Amen to that my friend. George Romero is one the greats in horror cinema history. (Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Creepshow, Creepshow 2.
Part 2 topped It imo but both are legendary. Creepshow 2's Intro music Is off the fucking chain , someone was playing for dear life like a gun was pointed to their head.
...Because at the age of 9 seeing the creeper outside your window smiling at night always makes you feel safe and cozy enough to smile back... because seeing him brings happiness to your heart... and that laughter.... Such loving and warm laughter....
I was going to say, look at the kid's alternative. You're comment gets a lot funnier when you realize that the kid is played by Stephen King's RL son Joe (now the novelist Joe Hill.).
Well, most of that stuff was old-fashioned horror. It's the basis of what the comic features that set him off. Hell, he even describes what happens and it's more outlandish and crazy than the old fashioned style of horror and sci-fi that's shown in his son's bedroom. Hell, it's parallel to the critical reaction parents and focus groups had with E.C.'s comics like Tales from the Crypt.
glad to see other people who had serious beef with the dad. my step dad was exactly like this too, worse even. I was actually in a similar situation like this when I was 14, where he threw a conniption fit because my mom bought me a horror game, ranting and raving it to be "Devil trash" and I was like, "mother fucker I've seen your Internet search history and your "secret file". you like watching bitches take it up the ass you got NO ROOM to talk!"
+Jo Lu Actually if we think of the movie as an illustration of what's going on in real life, if the kid's father wasn't such a jerk the boy wouldn't have interest in reading "the comic book". Now, the boy's father + reading "the comic book" + the boy's interest in dark things as a try to escape from what's going on around him, that's what would create one really deadly combination...
isacloboz The father has a major issue with his son reading a horror comic book, but has no problem with pics of Dracula or bats hanging from the ceiling? lol I never understood that.
@@LadyDi4476 eh by 1982 Dracula was seen as a classic culturally significant movie because it was "old" kinda like how something seen as trashy to one generation is classy to the next Yes I know 4 years a little late but still XD
Brandon Tenold recently reviewed this and he reminded me exactly why I liked this move. The effects are good for the 80s, it has some silly moments while still being scary, and it's basically a Tales from the Crypt movie.
This film is something special. First horror I ever watched. Still think the soundtrack is one of the best in horror cause it's so damn creepy and atmospheric. I have got a slight fear of cockroaches though thanks to this film!!.
it took me forever to figure out what the kid was saying, '' no it wasn't like that, you said for me to get your cuff links!! it was on sunday!!'' cant understand him lol
The father accused him of being a snoop after he mentioned his porno mags in his sock drawer but the boy only found them after his father sent him off to fetch his cufflinks".
This is what I imagine when a horror story is from America, its so dark, disturbing and eerie, its so classic. I was so traumatized as a kid watching this movie, even as an adult is still gives me the creeps. They don't make horror movies like this anymore. Fantastic
This theme is one of the first ones I taught myself on the piano. The other one is the piano piece playing when Wilma is reading the note Henry lured her to Amberson Hall with.
Even though the early 1980s had many people fear the Cold War wasn't going to end well. The Latin American debt crisis. President Reagan wanted more nuclear missiles in Europe, envisioned the Star Wars defense system and the "Evil Empire" speech reflected the "Red Scare" at a time "the Bomb" was still making everybody nervous. The Cold War, Berlin Wall and Apartheid did fall, but only near the end of the decade. Unemployment and economic crisis were a huge problem in many Western countries in the early years of the decade and the high speculation led to a bubble which fatigued in 1987 and burst in 1989. AIDS caused many victims because governments were slow to inform the general public on this disease as most people at first dismissed as just a problem for blacks, gays and drug users. TV shows and movies were extremely escapist and PCs and video games were prohibitively expensive. MTV did bring music videos on TV, but the downside was that how a pop star looked and danced became more important than the music, which was now created by computers, becoming increasingly sappy and repetitive as samples became the norm, becoming a disadvantage for those who still wanted to use actual instruments, chords and tunes. Metal and rap were seen as crime-mongering and even "satanic" as a whole. Also drugs went artificial during this time, turning Florida into a Crapsaccharine World. The nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl caused another major fear among people about the dangers of nuclear power.
