Father's Day
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Father's Day is a segment from the 1982 horror anthology film "Creepshow," telling a darkly comic revenge story involving a murdered patriarch who returns from the grave.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Father's Day (Creepshow segment) | 0 |
| Creepshow (1982 film) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film segment
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horror anthology film ⓘ horror film segment ⓘ |
| associatedWith | EC Comics–style horror ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Stephen King ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family conflict
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revenge from beyond the grave ⓘ |
| containsElement |
gallows humor
ⓘ
graphic horror ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
George A. Romero
NERFINISHED
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George A. Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| featuresCharacter |
Aunt Bedelia
NERFINISHED
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Cass NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Grantham NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvia Grantham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill (Creepshow segment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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horror ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | EC horror comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film segment ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| notableElement | reanimated corpse of Nathan Grantham demanding his Father's Day cake ⓘ |
| notableProp | Father's Day cake with severed head ⓘ |
| originalWork | Creepshow (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Creepshow (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Creepshow film segments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A murdered patriarch, Nathan Grantham, rises from the grave on Father's Day to exact revenge on his family. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Creepshow prologue ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Laurel Entertainment
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Laurel Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Stephen King
NERFINISHED
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Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Grantham family estate ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| visualStyle | comic book–inspired framing and lighting ⓘ |
| workType | segment of a feature film anthology ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.