Demon Knight (1995)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1995
Running Times: 92 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: DTS

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Universal Pictures
Executive Producers: David Giler, Joel Silver, Richard Donner, Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill
Producers: Alan Katz, Gilbert Adler
Opening Sequence Producer: Richard Edlund
Co-Producers: Scott Nimerfro, Wendy Wanderman
Associate Producers: Alexander B. Collett, Dan Cracchiolo
Production Manager: F.A. Miller
Production Controller: Mary Montiforte

SCRIPT
Script: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, Mark Bishop

DIRECTION
Director: Ernest Dickerson
Crypt Keeper Sequences Director: Gilbert Adler
2nd Unit Director: Shane Dixon
1st Assistant Director: Leigh A. Webb
2nd Assistant Director: Eric Jones
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: Jodi Ehrlich

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Rick Bota
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Christopher Faloona
Camera Operator: Phil Oetiker
Steadicam Operator: Rick Tiedeman
Key Grip: Steve Smith
Grip: Juan Morse
Dolly Grip: Charles Smith
Colour: DeLuxe

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Stephen Lovejoy
1st Assistant Editor: Evan Fisher
Assistant Editors: Gina Zappala, Timothy Alverson
Apprentice Editor: Peter Ettinger

MUSIC
Music: Ed Shearmur
Main Title Theme: Danny Elfman
Songs: Richard Patrick (Hey Man Nice Shot); Rollins Band (Fall Guy); Bonny Rice (Mustang Sally); Roosevelt Shannon (Baby, I Love You); A.Berkely, R.Diggs, A.Hamilton, P.Huston (1-800-Suicide); Pantera (Cemetery Gates); S. Brown, J. Brown, H. Stallings (Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses!)); Alain Jourgensen, Paul Barker, Frank Nariello (Tonight We Murder); Robb Flynn (My Misery... (Demon Knight)); Dave Mustaine (Diadems)
Songs Performed By: Filter (Hey Man Nice Shot); Rollins Band (Fall Guy); Wilson Pickett (Mustang Sally); Aretha Franklin (Baby, I Love You); Gravediggaz (1-800-Suicide); Pantera (Cemetery Gates); James Brown (Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses!)); Ministry (Tonight We Murder); Machine Head (My Misery... (Demon Knight)); Megadeth (Diadems)
Songs Produced By: Filter, Brian Liesegang (Hey Man Nice Shot); Theo Van Rock (Fall Guy); Prince Paul (1-800-Suicide); Terry Date, Pantera (Cemetery Gates); Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan (Tonight We Murder); Vincent Wojno and Machine Head (My Misery... (Demon Knight)); Max Norman, Dave Mustaine (Diadems)
Executive Music Producer: Michael Kamen

SOUND
Sound Designer: Gregory Hainer
Re-Recording Mixer: John Ross
Sound Editor: Marc Vanocur
Dialogue Editor: Patrick Giraudi
ADR Mixer: Derek Marcil
Supervising ADR Editor: Tim Boggs
Sound Effects Editors: Frederick Howard, Sean Garnhart

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Donna-Lou Henderson
Hair: Daphne Stephen
Costume Designers: Trish Keating, Warden Neil
Wardrobe Supervisor: Randall Thropp

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Effects Make Up: Scott Coulter, Todd Masters

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Crypt Keeper Effects: Kevin Yagher Productions
Special Effects / Animatronics Designer: Scott Coulter
Demon Effects Co-Designer / Supervisor: Scott Patton
Special Effects Technicians: Anthony Simonaitis, Joel P. Blanchard
Puppeteers: F. Charles Lutkus III, David Stinnett, Erik Schaper, Mecki Heussen, N. Brock Winkless IV, Van Snowden

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Available Light Ltd
Opening Sequence: Boss Film Studios
Additional Digital Visual Effects: 4MC; Digital Magic Company
Visual Effects Supervisor: John T. Van Vliet
Digital Effects: Todd Masters
Digital Animator: Laurel Klick
Digital Compositor: Available Light: January Nordman
Matte Artist: Rocco Gioffre
Miniature Visual Effects: Sessums Engineering

