"Body Bags" is a 1993 anthology hosted horror movie with John Carpenter as "The Coroner"."Body Bags" is a 1993 anthology hosted horror movie with John Carpenter as "The Coroner"."Body Bags" is a 1993 anthology hosted horror movie with John Carpenter as "The Coroner".
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
George 'Buck' Flower
- Stranger (segment "The Gas Station")
- (as Buck Flower)
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- TriviaThis film features many great horror directors who act and/or direct. John Carpenter, director of Halloween (1978), plays "The Coroner" who introduces each segment, as well as directs two of the stories, "The Gas Station" and "Hair." Tobe Hooper, director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), plays "Morgue Worker # 2" and directs the last segment, "The Eye." Wes Craven, director of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), plays "Pasty-Faced Man" at the gas station. Sam Raimi, director of "The Evil Dead (1981), plays "Dead Bill" in "The Gas Station. Roger Corman plays Dr. Bregman in the segment "Eye."
- GoofsIn "The Gas Station" when "Bill" falls to the floor after being struck by Anne, you can briefly see his prop machete fold as it hits the ground.
- Quotes
The Coroner: [looking at bodies] Natural causes... Natural causes... Natural causes... I hate natural causes! Give me a big stab wound to poke at and then I'm happy.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD version is a severely cut version of the original Pay TV release, eliminating a lot of the more violent and gory images.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Unzipping Body Bags (2013)
- SoundtracksAlmost Cut My Hair
Written by David Crosby
Performed by Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Published by Stay Straight Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
Featured review
In a morgue, a weird coroner (John Carpenter) presents the cases related to three corpses in body bags, with the participation of Tobe Hooper and Tom Arnold in the last scenes:
1) The Gas Station: On the graveyard shift of the new hire Annie (Alex Datcher), the maniac Bill (Robert Carradine) attacks the gas station where she is working. This tale, directed by John Carpenter, is the most frightening of the three segments, very supported by the atmosphere created by the tense music of John Carpenter. Wes Craven and Sam Raimi have minor participations, being another attraction.
2) Hair: When Richard (Stacy Keach) starts loosing his hair, he becomes obsessed trying to find a cosmetic to stop the balding process. He goes to the clinic of Dr. Lock (David Warner) for a revolutionary transplantation treatment, ignoring the tragic side effects. This is the funniest and silliest tale, also directed by John Carpenter, and with the singer Sheena Easton in the role of Richard's girlfriend Megan.
3) Eye: The baseball player Brent (Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill) has a car accident while driving home in a stormy night. His doctor proposes a new eye transplantation technique, and Brent and his wife Cathy (Twiggy) accept the risky terms. However, the unexpected side effect jeopardizes the safety of Cathy. This segment, directed by Tobe Hooper, is the most macabre of the three, having the participation of Roger Corman in the role of Dr. Bregman. I recently watched a very scare movie ("Jain Gui", of the Pang Brothers - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325655/usercomments-167), and I believe that its storyline was probably based on this segment.
My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Trilogia do Terror" ("Trilogy of Terror")
Note: On 12 July 2020, I saw this film again.
1) The Gas Station: On the graveyard shift of the new hire Annie (Alex Datcher), the maniac Bill (Robert Carradine) attacks the gas station where she is working. This tale, directed by John Carpenter, is the most frightening of the three segments, very supported by the atmosphere created by the tense music of John Carpenter. Wes Craven and Sam Raimi have minor participations, being another attraction.
2) Hair: When Richard (Stacy Keach) starts loosing his hair, he becomes obsessed trying to find a cosmetic to stop the balding process. He goes to the clinic of Dr. Lock (David Warner) for a revolutionary transplantation treatment, ignoring the tragic side effects. This is the funniest and silliest tale, also directed by John Carpenter, and with the singer Sheena Easton in the role of Richard's girlfriend Megan.
3) Eye: The baseball player Brent (Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill) has a car accident while driving home in a stormy night. His doctor proposes a new eye transplantation technique, and Brent and his wife Cathy (Twiggy) accept the risky terms. However, the unexpected side effect jeopardizes the safety of Cathy. This segment, directed by Tobe Hooper, is the most macabre of the three, having the participation of Roger Corman in the role of Dr. Bregman. I recently watched a very scare movie ("Jain Gui", of the Pang Brothers - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325655/usercomments-167), and I believe that its storyline was probably based on this segment.
My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Trilogia do Terror" ("Trilogy of Terror")
Note: On 12 July 2020, I saw this film again.
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- Body Bags: Sacs à cadavres
- Filming locations
- 13030 Pearblossom Hwy, Pearblossom, California, USA(gas station, segment "The Gas Station")
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