Movie
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-01-13
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Horror, Comedy, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Tales From The Crypt Holdings, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Billy Zane as The Collector
- William Sadler as Frank Brayker
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Jeryline
- CCH Pounder as Irene
- Brenda Bakke as Cordelia
- Dick Miller as Uncle Willy
- Thomas Haden Church as Roach
- John Schuck as Sheriff Tupper
- Gary Farmer as Deputy Bob Martel
- Charles Fleischer as Wally Enfield
- Tim DeZarn as Homer
- Sherrie Rose as Wanda
Crew
- Ernest R. Dickerson - Director
- Ethan Reiff - Writer
- Cyrus Voris - Writer
- Mark Bishop - Writer
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