Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
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Comedy, Horror, Thriller
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1995
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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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
13 Jan 1995
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$13,000,000
Revenue:
$21,089,146
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Pic is neither funny enough nor scary enough to be fully satisfying as either a shocker or a spoof.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
19 May 2008
fresh:
Between scenes of splattering gore in which severed heads literally roll across the floor, the movie has a good time spoofing itself and a gallery of mostly sleazy characters who confront a crew of blood-thirsty demons.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Next time out, let's hope it involves a story that can stand on its own, without having to be propped up by the Crypt Keeper's silly patter.
– David Kronke,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb 2001
rotten:
The movie isn't particularly well-paced, and I found it dull.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Good entertainment stretched to three times its natural length is rarely three times better, but bad entertainment dragged out that long will typically be three times worse.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000