Demon Knight (1994)
- Starring:
- Billy Zane, Bill Sadler, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ernest R. Dickerson, Gilbert Adler, (more
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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This first theatrical feature spun off from the television series Tales from the Crypt (which was in turn inspired by the infamous EC horror comics of the 1950s) concerns a mysterious man named Brayker (Bill Sadler), who arrives at a church-turned-rooming house in a small town in New Mexico. Hot on his trail is an equally mysterious and very menacing figure known as the Collector (Billy Zane), who arrives with policemen in tow; he claims that Brayker stole some keys from him, and he wants the cops to help him reclaim them. It turns out, however, that the "keys" are actually several amulets that contain drops of the blood of Christ; they can be used to ward off evil in the right hands, but they can lead the world to doom if used improperly. The Collector and his forces lay siege to the house with the other residents caught in the middle between Brayker and the Collector, including alcoholic Uncle Willy (Dick Miller), prostitute Cordelia (Brenda Bakke), sleazy Southerner Roach (Thomas Haden Church), postal employee Wally (Charles Fleischer), sensible Jeryline (Jada Pinkett), and landlady Irene (CCH Pounder). Bordello of Blood, the second Tales from the Crypt feature, hit theaters the following year. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 93 mins
Complete Cast:
- Billy Zane - The Collector
- Jada Pinkett Smith - Jeryline
- CCH Pounder - Irene
- Ken Baldwin - Dickerson
- Gary Farmer - Deputy Bob Martel
- Dale Swann - Bus Driver
- Thomas Haden Church - Roach
- Mecki Heussen
- Charles Fleischer - Wally Enfield
- John Larroquette - Slasher (opening sequence) (uncredited)
- Bill Sadler - Brayker
- Brenda Bakke - Cordelia
- Dick Miller - Uncle Willy
- Tim de Zarn - Homer
- Sherrie Rose - Wanda
- Graham Galloway - Fred
- Tony Salome - Sirach
- John Schuck - Sheriff Tupper
- John Kassir - Crypt Keeper
- Director(s):
- Gilbert Adler, Ernest R. Dickerson
- Writer(s):
- Mark Bishop, Cyrus Voris, Ethan Reiff
- Producer(s):
- Richard Donner, Gilbert Adler, Richard Edlund
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Gore, Profanity, Adult Situations)
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