One thing I wanna say is, due to the lifestyle of the 1950s, I like how the intro to this movie actually shows how ridiculous parents were reacting to their kids just being kids
Such a great intro. All three of the actors are great( especially the son who was Stephen Kings son) and the Creep puppet actually made me kinda scared of the window in my room. I hope that puppet is somewhere is good condition
i ust got j.harrison's vinyl also and am getting a new vinyl player tomorrow! woo-hoo! this opening scene is what i've always had to deal with from my sisters and my brother in laws to the people i have to deal with today if you don't like it don't watch it!
Tom Atkins is awesome as Billy's father. Tom Atkins is awesome in a lot of films including the awesome 1980 horror film "The Fog", the awesome 1981 film "Escape From New York". He was awesome as Dr. Dan Challis in the awesome 1982 horror movie "Halloween III: Season of the Witch", loved his role in the awesome 1986 sci-fi horror film "Night of the Creeps". So cool he starred in the awesome 1987 movie "Lethal Weapon" as Michael Hunsaker.
This was the first horror movie I watched when I was a child. My dad had it for VHS (that'll tell you how old I am, lol), along with the sequel. I'd watch them all the time. M favorite tales were Father's Day and the Crate.
Proud to say that this was the 3rd movie that I ever saw at the movies. First Empire Strikes Back, then E. T., and then Creepshow. Top 10v horror movie of the 80s, if not all-time. The only other horro-anthology in its league was Tales From the Darkside almost a decade later. They don't make 'em like this anymore. The DVD opens like this; no title screens or ads, just the suburban house and the keyboard.
Love this movie. Tim Burton, if you're reading this, stop doing Disney, and get back to what you're good at and adapt this movie, and cast me it in it as Ted Danson's role and Leonardo DiCaprio as Leslie Nielsen's role. :)
I love Creepshow! There is now a series based on the 1982 classic with new, spine chilling tales! The season 2 episode, " The Model Kid" reminds me a lot of the opening and ending credits of the movie!
My mom still has the 1990 Cheesy shield VHS of this. On 2/10/2017, me and my dad were gonna watch it but i was 13 almost 14 at the time. When i was younger the pumpkin zooming in scared me. Now 17 almost 18, it still will do it.
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RIP to the legendary horror filmmaker himself, George Romero... 😢
Amen to that my friend. George Romero is one the greats in horror cinema history. (Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Creepshow, Creepshow 2.
If they to a remake like it they can honor him
lets hope he doesn't come back....*stares at his empty grave*...AAAAAAAAAAAH!
@@KingBlueStar2012 If only he was alive to see the tv series.
@Ace High don't forget Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
best movie opening ever
erikscrtmn777 This is making me beg for the genius of Trick 'r Treat
Part 2 topped It imo but both are legendary. Creepshow 2's Intro music Is off the fucking chain , someone was playing for dear life like a gun was pointed to their head.
@@fawkkyutuu8851 it is legendary.
I couldn't agree more.
When he said “I hope you rot in hell” sent chills up my spine
I said that about my father a lot and now he is rotting in hell.
@@song4you80 woah man that’s messed up
Kids voice sounded weird in it. I heard that was Stephen king's son
@Robert Shipley yes that is Stephen King's son Joe Hill King. He is a horror fiction writer also.
The opening is more creepy than the damn corpse outside of his window. The piano, and the fathers voice...psychological terror....
Facccts
...Because at the age of 9 seeing the creeper outside your window smiling at night always makes you feel safe and cozy enough to smile back... because seeing him brings happiness to your heart...
and that laughter....
Such loving and warm laughter....
How about the Cryptkeeper?
It's safe to say you have issues when you see The Creeper as a better father figure than your dad.
I was going to say, look at the kid's alternative.
You're comment gets a lot funnier when you realize that the kid is played by Stephen King's RL son Joe (now the novelist Joe Hill.).
The little boy is author Joe Hill, Stephen King's son.
No shit???
mattalgrand
yeah like we didn't know that
tell us something we Don't know
+ToTheWind well now you know
+arnold jack Sherlock
Ha! You can definitely see the resemblance
"Beats those books you have...Those books under your underwear...Those sex books... *SLAP* lmao
"All that horror crap?"
*Son's room has posters of classic horror movies, toys, and ornaments.*
Well, most of that stuff was old-fashioned horror. It's the basis of what the comic features that set him off. Hell, he even describes what happens and it's more outlandish and crazy than the old fashioned style of horror and sci-fi that's shown in his son's bedroom. Hell, it's parallel to the critical reaction parents and focus groups had with E.C.'s comics like Tales from the Crypt.
