An unmade one Stories from the Crypt movie, kill easy, gets a table read for charity. The charity will be the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF), which supports working and retired members of the entertainment community with a safety net of health and social services. The film was intended to be part of a trilogy of feature films, which would ultimately consist of, in order, demon knight, Bordello of bloodand Ritual.
The original plan for a Stories from the Crypt film trilogy looked very different from what was eventually made. For starters, Demon knight was initially planned as the second film in the proposed trilogy, but was made first because it was considered “the most Tales-like”. Then it should be tracked Kill simple (later renamed Fat Tuesday) and Death toll.
While the information on the unmade sequels is scant, all that is known is definitive Death toll is that it would be about a documentary filmmaker who discovers his uncle’s dark secret. However, a few more details about what Kill simple would have looked would have been revealed. In a magazine interview (via LMW), co-screenwriter AL Katz said the film would be more psychological than gory.
“In fact, we wrote a scene today where a shadow figure squeezes through an old lady’s skull and into her brain. And that’s exactly where the movie begins,” said Katz.
The film, based on a script by JP Kelly, is said to have been set in the Deep South and is about a man trying to figure out what happened in his past. But sadly, memories of that past will also bring back an evil entity if they were ever recalled. So as he gets closer to the truth, he gets closer to freeing this thing from the prison that’s inside him.
“We’re going to create a unique villain – one you’ve never seen before that’s compelling and funny. It’s going to terrify you.”
According to Damn disgusting, co-writer Gilbert Adler had an interview with Fangoria in 1996 in which he said that Dead Easy eventually became too scary. As they rewrote it, the movie intensified while losing much of the humor. Adler said they always thought that was an important part of it Stories from the Crypt was that it would scare people and then make them laugh.
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Rumor has it that the script, which called for a large cast of African Americans, was eventually produced with a cast of all-white actors as it was deemed more commercially viable. So even though the movie was done, producer Joel Silver stepped in and locked him up for fear of being labeled a racist.
Again, that’s just a rumor. The cast list for the table read has been released and consists mostly of white actors. So far, the actors involved in the table read include Sean Astin, Jake Busey, Tia Carrere, Brett Cullen, Leslie Zemeckis, Chelsea Rebecca and John Kassir. Several of those actors have already appeared in episodes of the show.
Cullen was in one of the earliest Stories from the Crypt episodes. “Only Sin Deep” was the fourth episode of season one. The plot of that episode involved a narcissistic former prostitute, played by Lea Thompson, who ends up selling her beauty to a pawnbroker. Cullen plays the wealthy bachelor she ends up with.
Carrere was in the third episode of season four entitled “On a Deadman’s Chest.” That episode was about a rock musician played by Yul Vazquez, who absolutely hates the wife of his band’s guitarist. He gets a tattoo of the woman, Carrere’s character, on his chest, after which things start to get really interesting.
Kassir was in the eleventh episode of season five, “Oil’s Well That Ends Well”, about two con men, played by Lou Diamond Phillips and Priscilla Presley, who target a group of southern gentlemen, one of whom is played by Alan Ruck. During the episode’s outro, the Crypt Keeper took time to compliment Kassir’s performance, especially his voice.
Busey was in the eleventh episode of season six, “Surprise Party.” The episode’s plot involves a man, played by Adam Storke, who inherits a house that should have been abandoned, only to have a party in full swing. Busey plays one of the guests at the party, who ends up confronting the new homeowner.
You’ll have the chance to see the cast perform on December 13 at noon PST. To get the private YouTube link, you need to donate an amount to the MPTF at https://mptf.com/donate/, please send your receipt to DeadEasy2022@gmail.com. You should receive the link the day before the event, which is also the last day to donate.