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
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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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