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| − | '''''Tales from the Crypt Presents: Ritual''''' is the third and final film spin-off from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO HBO] television series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt_%28TV_series%29 Tales from the Crypt]'', the first being ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Knight Demon Knight]'' and the second being ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordello_of_Blood Bordello of Blood]''. The film was released in 2002 and stars [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Curry Tim Curry], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Grey Jennifer Grey], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Sheffer Craig Sheffer] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Nesher Avi Nesher] directing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_%28film%29#cite_note-1 [1]]</sup> and is based on the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Walked_With_a_Zombie I Walked With a Zombie]''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_%28film%29#cite_note-2 [2]]</sup> It is to date, the last production of the ''Tales From the Crypt'' franchise. |
+ | [[File:Ritual_poster.jpg|thumb|300px]]'''''Tales from the Crypt Presents: Ritual''''' is the third and final film spin-off from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO HBO] television series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt_%28TV_series%29 Tales from the Crypt]'', the first being ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Knight Demon Knight]'' and the second being ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordello_of_Blood Bordello of Blood]''. The film was released in 2002 and stars [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Curry Tim Curry], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Grey Jennifer Grey], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Sheffer Craig Sheffer] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Nesher Avi Nesher] directing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_%28film%29#cite_note-1 [1]]</sup> and is based on the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Walked_With_a_Zombie I Walked With a Zombie]''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_%28film%29#cite_note-2 [2]]</sup> It is to date, the last production of the ''Tales From the Crypt'' franchise. |
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Dr. Alice Dodgson ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Grey Jennifer Grey]) gets her medical license revoked and is fired from her job after the death of a patient. After being fearful of a patient's words of voodoo cults, she travels to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica Jamaica]. There, she realizes that she, and her patient Wesley Claybourne ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lapaine Daniel Lapaine]), are the targets of a voodoo cult.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_%28film%29#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup> |
Dr. Alice Dodgson ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Grey Jennifer Grey]) gets her medical license revoked and is fired from her job after the death of a patient. After being fearful of a patient's words of voodoo cults, she travels to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica Jamaica]. There, she realizes that she, and her patient Wesley Claybourne ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lapaine Daniel Lapaine]), are the targets of a voodoo cult.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_%28film%29#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup> |
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Tales from the Crypt Presents: Ritual is the third and final film spin-off from the HBO television series Tales from the Crypt, the first being Demon Knight and the second being Bordello of Blood. The film was released in 2002 and stars Tim Curry, Jennifer Grey, and Craig Sheffer with Avi Nesher directing.[1] and is based on the film I Walked With a Zombie.[2] It is to date, the last production of the Tales From the Crypt franchise.
Plot[]
Dr. Alice Dodgson (Jennifer Grey) gets her medical license revoked and is fired from her job after the death of a patient. After being fearful of a patient's words of voodoo cults, she travels to Jamaica. There, she realizes that she, and her patient Wesley Claybourne (Daniel Lapaine), are the targets of a voodoo cult.[3]
Cast[]
- Jennifer Grey - Dr. Alice Dodgson
- Craig Sheffer - Paul Claybourne
- Daniel Lapaine - Wesley Claybourne
- Kristen Wilson - Caro Lamb
- Gabriel Casseus - J.B.
- Tim Curry - Matthew Hope
- Ron Taylor - Superintendent Archbald
- Erick Avari - Dr. Peter Winsford
- Jessica Collins - Jackie
- Stephen Tobolowsky - Dr. Javitz
- John Kassir - Voice of The Crypt Keeper
Production[]
A third Crypt movie was planned on the release of Bordello, but due to the low box office take in on the film, references to the Tales from the Crypt franchise were removed until the DVD release.[4]
Release[]
This movie, originally released for foreign countries in 2001. It was also released in Japan on January 25, 2006. It was not released in the United States and Canada until May 2, 2006 on DVD.[5]
Reception[]
It was received mixed, garnishing a 44% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6]