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    Demon Knight
    a.k.a. Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight Director: Gilbert Adler, Ernest R. Dickerson Cast: Billy Zane, Bill Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith, Brenda Bakke

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    • DVD Release Date: 10/07/2003
    • Original Release: 1994
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 11,295

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    Side #1 --
    1. Going Hollywood
    2. Welcome to Wormwood (Main Titles)
    3. Room for the Night
    4. Clean Sheets
    5. The Key
    6. Heads Up
    7. Who Are You?
    8. Let Me In
    9. Find a Way Out
    10. Separated
    11. The Seventh Key
    12. Give Up Your Soul
    13. Last Call
    14. Let's Make a Deal
    15. Time to Play
    16. Demon Dancing
    17. Kiss of Death
    18. End Titles

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    This first theatrical feature spun off from the television series Tales from the Crypt (which was in turn inspired by the infamous EC horror comics of the 1950s) concerns a mysterious man named Brayker (Bill Sadler), who arrives at a church-turned-rooming house in a small town in New Mexico. Hot on his trail is an equally mysterious and very menacing figure known as the Collector (Billy Zane), who arrives with policemen in tow; he claims that Brayker stole some keys from him, and he wants the cops to help him reclaim them. It turns out, however, that the "keys" are actually several amulets that contain drops of the blood of Christ; they can be used to ward off evil in the right hands, but they can lead the world to doom if used improperly. The Collector and his forces lay siege to the house with the other residents caught in the middle between Brayker and the Collector, including alcoholic Uncle Willy (Dick Miller), prostitute Cordelia (Brenda Bakke), sleazy Southerner Roach (Thomas Haden Church), postal employee Wally (Charles Fleischer), sensible Jeryline (Jada Pinkett), and landlady Irene (CCH Pounder). Bordello of Blood, the second Tales from the Crypt feature, hit theaters the following year. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    Quite goodby Anonymous

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    February 02, 2007: If you've only seen the mediocre Bordello of Blood, seek out Demon Knight, the first and by far best of the two feature films released under the Tales From the Crypt banner. Demon Knight features a top-flight director in Ernest Dickerson, a tremendous ensemble cast, and a script that deftly mixes wise-cracking and bone-cracking. The two male leads are exceptionally well-cast. The always great William Sadler, a fine comedic actor in his own right, plays the doomed hero with the right mix of fatalism and resolve. His decades of experience fighting the forces of Hell show in his weary expression, but he still refuses to give in to despair or the temptations offered by the enemy. His devilish adversary is played by Billy Zane with exactly the right mix of the good ol' boy, the carnival huckster, and the purely evil. Zane is clearly having the time of his life in this movie, and his enthusiasm is infectious. In fact, the viewer gets the feeling that everyone involved in the production must of enjoyed themselves, from CCH Pounder, to Brenda Bakke, to horror-comedy staple Dick Miller. Invite some friends over and enjoy Demon Knight.

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    July 22, 2004: This one was better than Bordello of Blood. really cool story and effects.