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Demon Knight movie storyline. On a film set, The Crypt Keeper directs an installment of the television show despite his disapproval of the lead actor’s talent. The actor is about to hack a woman to death, when the Crypt Keeper cuts in. Upon becoming aware of the viewer, he proffers his latest project, which he hopes will get him into Hollywood: Demon Knight.
On a New Mexico desert road, The Collector pursues drifter Frank Brayker. The vehicles crash, and Brayker flees. Local drunk Uncle Willy takes him to a decommissioned church converted into a boarding house, where he rents a room and observes the residents: owner Irene, prostitute Cordelia, postal clerk Wally, and an itinerant convict on work release named Jeryline.
A misogynistic cook named Roach arrives and informs the group about a theft attempt on his employer’s car, unaware it was Brayker, and a suspicious Irene calls the sheriff. Sheriff Tupper and his deputy Bob encounter the Collector at the crash site, who convinces them that Brayker is a dangerous thief.
At the boarding house, Tupper and Bob learn that Brayker has the artefact and that he is carrying false ID. Tupper also gets word from his base that both cars were stolen and he arrests Brayker as well as the Collector. The Collector kills Tupper by punching through his skull. Driven outside by a key-like artifact Brayker possesses, the Collector draws his own blood on the sand and produces a team of scary creatures.
Brayker uses blood from the artifact to protect the building and tells the group they must wait out the night. Unable to get in, the Collector uses psychic powers to seduce and possess Cordelia. Cordelia kills Wally and cripples Irene before Brayker kills her. The group attempts to escape through old mine tunnels under the building, where Jeryline finds young comic lover Danny hiding.
The other townsfolk, under demonic possession, drive them back into the church. The residents demand an explanation, and Brayker reluctantly tells them the history of the key. Following the creation of Earth by God, demons used seven keys to focus the power of the cosmos into their hands. When discovered, God created light, which scattered the demons and the keys across the universe.
he artifact that Brayker holds is the last key they need to reclaim power, and to protect it God had a thief named Sirach fill it with the blood of Jesus Christ, after the crucifixion. The guardians of the key, immortal while holding it, have since been passing it on, refilling it with their own blood when they die; Brayker received the key from his superior officer during World War I. Danny disappears and Jeryline rallies everyone to look for him, during which Roach sneaks the key out of Brayker’s satchel.
Demon Knight (also known as Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight) is a 1995 American horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Billy Zane, William Sadler, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Brenda Bakke, CCH Pounder, Dick Miller, and Thomas Haden Church co-star.
Demon Knight is a feature-length film presented by the HBO series Tales from the Crypt, and features scenes with the Crypt Keeper (voiced by John Kassir, as in the series) at the beginning and end of the film. The film was followed by Bordello of Blood; although it is not a direct sequel, the key artifact from this film makes an appearance.
Demon Knight (1995)
Directed by: Ernest Dickerson
Starring: Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith, Brenda Bakke, Thomas Haden Church, John Schuck, Gary Farmer, Charles Fleischer, Sherrie Rose
Screenplay by: Mark Bishop, Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
Production Design by: Christiaan Wagener, Gregory Melton
Cinematography by: Rick Bota
Film Editing by: Stephen Lovejoy
Costume Design by: Trish Keating, Warden Neil
Set Decoration by: George Toomer Jr.
Art Direction by: Colin D. Irwin
Music by: Ed Shearmur
MPAA Rating: R for gore, horror violence, sexuality and language.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: January 13, 1995
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