The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill

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"The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" is a darkly comic horror segment from the anthology film Creepshow, based on a Stephen King story about a backwoods farmer whose encounter with a meteorite leads to a grotesque, plant-like transformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dark comedy
film segment
horror film segment
appearsInFilm Creepshow NERFINISHED
basedOn Weeds NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Stephen King NERFINISHED
centralTheme body horror
cosmic contamination
rural isolation
character Jordy Verrill NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Michael Gornick NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director George A. Romero NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
featuresElement extraterrestrial contamination
meteorite
plant-like transformation
franchise Creepshow franchise NERFINISHED
genre black comedy
horror
hasDeathOfProtagonist true
medium film
musicBy John Harrison NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective linear
notableFor Stephen King acting in a lead role
blend of horror and slapstick comedy
originalLanguage English
parentalRatingOfFilm R (Creepshow) NERFINISHED
partOf Creepshow NERFINISHED
plotSummary A backwoods farmer finds a meteorite that causes a rapid, plant-like growth to spread over his body and property.
productionCompany Laurel Entertainment NERFINISHED
protagonist Jordy Verrill NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1982
screenwriter Stephen King NERFINISHED
segmentOrderInFilm second segment
setting rural Maine
sourceMaterialPublication Cavalier magazine NERFINISHED
sourceMaterialPublicationYear 1976
sourceMaterialTitle Weeds NERFINISHED
sourceMaterialType short story
stars Stephen King NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult
tone darkly comic
usesMakeupEffectsBy Tom Savini NERFINISHED

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Creepshow hasPart The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill