So they decide to make a fire, sit around it and tell scary stories. Actoragecheck is a free service that allows you to quickly view the age of an actoractress along with their age in a specific movie its important to note that the age of a person in a particular movie is based on the movies release date, and may not represent the actual filming date. In my own anthology experiences, the main stories have tended to improve in quality as each story plays out, campfire tales is different, it opens weakly has two great stories in the middle and then closes on a damp boring squib. The two faced each other ten feet apart, neither making a. Think its a great all in one night dark and creepy campfire film with. One of the storytellers is horror legend gunnar hansen. The two movies share a similar theme that being short horror stories told around a campfire, but otherwise, theyre completely separate movies. A couple james marsden and amy smart tries to have sex in their car while a hook handed killer lurks around. Barrett appeared in the september 1998 issue of maxim, in an article promoting the new fall television series. Campfire tales is a 1997 american anthology horror film directed by matt cooper, martin kunert, and david semel. While driving in a dangerous zigzag manner on a lonely road in the night, the teenager cliff has a car accident with his friends lauren, alex and eric. The authors the camp host and guest camp hosts will present stories and resources, both of the national parks and those who visit them exploring how we shape our.
In the locket, the biker scott is crossing the country on his motorcycle. Little girl amanda alex mckenna has to spend time alone at home with the family dog odin, while some creep stalks her. Ferguson and kim murphy in campfire tales 1997 kim murphy and christine taylor in. While it could never be accused of being truly appalling, blandness is just as heinous a crime in keepers book and that is where campfire tales falls flat on its sorry face. These stories represent a lifetime of riding, owning, camping and traveling with horses. The guy wants to see what is inside of the girls locket, so he takes it off her neck and opens it to find both of their pictures inside. Campfire tales offers a collection of more than 30 campfire stories. Ferguson, christine taylor, christopher masterson, kim murphy, ron livingston, jennifer macdonald, hawthorne james, alex mckenna, devon odessa, jonathan fuller, martin kunert, matt cooper, the campfire tales people can lick too the honeymoon, the campfire. The first time i saw the movie i admit, i didnt really care much for the wrap around story. I know there are an infinite amount of other options and expert opinions out there for backcountry kitchen strategy, but this is the one that works for me, and has been tested. Campfire tales 1991 a grizzled derelict tells a quartet of horror tales to a trio of young campers. The telling of a good campfire story can be the most enjoyable and memorable portion of your scouting adventure.
It flatlines somewhat spectacularly and that is downright unacceptable for a feature given five. The film is made up of three individual short segments that are presented in an. Matt cooper the honeymoon, martin kunert the hook, people can lick too, david semel the campfire, the locket. Returning home from a concert and driving recklessly. The film is about a group of teenagers telling ghost stories around a campfire. Login with amazon try a 30day free trial of amazon prime relogin required on woot. One of my favorite depictions of those popular stories ever brought to screen was the 1997 directtovideo film, campfire tales. Campfire tales 1997 imdb a group of teens, stranded in the woods after a car accident, entertain themselves by telling classic horror stories. Its just a little sterile when all is said and done. Such is the case with campfire tales, an anthology new. Ghostly tales abound as four kids around a campfire spin scary yarns, all based in part on common urban legends. The locket by richard paul evans have read other works by the author and have enjoyed them. Two in fact, the last one thrown in more for laughs. Then were served every horror clicha in the book, from the fake suspense.
When the man returns from his herd, scott finds the truth about. This is the next chapter to my forthcoming ebook, and just like in other chapters, this theme is about moving light and fast. They then build a fire to wait for help and decide to tell campfire stories to scare one another convincing each other that all of this really happened but each tale is more terrifying each time. People can lick too, the campfire, the honeymoon, the hook, the locket. When he has a problem with his bike, he finds an isolated house where the gorgeous dumb heather wallace lives with her father. Campfire tales has us wanting smore 20 years later horror. Fans of oldfashioned, twothumbsup, boxoftissues tales will love the locket. In campfire tales, the segment is about a guy who falls in love with a girl wearing a locket. Horror takes a detour deep into the woods in this terrifying cross between scream and tales from the crypt, starring christine taylor dodgeball and ron livingston office space. The pilot southern pines, nc a heartwarming, threehanky.
