
- Grace Prinzi Second Assistant Director
- Jeanne Talbot Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- George A. Romero Screenplay
- Stephen King Short Story
Production · 8
- Richard P. Rubinstein Executive Producer
- David Ball Producer
- Charles S. Carroll Production Manager
- Mitchell Galin Associate Producer
- Debra Tanklow Assistant Production Manager
- Ginger McGuire Production Executive
Camera · 11
- Tom Hurwitz Director of Photography
- Richard Hart Director of Photography
- Frank Perl Assistant Camera
- Eric Swanek Assistant Camera
- Eric Anderson Camera Operator
- Stan Obcamp Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Peter Weatherley Editor
- Peter Culverwell Assistant Editor
- Cynthia Rogers Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Les Reed Original Music Composer
- John Stuart Bick Assistant Sound Editor
- Glenn Freemantle Assistant Sound Editor
- Felipe Borrero Sound Recordist
- Jim Shields Sound Editor
- Tommy Louie Boom Operator
Art · 8
- Bruce Alan Miller Production Design
- Beth Kuhn Assistant Production Design
- Steve Arnold Assistant Production Design
- Andy Bernard Set Dresser
- Ed Fountain Construction Coordinator
- Carlene Hirsch Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Howard Berger Makeup Effects Designer
- Eileen Sieff Stroup Costume Designer
- Ed French Makeup Effects Designer
- Angela Nogaro Makeup & Hair Assistant
- Nancy A. Palmatier Wardrobe Supervisor
- Joanna Robinson Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 3
- Gary Hartle Animation
- Phil Wilson Animation
- Rick Catizone Animation, Animation Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Peter Wiehl Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 9
- Taso N. Stavrakis Stunt Coordinator
- Tom Savini Makeup Effects
- Jery Hewitt Stunts
- Greg Nicotero Makeup Effects
- Patricia Tallman Stunts
- Chere Rae Stunts
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