#fred dekker
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1989)
S04E11: SPLIT PERSONALITY (1992)
Horror Anthology Recommendations
Academy Award winner Joe Pesci stars as Vic, a no good hustler who happens to have a fetish for twins. After pulling a con he finds himself face to face with twin sisters who are almost too good to be true: rich, beautiful, and naive enough to fall for one of his plots. Vic creates a fictional twin sibling of his own and starts to court both women, making excuses for why the brothers are never together. But it’s only a matter of time before his secret comes to light…
As you’ll likely expect, it’s Pesci’s performance that makes this episode so great. He’s as charismatic as ever, playing up his character’s sleaziness to delightful effect. It doesn’t hurt that he has great material to work with - the script is written by horror hound Fred Dekker, the man behind NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (1986)andTHE MONSTER SQUAD (1987). With two icons of that magnitude coming together, you just know you’re in for something special.
This one doesn’t sound much like horror on the surface, but believe me, it is. It’s more comedic than horrifying, but it has perhaps the most gruesome ending in TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1989) history! And, believe me, that’s saying a lot.
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