I think that was good horror there, according to the father. The horror in the comic book he thought was worthless junk.
@@sha11235 well he is very unappreciative how people can express their creativity
@@chuckyandandy7858 He would most likely be reported to Social Services, or something like that.
@@Juliaflo "That's why God made fathers........."
A moment of silence for George Romero....
Also this was such a classic...
2:44 That choir sigh after the title is struck by lightning gets me in the nostalgic feels every time 😌
glad to see other people who had serious beef with the dad. my step dad was exactly like this too, worse even. I was actually in a similar situation like this when I was 14, where he threw a conniption fit because my mom bought me a horror game, ranting and raving it to be "Devil trash" and I was like, "mother fucker I've seen your Internet search history and your "secret file". you like watching bitches take it up the ass you got NO ROOM to talk!"
CM Addams cool sob story
Hey ain’t nothing wrong with women taking it up the ass.
I think the father cussing and slapping his son would cause more damage to the child than reading that comic book.
+Jo Lu Cufflinks a Saaanday.
+Jo Lu as well as the mom just standing there doing nothing about it...
+Jo Lu Dam you are soft.
+Jo Lu Actually if we think of the movie as an illustration of what's going on in real life, if the kid's father wasn't such a jerk the boy wouldn't have interest in reading "the comic book". Now, the boy's father + reading "the comic book" + the boy's interest in dark things as a try to escape from what's going on around him, that's what would create one really deadly combination...
VeronikaBoncheva
Cufflinks on sunday! :P
I FINALLY HAVE MY COPY OF THE CREEPSHOW COMIC BOOK
The room of that kid is amazing.
isacloboz The father has a major issue with his son reading a horror comic book, but has no problem with pics of Dracula or bats hanging from the ceiling? lol I never understood that.
@@LadyDi4476 eh by 1982 Dracula was seen as a classic culturally significant movie because it was "old" kinda like how something seen as trashy to one generation is classy to the next
Yes I know 4 years a little late but still XD
My favorite Stephen King flick of all time.
I was a fan of Stephen King's It as well as the stand and Christine
Brandon Tenold recently reviewed this and he reminded me exactly why I liked this move. The effects are good for the 80s, it has some silly moments while still being scary, and it's basically a Tales from the Crypt movie.
Yup without this movie's success, there'd be no HBO's adaptation of EC comics known as Tales from the Crypt
Tales From The Darkside spun off this film, keep in mind.
This scared the shat out of me as a kid back in the the mid 80s
Today... parents would be elated, to see kids actually reading!
This film is something special. First horror I ever watched. Still think the soundtrack is one of the best in horror cause it's so damn creepy and atmospheric. I have got a slight fear of cockroaches though thanks to this film!!.
Haha!
I liked this intro and outro than Creepshow 2
My biggest fear is cockroaches, thanks to this
Such a classic !
MichaelNicle yes it is. Steve King is the father of all horror movies
Music used to creep me the hell out as a kid. Still does, to some extent...
Mallan627 same. 43 here.
I want to go back to the 80's!
You'll have to deal with the bad stuff.
it took me forever to figure out what the kid was saying, '' no it wasn't like that, you said for me to get your cuff links!! it was on sunday!!'' cant understand him lol
I didn't get it either.
The father accused him of being a snoop after he mentioned his porno mags in his sock drawer but the boy only found them after his father sent him off to fetch his cufflinks".
lol true
"That's why God made fathers." Such a cool and creepy line that only King could come with. Love Creepshow!
God doesnt exist
***** what does that even mean?.
Mario Pendic then how come so many people believe in him.
Lude Daymen did u really just ask that?
***** never mind your a fucking weirdo.
here's an awesome fact: That kid is played by Joe Hill, Stephen King's son. lol
Joe king? Lol
"Creepshow"(1982) is an excellent horror anthology movie and probably the best of all time for this kind!
Creepshow 2, Tales from the Darkside, they all had their parts.
Love that retro horror theme. I always thought that they should have saved The Crate for last, though.
I vaguely remember (may be wrong) as a kid "The Crate" was the last tale shown because it was edited for time on TV.
@@frankie3987 Yeah, they cut the cockroach thing on TV, so the Crate would be the last story (the big one).