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Christiaan Wagener
Art Director: Colin Irwin
Set Decorator: George Toomer
Buyer: Yvette Taylor
Promotional Art: Sam Greenmun

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Cosmo Genovese

LOCATIONS
Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Shane Dixon
Stunts: Greg Barnett, Rusty Hanson, Billy Hank Hooker, Kay Kimler, Kelsee Devoreaux, Eddie Matthews, John Meier, Larry Nicholas, Walter T. Phelan Jr, Jimmy N. Roberts, Debby Lynn Ross, Michael Runyard, Brian Smrz, Jim Stephan, Keith Tellez, Dan Wynands

CASTING
Casting: Jaki Brown-Karman

CAST
John Kassir (voice of the Crypt Keeper)
Billy Zane (The Collector)
William Sadler (Brayker)
Jada Pinkett (Jeryline)
Brenda Bakke (Cordelia)
CCH Pounder (Irene)
Dick Miller (Uncle Willy)
Thomas Haden Church (Roach)
John Schuck (Sheriff Tupper)
Gary Farmer (Deputy Bob Martel)
Charles Fleischer (Wally Enfield)
Tim Dezarn (Homer)
Sherrie Rose (Wanda)
Ryan Sean O'Donohue (Danny)
Tony Salome (Sirach)
Ken Baldwin (Dickerson)
Tiffany Anne (aka: Chasey Lain), Reda Beebe, Te-See Bender, Traci Bingham, Ponti Butler, Veronica Culver, Tina Hollimon, Elaine Marks (real name: Elaine del Valle), Mim Parker (party babes)
Dale Swann (bus driver)
Mark D. Kennerly (other collector)
Peggy Trentini (Amanda)
Kathy Barbour, Tina New (Crypt Keeper starlets)
Stephanie Sain (voice of Mavis)
Tom Vincini (Crypt Keeper body double)
Graham Galloway (Fred (uncredited))
John Larroquette (slasher (uncredited))

PLOT SUMMARY

Brayker carries the last of seven keys which once held the blood of Christ. The keys were scattered throughout the universe to prevent them from faling int ot the wrong hands, but most have now been found by The Collector. If he finds Brayker, chaos will engulf the universe – and now he's found Brayker, in a small, out of the way town...

AVAILABILITY

Brazil
Video Distributors: CIC Vídeo

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: UIP

UK
Video Distributors: CIC Video

USA
Theatrical Distributors: MCA/Universal Pictures
Video Distributors: MCA
DVD Distributors: Image Entertainment (ID 4233 USDVD)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: MA

Finland
Rating: K-18

Germany
Rating: 18

Spain
Rating: 13

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

1995
January
13: USA – theatrical release

March
16: Germany – theatrical release

April
21: Spain – theatrical release

June
2: UK – theatrical release

October
6: Finland – theatrical release

1998
March
18: USA - DVD release (Image Entertainment (ID 4233 USDVD))

POSTER TAGS

Ready for your deadtime story?

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Demon Keeper
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
Tales from the Crypt (1989 - 1996)

SEQUEL
Bordello of Blood (1996)

SEE ALSO
Beetlejuice (1988)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
That's Entertainment! (1974)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Bild and Bubbla no.151 (December 2000) pp.102-106 (Sweden)
article (by David Haglund)

Cinefantastique January 1995 pp.12-13 (USA)
illustrated article

Dreamwatch no.17 p.45 (UK)
illustrated review

epd Film vol.12 no.4 (1 April 1995) pp.36-37 (Germany)
review (by Frank Arnold)

FilmMagasinet February / March 1996 p.79 (Norway)
review (by Kathrine Kristiansen)

Imagi-Movies vol.2 no.3 (Spring 1995) pp.8-9 (USA)
illustrated production notes (by Bruce G. Hallenbeck)

Scarlet Street no.17 pp.22, 24-25 (USA)
review

Time Out 31 May - 7 June 1995 p.64 (UK)
review

Variety 16 January 1995 (USA)
credits, review

BOOKS

The Psychotronic Video Guide p.553
credits, review

KEYWORDS

children, comic into film, crucifixion, decapitation, demons, dismemberment, exploding heads, gore, guillotines, motels, possession, severed arms, severed heads, television series into film, twist endings

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009