Campfire Tales (1991 film)
Campfire Tales | |
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Directed by | William Cooke Paul Talbot |
Written by | William Cooke Paul Talbot |
Produced by | Paul Talbot |
Starring | Gunnar Hansen Robin Roberts Tres Holton Courtney Ballard |
Cinematography | William Cooke |
Edited by | William Cooke Paul Talbot Roger Thomas |
Music by | Kevin Green Stan Lollis |
Production company | Crimson Productions |
Distributed by | KB Releasing |
Release date | 1991 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Campfire Tales is a 1991 American
Plot
The first story involves a young couple returning home after hearing on the radio that a murderer with a hook on his right hand has escaped from the local
The second story involves two stoners searching for
The third story has to do with a greedy, selfish man returning home to his mother for Christmas. He kills her for the inheritance, pushing her down the stairs leading into the basement. He leaves the body and heads over to his brother's house to watch his two children while he and his wife leave for the emergency room due to the husband breaking his arm putting up their Christmas Tree. The children tell him a tale about an evil Santa Claus known as "Satan Claus" who comes and punishes those who do evil things throughout the year. He leaves to head back to his mother's house, plotting what he is going to tell the police and his brother. Upon returning he is attacked by Satan Claus, who rips his heart out.
The fourth story and final story is about a
The wrap around story involves the young men going to sleep with the
Cast
"Campfire Segments"
- Gunnar Hansen as Ralph
- Robin Roberts as Jason
- Tres Holton as Billy
- Courtney Ballard as Danny
"The Hook"
- Lora Podell as Susan
- H. Ray York as The Hook
- Johnny Tamblyn as Jim
"Overtoke"
- Jeff Jordan as Chris
- David Avin as Larry
- Kevin Draine as Martin
- Michael R. Smith as Frank
- Terrill Douglas as Addict
- Bob Gonzalez as Addict
- Walter Kaufmann as Addict
"The Fright Before Xmas"
- Paul Kaufmann as Steve
- Barbara Jackson as Mother
- Walter Kaufmann as Joe
- Lori Tate as Cheryl
- Josh Craig as Chucky
- Sarah Craig as Susie
- Michael R. Smith as Satan Claus
"Skull and Crossbones"
- Lawrence E. Campbell as The Pirate
- Harold Odom as The Black Man
- William Cooke as The Cabin Boy
- F. Douglas Gore as Zombie
- Eric John Litra as Zombie
- Dan Rogers as Zombie
- Tracy Huggins as Zombie
- Michael R. Smith as Zombie
Reception
Website Mondo Digital wrote about the film: "Despite the immediate presence of Hansen, Campfire Tales may be a bit difficult for jaded horror fans to warm up to; the first half hour or so is standard zero-budget fare with only an unusual amount of gore to distinguish it. Stick with it, though, and you'll be well rewarded; the last two stories really pay off with a fine mix of storytelling, grue, and sick laughs; coupled with some atmospheric camerawork and nifty monster effects. "[1] The Video Graveyard gave it two and a half stars.[2]
Re-release
The film was re-released on DVD in 2002 from Sub Rosa.
References
- ^ "Campfire Tales". Mondo Digital. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Campfire Tales". The Video Graveyard. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
External links
- Campfire Tales at IMDb
- Campfire Tales at Rotten Tomatoes