They probably felt that Crate was the longest so they had to put it not at the end, but close to it.
They should have concised 'Crate' a bit and, yes, that would've been a great final.
It's loosely based on the actual controversy the ec horror comics of the 50s creepshow is based on went through.
God bless George A. Romero's spirit in Heaven. He and Stephen King are masters!
Man, Dads in the 80s were waaaay tougher than we are!
This movie will be part of my halloween party horror movie marathon
This is what I imagine when a horror story is from America, its so dark, disturbing and eerie, its so classic. I was so traumatized as a kid watching this movie, even as an adult is still gives me the creeps. They don't make horror movies like this anymore. Fantastic
This is my favorite movie intro ever. The scenery, the score and his voice, I just love it
Rodan and Godzilla's cameo!!!
son of a gun, directed by George Romero. Never knew that. ch a classic horror film. The soundtrack was equally eerie and spooky.
I still have the original soundtrack on Varese Sarabande vinyl and it is still brilliant. I mean, just listen to that
Saw this at the cinema when it first came out, always loved the opening credits. Also loved the waythe movie slips in and out of the comic. Fab film.
This 1982 classic movie one of my favorites
Thanks to that damn skeleton I couldn't sleep alone as a kid!
Wow....
That's Tom Savini for you. Awesome dude but his work definitely caused alot of sleepless nights for alot of us back in the day!
That was a real skeleton, btw. From India.
@@jamesrogers2382 Was it the same skeleton used in poltergeist? They also used skeletons from India in the pool scene.
@@marla79 I don’t think so, but if you look up one of Savini’s appearances on Letterman he brings it to the program and talks about it
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Scared the hell out of me when I saw it as a kid. It felt like he was actually looking through the screen at me.
One of my favorite on Halloween night
One of the greatest films ever made! Rest in everlasting peace George Romero, you were a horror legend & will forever be missed dearly!
This theme is one of the first ones I taught myself on the piano. The other one is the piano piece playing when Wilma is reading the note Henry lured her to Amberson Hall with.
Instantly transported to age 7 again. The 1980s ROCK!!!
Even though the early 1980s had many people fear the Cold War wasn't going to end well. The Latin American debt crisis. President Reagan wanted more nuclear missiles in Europe, envisioned the Star Wars defense system and the "Evil Empire" speech reflected the "Red Scare" at a time "the Bomb" was still making everybody nervous. The Cold War, Berlin Wall and Apartheid did fall, but only near the end of the decade. Unemployment and economic crisis were a huge problem in many Western countries in the early years of the decade and the high speculation led to a bubble which fatigued in 1987 and burst in 1989. AIDS caused many victims because governments were slow to inform the general public on this disease as most people at first dismissed as just a problem for blacks, gays and drug users. TV shows and movies were extremely escapist and PCs and video games were prohibitively expensive. MTV did bring music videos on TV, but the downside was that how a pop star looked and danced became more important than the music, which was now created by computers, becoming increasingly sappy and repetitive as samples became the norm, becoming a disadvantage for those who still wanted to use actual instruments, chords and tunes. Metal and rap were seen as crime-mongering and even "satanic" as a whole. Also drugs went artificial during this time, turning Florida into a Crapsaccharine World. The nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl caused another major fear among people about the dangers of nuclear power.
The mom was played by my college acting professor!
One thing I wanna say is, due to the lifestyle of the 1950s, I like how the intro to this movie actually shows how ridiculous parents were reacting to their kids just being kids
This movie scared the crap out of me when I saw it on TNT in the mid 90's. and I was like 11.
why would the father even allow decorating a Halloween theme if he was so opposed to the Creepshow Magazine??
Halloween was okay, just not the horror stories.
Best horror movie of all time RIP Mr George A. Romero
Such a great intro. All three of the actors are great( especially the son who was Stephen Kings son) and the Creep puppet actually made me kinda scared of the window in my room. I hope that puppet is somewhere is good condition
The puppet is in great condition, I hear he's in finance.
The opening scene and the music score scared the crap outta me #iloveitthough
Kind of looks like the Meyers house.
Those were the days the hippies became parents! and alot of them became hipocrits! lol,
They're called Baby Boomers.
when i was a kid I read alot of comic books. There's nothing with reading comic books. in fact i think they're great.
One of the best movie openings I've ever seen
Saw this movie as a kid in the early 90s. Scared the crap out of me
1:15 The Creep: You forgot about me!
