In the nineties in Russia there were few Western series, they just started appearing on the air and were especially loved by young people. The series "Tales from the Crypt", whose actors are still appearing on screens, but in Hollywood blockbusters, was no exception. Now this tape is worth looking at least to see it as a favorite actor and see what it was like at the dawn of his career.
History of the creation of the series
In the fifties, comics with the name "Tales from the Crypt" were popular in the United States. Like many other stories in pictures, they became the basis for several films. At first, the directors tried to translate them into separate full-length films, but the film had to contain 5 stories, which was not very popular with the audience. In the early seventies, only 2 such films were released.
The television series "Tales from the Crypt" appeared on the screens in mid-1989. He undertook to broadcast the HBO cable channel. The producer of the series was Robert Zemeckis, known for the trilogy "Back to the Future." The remaining creators took a lesser part in the life of the project. Until 1994, the television series flourished, but then Fox acquired the rights to it. From that moment on, censorship appeared in it, and then the series completely closed.
Who directed the Tales from the Crypt?
It is believed that the director of this television series was only Robert Zemeckis, but this is not so: in different years episodes were created by other famous personalities. Zemeckis protégé
Michael J Fox, for example, has staged several episodes of this show. It was difficult for him to work, because it was during this period that it became known about Parkinson's disease, with which the actor and director have been struggling for more than 25 years.
Arnold Schwarzenegger also tried himself as the director of this show. Young actors of the series "Tales from the Crypt" willingly collaborated with the star, took over his experience. At that time, he was at the peak of fame, which did not stop him from finding time in his busy schedule for shooting. This experience, according to Schwarzenegger, was very useful, he is still proud to be involved in the creation of this series. He also played in one of the episodes of the show.
John Cashier
In one photo, all the actors of the television series "Tales from the Crypt" will not be able to get, since more than a hundred celebrities participated in this project. But there was one person who participated in each episode - his name is John Cashier. Russian viewers do not know this actor in person and did not even hear his voice, because he played in the series the role of crypt keeper. But everyone who saw at least an episode of the series heard Cassir's eerie laugh.
An actor was born in Baltimore in 1957. He began to build a career by American standards late - for the first time he hit the screens in 1986, when he played in one of the episodes of the series "Detective Agency" Moonlight ". Today, the cashier has starred in more than 160 projects, he is actively voicing video games and cartoons. The role of the crypt keeper has more than once found echoes in the cashier's career. He returned to her several times while participating in feature films.
Actors who participated in several episodes
The series is built in such a way that each of its 25-minute parts is a different story. Stories are united only by the main idea - any bad act will lead to unpleasant consequences. Most of the actors of the series "Tales from the Crypt" starred in only one episode, but several men appeared before the audience in different roles several times. Critics have more than once been unflattering about such a director’s idea, but Zemeckis laughed off that he was inviting verified people, because in Hollywood a limited number of actors can cope with the tasks.
One of the "old-timers" of the television series is Bell Marshall, you can know him from the films "Rum Diary", "Oscar" and "Fraudsters". He was born in 1942, but only appeared on movie screens in 1984. This is due to the fact that others convinced him of the lack of talent. Other actors from the series "Tales from the Crypt" are also known, who were shot at the same time as Marshall: Larry Drake, Lance Henriksen, Michael, Ironside. All of them often play episodic roles in American television series. When the series appeared on the cable channel and received feedback from the audience, the need to engage the actors several times disappeared, the young and not very lyceum actors themselves began to come to the casting.
What famous actors can be found in the series?
Almost all the actors of the television series "Tales from the Crypt" are now known. Fans of American TV shows and Hollywood blockbusters often meet them on screens. In one of the episodes, the charming Mark Pellegrino played . Now he is the star of the series “Supernatural”, where he again got the role of a negative character - Lucifer.
Also in separate episodes you can meet the very young Brad Pitt (you know him from the films Inglourious Basterds, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 12 Ocean's Friends, and many others), Tom Hanks (his work: Turner and Hooch, "Outcast" and others), Steve Buscemi (starred in two parts of "Spy Kids" and both films "Classmates"), Joe Pesci (better known for the first two parts of "Home Alone", where he played the unlucky thief).
Before the closing of the series, aspiring actor Daniel Craig took part in it, who received world fame after the role of James Bond. You can find it in episode 7 of the last season of the series. Often famous musicians were invited to the Tales from the Crypt. For example, in episode 8 of the second season, you can see the famous musician Iggy Pop.
What famous women participated in the series?
For the most part, the famous actors of the television series "Tales from the Crypt" are men, but without women the series would not be interesting. Young actresses were shot in it, who never gained popularity, models, famous movie stars. In particular, Twiggy appeared in one of the episodes, who at that time had already moved to America. Tom Hanks' wife
Rita Wilson also participated in the creation of the series, she starred in one of the episodes (you can see this actress in the films "Runaway Bride" and "Sleepless in Seattle").
In 1990, the role of Katie Marno in this series was played by the growing actress Damie Moore. She appeared before the audience in almost the same manner as in the film “The Ghost”, since the shooting was conducted in parallel. In 1991, Whoopi Goldberg also appeared on the screen in the episode "Deadly Expectation" in the role of Peliga. After that, her career reached a new level.
Later, a small role went to the novice actress Teri Hatcher, who a few years later became famous thanks to the role of Susan in the series “Desperate Housewives”. At that time, Teri went to auditions in all prime time series to get at least a small role. She starred in episodes of more than ten television shows.