Campfire tales 1991 directed by william cooke, paul talbot. What follows is a series of eerie tales that include monsters, psychopaths, and ghosts, and that remind you that things arent always what they seem. Its a good way to get in some quiet cuddling time on a cold winter night or a long midsummer evening when darkness doesnt come early enough. A man glenn quinn motorcycling crosscountry encounters. Deep in the woods, no one can hear you scream anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist. Then were served every horror clicha in the book, from the fake suspense, the weird dude that warns them and some poor actor trying to be. They light flares and discover an abandoned church foundation nearby, where they start a fire. Campfire tales has us wanting smore 20 years later. A teenage girl is babysitting in a big house at the end of the block. I was so suprised about how creepy the movie was, the second story was probably the creepiest story of the lot. The 1997 campfire tales was actually intended to run in theaters at one point. Your eyes, the spark in the remind me of someone i know, she too would do the same to help. All i remember is a scene with a girl thinking her pet dog was going to lick her hand but it was a.
A group of teens entertain themselves by telling an anthology of famous urban legends with a modern twist. Scared in segments horror anthology campfire tales 1997. Make it even more fun by turning it into a campout. Certainly not the most original idea for a flick, but its actually quite fast moving, has a few somewhat tense moments and is easy enough to watch. The people in the campfire stories are based on people seen by cliff before he died, such as a couple he almost ran off the road and the two paramedics. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the american mothers book. Im not a huge fan of anthology movies as i find they tend to contain a lot more misses than hits, but campfire tales is a breezy, fun 90 minutes. Do not confuse this with the more wellknown horror anthology of the same name, campfire tales 1997. Aside from similar setups, they have no connection. Campfire stories by dave kyu and ilyssa kyu is an entertaining read, very insightful and very imaginative. There are more than thirtyfive million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into more than twentyfour languages. In the good oldfashioned tradition of storytelling, the campfire collection offers twentyfive spinetingling tales, both true and fictional, of the human experience in the great outdoors. Campfire tales is a 1997 american anthology horror film directed by matt cooper, martin. I will go to haven to help and provide the names to sister leliana it is not much but i do what i can, she smiles warmly at evelyn as i frown puzzled by her words.
Campfire tales is a great anthology that no one remembers. With james marsden, amy smart, frederick lawrence, christopher masterson. Ten outlaws, ten states, ten stories of nineteenth. What actors and actresses appeared in campfire tales 1997. I never thought wed have the option of hearing campfire tales in dts, let alone dolby digital 5.
Campfire tales 1997 a group of teens entertain themselves by telling an anthology of famous urban legends with a modern twist. Lets take a look back and see why this movie holds up so well 20 years later. While spending the cold night stranded in the woods around a campfire, they kill time telling ghost stories. Directed by matt cooper, martin kunert, david semel, 1997 written by martin kunert, eric manes, matt cooper. And when you hear the monster mash playing over the closing credits, you realize what a great time you had watching the movie. I was just wondering if it would be worth a rewatch. To ward off the cold, they build a fire and wait for help. Ive got no problems with campfire tales, which may as well be the showtime version of are you afraid of the dark. The locket had returned to her sanctified in her eyes. This is what i think of when i see girls with chokers. Jurassic park clip san fransisco trex attack 1997 steven spielberg.
Campfire tales ends with a wrap up of the teenagers telling the story. Allmovie awarded the film a two out of five starrating. The framing story introduces three youths out to pick up a drug shipment at a funeral parlor from the. They begin to feel like they are being haunted by ghosts in the house and they escape the next morning. Its hard to talk about the stories because they are so short. In 1995, she had her first television appearance as a cast member on mtvs the real world. Story time is extraspecial now that your baby seems to treasure particular books. Campfire tales 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the morning, he removes the locket from her neck and opens it.
I was a teenager when it came out and i remember it unsettling me, but many things did when i was young. Slowly, evelyn returns to us, her expression grim but it quickly changes to a smile when she notices us making solas. The movie also uses many elements from famous horror stories and directors lucio fulci specifically. Little girl amanda has to spend time alone at home with the family dog odin, while some creep stalks her. Each segment in campfire tales feels inspired by these classic pieces of american folklore, with the hook and the locket, being two timeless examples. Jul 16, 2017 get ready for a double feature of unrelenting horror. What i like most is the use of different old school urban legends throughout. Overall, campfire tales is a wonderful movie complete with a cool twist at the end. Campfire tales bears the same name as a shoestringbudgeted anthology released in 1991.
