Body Bags [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Body Bags [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

 Cast: Robert Carradine
Robert Carradine
, Alex Datcher
Alex Datcher
, Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
, Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
, David Naughton
David Naughton
Body Bags [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Body Bags [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

 Cast: Robert Carradine
Robert Carradine
, Alex Datcher
Alex Datcher
, Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
, Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
, David Naughton
David Naughton

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Overview

Horror virtuoso John Carpenter hosts this goofy horror anthology, originally produced for Showtime as a gory stepchild of HBO's Tales from the Crypt series. Playing an emaciated, eye-rolling "coroner," John introduces the audience to a triptych of creepy vignettes in the EC horror-comics mode while paddling about in the guts of assorted cadavers and cracking jokes more gag-inducing than anything oozing on the slab. Two of the stories are directed by Carpenter himself: "The Gas Station" is a retread (pun intended) of Halloween-style scare tactics as a pretty gas-station attendant watches various oddballs pass by her window after hearing that an escaped killer is on the loose; "Hair" is a morbid, hilarious look at man's obsession with his own virility in which Stacy Keach turns to a bizarre hair-growth clinic (run by David Warner & Debbie Harry) which promises instant results, but at a horrific price. The third segment, directed by Tobe Hooper, involves a baseball player (Mark Hamill) who receives an eye transplant after a car accident and soon begins having optical flashbacks revealing (you guessed it) the identity and tendencies of the eye's former owner -- a serial killer. The second segment is by far the most entertaining, featuring a wonderfully neurotic performance by Keach, but the first and last chapters are too derivative to offer much for the discriminating horror buff, although the same fans will enjoy several cute cameos from other genre directors, including Wes Craven, Sam Raimi and Roger Corman.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/12/2013
UPC: 0826663144390
Original Release: 1993
Rating: NR
Source: Shout Factory
Region Code: A
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:35:00
Sales rank: 16,391

Special Features

Audio Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Actor Robert Carradine on "The Gas Station"; Audio Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Actor Stacy Keach on "Hair"; Audio Commentary with Producer Sandy King and Justin Beahm on "Eye"; Unzipping Body Bags featurette with John Carpenter, Producer Sandy King and actors Stacy Keach and Robert Carradine; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Robert Carradine Bill
Alex Datcher Anne
Stacy Keach Richard
Mark Hamill Brent
David Naughton Pete
Sheena Easton Megan
David Warner Dr. Lock
Deborah Harry Nurse
Twiggy Cathy
Peter Jason Gent
Molly Cheek Divorcee
Wes Craven Pasty-Faced Man
Sam Raimi Dead Attendant
Buck Flower Stranger,Stranger
Roger Corman Dr. Bregman
Tobe Hooper Man #2
John Carpenter Coroner,Composer
Charles Napier Manager
Sean McClory Minister
Kim Alexis Woman
Eddie Vélez Player
Gregory Nicotero Man with Dog
John Agar Dr. Lang
Bebe Drake Nurse
Tom Arnold Man #1
Lucy Boryer Peggy
Jim Lang Composer

Technical Credits
John Carpenter Director,Producer,Executive Producer
Tobe Hooper Director
Sandy King Producer,Executive Producer
Dan Angel Producer,Executive Producer
Howard Jensen Special Effects
Billy Brown Screenwriter
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