Campfire Tales (1997)
For fans of eerie urban legends with a modern twist; not for the faint-hearted who dislike horror anthologies like "Black Mirror."
Genres: Horror
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Campfire Tales(1997)
Overview
Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.
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Jay R. Ferguson
Cliff (segment "The Campfire")

Christine Taylor
Lauren (segment "The Campfire")

Christopher Masterson
Eric (segment "The Campfire")

Kim Murphy
Alex (segment "The Campfire")

Ron Livingston
Rick (segment "The Honeymoon") / RV...

Jennifer MacDonald
Valerie (segment "The Honeymoon") /...

Hawthorne James
Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

Alex McKenna
Amanda (segment "People Can Lick To...

Devon Odessa
Katherine (segment "People Can Lick...

Jonathan Fuller
'Jessica' / Internet Man (segment "...

Glenn Quinn
Scott Anderson (segment "The Locket...

Jacinda Barrett
Heather Wallace (segment "The Locke...

James Marsden
Eddie (segment "The Hook")

Amy Smart
Jenny (segment "The Hook")

Rick Lawrence
Rockin' Rob (segment "The Hook")

Stewart J. Zully
Deputy Manson (segment "The Honeymo...

Paul Salamoff
Crew Man #1 (segment "The Honeymoon...

Bill Zahn
Crew Man #2 (segment "The Honeymoon...

Gary Jensen
Crew Man #3 (segment "The Honeymoon...

Ben Jensen
Crew Man #4 (segment "The Honeymoon...
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CAMPFIRE TALES IS AN HORROR MYSTERY THRILLER IN THE TRADITION OF FRIDAY THE 13TH, SLEEPAWAY CAMP, THE BURNING, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER AND SCREAM AND STARRING JAMES MARSDEN FROM X-MEN, ENCHANTED, HAIRSPRAY, 27 DRESSES, PUBLIC ENEMIES, DISTURBING BEHAVIOUR, GOSSIP, SUGAR 'amp; SPICE, ZOOLANDER, INTERSTATE 60, X2,THE 24TH DAY, THE NOTEBOOK, HEIGHTS, 10TH 'amp; WOLF, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, SUPERMAN RETURNS, SEX DRIVE, THE BOX, DEATH AT A FUNERAL, CATS 'amp; DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE, HOP, STRAW DOGS, ROBOT 'amp; FRANK, BACHELORETTE, SMALL APARTMENTS, 2 GUNS AND THE BUTLER, AMY SMART FROM THE LAST TIME I COMMITTED SUICIDE, STARSHIP TROOPERS, STRANGELAND, VARSITY BLUES, OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE, ROAD TRIP, RAT RACE, INTERSTATE 60, BARELY LEGAL, THE BATTLE OF SHAKER HEIGHTS, BLIND HORIZON, WIN A DATE WITH TED HAMILTON, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, STARSKY AND HUTCH, JUST FRIENDS, CRANK, MIRRORS AND CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE, FREDERICK LAWRENCE FROM THE LAST SUPPER, THE BIG EMPTY, WHATEVER IT TAKES AND OFFICER DOWN, CHRISTOPHER MASTERSON, JAY R. FERGUSON, CHRISTINE TAYLOR, RON LIVINGSTONE AND HAWTHORNE JAMES AND I RENTED ON VIDEO.
HOOOOWWW DO YOU GET THE FREAKING MOVIE TO PLAY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Featured User Reviews

Anthological Urban Legend Blast! The horror anthology movie has been a popular source of enjoyment for horror fans for a number of decades. As is pretty much always the case, the quality of each segment of the films varies - and this always will be the case. Case in point Campfire Tales. Something of a little treat for those inclined, this offers up four main stories and a wraparound device which involves four teenagers telling the tales around a campfire after their car has crashed. In my own anthology experiences, the main stories have tended to improve in quality as each story plays out, Campfire Tales is different, it opens weakly - has two great stories in the middle - and then closes on a damp boring squib. leading into the big - if unsurprising - reveal at films end. The poster for the film puts Amy Smart and James Marsden up at the front, which is a bum steer given that their screen time is not massive. Their story, "The Hook", opens the film and it's poor, devoid of scares and tension, and it obviously gears itself up for a chilling reveal but it ends up more funny (even baffling) than creepy. "The Honeymoon" is up next and things significantly improve. Based on one of the most famous of urban legends, this finds a young couple of honeymooners stranded out in the woods when their camper van runs out of petrol. Choices are made, menacing terror begins, which all leads to a genuinely shocking finale. Next up is "People Can Lick Too", which finds a young girl home alone and stalked by a paedophile she met on line. The whole episode has a sinister eeriness to it, with some reveals sending chills down the spine. The ending is heart stopping and blood curdling. The last segment is "The Locket", which is well acted but ultimately more wistful and ethereal than anything scary or unnerving. Though the denouement is sure to appeal to many. Nice musical score here as well. And on to the reveal, straight out of The Twilight Zone and from any number of films of the same ilk. Great fun even if not all the stories knock it out of the park. 7.5/10
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