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| Year: | 1993 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | John Carpenter |
| Genre: | Anthology |
| Starring: | John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106449/ |
| Tagline: | Zip yourself in tight! |
| Favourite line: | "Ah, body bags. You see, if it's murder, suicide or a nasty accident, they put them in here." |
Darkly comic anthology from John Carpenter.
This is three short stories, interlinked by a scene in a mortuary, where the mortician is actually played by Carpenter himself.
Other than that it is notable for a string of cameo appearances from people in the horror world (see above).
And, my God, it's actually very good.
First up we have the slasher story, parodying Carpenter's own Halloween.
Next is a ball burstingly funny tale about a guy obsessed about his recent hair loss, and finally Mark 'Skywalker' Hamill plays a baseball player given a new implanted eye after a car accident.
It's all played for black laughs, and is very successful.
Highly enjoyable.
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