The film is made up of three individual short segments that are presented in an overarching narrative, told by a group of friends around a fire after they crash their car in the woods. Tales of hauntings, strange happenings, and other local lor. Directed by matt cooper, martin kunert, david semel. John kauffmann remembers when ave thayer, the refuge manager of the arctic national wildlife range, surprised a grizzly one day and when the bear charged stood his ground. This one starts out with ester and shes just come to the mining town, and chapters advance to 1989 where. Deadmans tome campfire tales book one and book two consist of demented tales carefully crafted by established authors and promising newcomers to create a blend that will haunt you well after your first read. This book is a trove of reallife stories and tips collected over the span of six decades by his author, ron mccoy.
Campfire tales is a movie that most people would ignore but they shouldnt, its a great and creepy movie. Heather wallace segment the locket michael dempsey as dad. Get started by logging in with amazon or try a 30day free trial of amazon prime. Over the years, weve heard, read, and seen countless variations of specific urban legends. The hook 5, the honeymoon 6, people can lick too 7, the locket 6, the campfire 5. An eclectic collection of campfire stories and wellwritten historical accounts spanning from acadia national park to yellowstone national park and journeys in between, tales from americas national parks. If i were rating individually then this is how i would roll that shit.
Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist. Apr 07, 20 while out camping in the dark woods, three young people are approached by a creepy derelict who tells them a collection of grisly stories, each one more shocking than the last. Here we have another anthology horror film that plays out in a similar fashion to 1991s campfire tales. David semelmatt coopermartin kunert anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist. Campfire tales 1997 directed by matt cooper, martin kunert. Campfire tales 1991 is an anthology horror film written and directed by william cooke and paul talbot. Campfire tales 1991 four scary stories revolve around a serial killer, pot smokers, a murderous yuppie and pirate zombies. The locket had been keeping her head attached to her neck, and her head falls off. The locket is about a man on a motorcycle in a storm, he finds shelter with a mute girl who has ghosts in her house.
Heather the locket segment the locket jacinda barrett as. Out in 1997 and starring ron livingston of office space fame, this movie is a welcome throwback to the horror movies of old. Cliff, drunk and driving erratically, crashes the car in the woods. In the first story, rick and valerie are on their honeymoon driving through nevada. Modern readers may be tempted to misread the word sward as sword, but sward is the word that chopin used, referring to the grassy surface of land. Campfire tales 1997 r 1h 28min horror 28 february 1997 usa a group of teens entertain themselves by telling an anthology of famous urban legends with a modern twist. Each of his more than thirtyfive novels has been a new york times bestseller. Then the ghosts start reinacting the past, but guess what the twist is there. Campfire tales 1997 film 1,802 words case mismatch in snippet view article and spend the night under a willow tree. But theres one segment that stands apart for being a cultural morality tale thats very much of the time. To pass the time, they begin telling a series of campfire tales. Group of teens are stranded in the woods after their car crashes. It includes scary campfire stories, humorous tales, audience participation stories, and even scouting legends. I watched this when i was a kid in 1997, then watched it recently 2017.
Campfire tales 1997 r 88 min horror a group of teens entertain themselves by telling an anthology of famous urban legends with a modern twist. A group of teens, stranded in the woods after a car accident, entertain themselves by telling classic horror stories. Two newlyweds decide to spend a night in the woods in their rv. After putting the baby to sleep, she settles in on the couch to watch some tv. There is an another horror anthology called campfire tales from 1991, which also has a segment based on the story about the hook handed killer. The cast find a decrepit church in the woods, and decide to camp there for the night. Free watch campfire tales 1997 online streaming watch. Dec 01, 2014 thats the problem with campfire tales. Michael faces his own challenges when he loses his greatest love, faye. Aug 10, 2017 campfire tales 1997 directtovideo films often get a bad rap in terms of quality, but sometimes a rare gem is overlooked as a result. After the death of his mother, michael keddington finds employment at the arcadia nursing home where he befriends esther, a reclusive but beautiful elderly woman who lives in mourning for her youth and lost love. Both mixes are excellent, with the dts getting the nod due to a bit wider dynamic range and stronger bass, especially when thunder is rumbling during the locket.
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