Great film. The first story titled "father's day" gave me nightmares as a kid
The way the kid's voice distorts as he says, "I hope you rot in hell.".
Beautiful piano and choir work.
John Harrison who composed and performed the score is really prolific. He directed the old Tales of the Darkside.
best movie of my childhood...best music
How sweet. Billy is best friends with the Crypt keeper's father! ^-^
Creepshow is my favorite movie of all time no joke.
I got this movie on DVD when I was about 13 or 14 which would have been about 20 years ago. After all these years this movie never gets old.
This movie was released two weeks after Halloween in the year of 1982
i ust got j.harrison's vinyl also and am getting a new vinyl player tomorrow! woo-hoo! this opening scene is what i've always had to deal with from my sisters and my brother in laws to the people i have to deal with today if you don't like it don't watch it!
“NO IT WASN’T LIKE THAT! YOU BEGGED FOR ME TO GET YOU CUFF LINKS! IT WAS ON SUNDAY!”
Tom Atkins is awesome as Billy's father. Tom Atkins is awesome in a lot of films including the awesome 1980 horror film "The Fog", the awesome 1981 film "Escape From New York". He was awesome as Dr. Dan Challis in the awesome 1982 horror movie "Halloween III: Season of the Witch", loved his role in the awesome 1986 sci-fi horror film "Night of the Creeps". So cool he starred in the awesome 1987 movie "Lethal Weapon" as Michael Hunsaker.
I'm glad he doesn't have that ugly pedostache in the movie.
One of the greatest film openings ever. Music and transition to animated sequence is the BEST!!
I envy anybody that hasn't seen this movie yet
Oh the memories watchin horror movies with my dad, we watched stuff like this togather when I was young
best creepshow out of the 3
This was the first horror movie I watched when I was a child. My dad had it for VHS (that'll tell you how old I am, lol), along with the sequel. I'd watch them all the time. M favorite tales were Father's Day and the Crate.
Love & nostalgia \;;/
super classic Romero movie, all the 4 episodes are great….and the OST is amazing!
This happened to my first Hustler, but I always suspected that Dad kept it instead of throwing it away.
Thanks, man.
Rodan's so awesome they devoted an entire shot to him.
Compared to the father the wraith seems pleasant and friendly
Very powerful opening actually!
After watching the zombie outside of the window & smiling to the kid, that movie freak me out, it was Jeepers Creepers
Proud to say that this was the 3rd movie that I ever saw at the movies. First Empire Strikes Back, then E. T., and then Creepshow.
Top 10v horror movie of the 80s, if not all-time.
The only other horro-anthology in its league was Tales From the Darkside almost a decade later.
They don't make 'em like this anymore.
The DVD opens like this; no title screens or ads, just the suburban house and the keyboard.
what a classic rip George
The year I was born and I love this genre ❤
The nostalgia omfg
Love this movie. Tim Burton, if you're reading this, stop doing Disney, and get back to what you're good at and adapt this movie, and cast me it in it as Ted Danson's role and Leonardo DiCaprio as Leslie Nielsen's role. :)
Love this.
This is the greatest horror film of all time.
Iconic soundtrack 😀
All time favorite TV show and movie
Classic
How this brings back memories..
I love Creepshow! There is now a series based on the 1982 classic with new, spine chilling tales! The season 2 episode, " The Model Kid" reminds me a lot of the opening and ending credits of the movie!
A true horror classic. I'm surprised Creepshow never got a TV show like Tales from the Crypt or Tales from the Darkside.
And do you think Raoul the host of this movie looks like the Cryptkeeper?
In 2020 it finally happened.
I remember watching this on cable, when I was 9 years old 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
0:39 That's Tom Atkins playing the abusive father in this movie!
Love ❤️
I still think Billy's father just signed his own death warrant when he threw that comic book outside
Loved this movie growing up. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls - Welcome to the Creepshow!
My mom still has the 1990 Cheesy shield VHS of this. On 2/10/2017, me and my dad were gonna watch it but i was 13 almost 14 at the time. When i was younger the pumpkin zooming in scared me. Now 17 almost 18, it still will do it.
Great anthology film.
All the stories were cool.
I was about 10 years old or younger when i would sit in front of the television watching Nightmare Theater and Creepshow on Saturday Afternoons.