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| Director: | Ernest R. Dickerson | 
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| Writer: | Cyrus Voris, Mark Bishop, Ethan Reiff | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 13, 1995 | 
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| Director: | Ernest R. Dickerson | 
| Writer: | Cyrus Voris, Mark Bishop, Ethan Reiff | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Horror, Thriller | 
| Keywords | prostitute, key, chosen one, god, based on comic, demon, crypt keeper | 
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Tales From The Crypt Holdings | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $21,089,146
                Budget: $13,000,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Billy Zane | The Collector | 
| William Sadler | Frank Brayker | 
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Jeryline | 
| CCH Pounder | Irene | 
| Brenda Bakke | Cordelia | 
| Dick Miller | Uncle Willy | 
| Thomas Haden Church | Roach | 
| John Schuck | Sheriff Tupper | 
| Gary Farmer | Deputy Bob Martel | 
| Charles Fleischer | Wally Enfield | 
| Tim DeZarn | Homer | 
| Sherrie Rose | Wanda | 
| John Kassir | Crypt Keeper (voice) | 
| Ryan O'Donohue | Danny | 
| Tony Salome | Sirach | 
| Chasey Lain | Party Babe | 
| Traci Bingham | Party Babe | 
| Te-See Bender | Party Babe | 
| Ponti Butler | Party Babe | 
| Reda Beebe | Party Babe | 
| Veronica Culver | Party Babe | 
| Tina Lawrence | Party Babe (as Tina Hollimon) | 
| Elaine del Valle | Party Babe (as Elaine Marks) | 
| Mim Parker | Party Babe | 
| Peggy Trentini | Amanda | 
| Mark David Kennerly | Other Collector | 
| Kathy Barbour | Crypt Keeper Starlet | 
| Tina New | Crypt Keeper Starlet | 
| John Larroquette | Slasher (opening sequence) (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Rick Bota | Director of Photography | 
| Michael Runyard | Stunts | 
| Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts | 
| Ernest R. Dickerson | Director | 
| Cyrus Voris | Writer | 
| Christiaan Wagener | Production Design | 
| Warden Neil | Costume Design | 
| Justin B. Henderson | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Leigh Webb | First Assistant Director | 
| Gregory Hainer | Sound Designer | 
| John T. Van Vliet | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Larry Nicholas | Stunts | 
| Keith Tellez | Stunts | 
| Phil Oetiker | Camera Operator | 
| Tim Cooney | Sound Mixer | 
| Marc Vanocur | Sound Editor | 
| Sean Garnhart | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Scott Patton | Makeup Supervisor | 
| Mark Bishop | Writer | 
| Stephen Lovejoy | Editor | 
| George Toomer Jr. | Set Decoration | 
| Trish Keating | Costume Design | 
| Mark Cookson | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts | 
| Rusty Hanson | Stunts | 
| Kelsee King-Devoreaux | Stunts | 
| Jim Stephan | Stunts | 
| Christopher Faloona | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Rick Tiedeman | Steadicam Operator | 
| Tim Boggs | ADR Supervisor | 
| Patrick Giraudi | Dialogue Editor | 
| Tim Chilton | Foley Artist | 
| Donna-Lou Henderson | Makeup Artist | 
| Ethan Reiff | Writer | 
| Colin D. Irwin | Art Direction | 
| Daphne Lawson | Hairstylist | 
| Scott Wheeler | Makeup Supervisor | 
| Eric Jones | Second Assistant Director | 
| John Ross | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunts | 
| Kay Kimler | Stunts | 
| Lou Slaughter | Stunts | 
| Steve Fink | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 
| Michael Simpson | Sound Editor | 
| Frederick Howard | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Derek Marcil | ADR Mixer | 
| Shannon J. Thompson | Special Effects | 
| Edward Shearmur | Original Music Composer | 
| Jaki Brown | Casting | 
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts | 
| Todd Masters | Makeup Designer | 
| Shane Dixon | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator | 
| Eddie Matthews | Stunts | 
| Walter Phelan | Stunts | 
| Brian Smrz | Stunts | 
| Danny Wynands | Stunts | 
| Danny Elfman | Main Title Theme Composer | 
| Scott Coulter | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| David Giler | Executive Producer | 
| Robert Zemeckis | Executive Producer | 
| A L Katz | Producer | 
| Wendy Wanderman | Co-Producer | 
| Alexander B. Collett | Associate Producer | 
| Dan Cracchiolo | Associate Producer | 
| Gilbert Adler | Producer | 
| Richard Edlund | Producer | 
| Scott Nimerfro | Co-Producer | 
| Walter Hill | Executive Producer | 
| Joel Silver | Executive Producer | 
| Hermes Pan | Producer | 
| Richard Donner | Executive Producer | 
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Yeeeeeeaaaaaaah booooyyyyyyy. I have very fond memories of _Demon Knight_ from the days of the active horror community on Tumblr. I don't know if this is "good", but must a movie be "good"? Can we not simply have BIlly Zane wearing sunglasses in the dark, commanding his squad of practical effect ... demon puppets, and call it a day? Sidenote: I know this is a _Tales from the Crypt_ movie, but I would happily have given up the Cryptkeeper bookends for 5 more minutes of the actually story, silly as it is. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._