Quicksilver Highway (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Mick Garris

Writers (WGA):

Clive Barker (short story "The Body Politic")
Stephen King (short story "Chattery Teeth")

Release Date:

13 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Two tales of terror, told by a travelling showman.

Plot Keywords:

Chattering Teeth | Hand | Hitchhiker | Car Accident | Dust Storm

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Christopher Lloyd	...	Aaron Quicksilver
Matt Frewer	...	Charlie / Dr. Charles George
Raphael Sbarge	...	Kerry Parker / Bill Hogan
Missy Crider	...	Olivia Harmon Parker / Lita Hogan
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Bryan Adams
Bill Nunn	...	Len
Veronica Cartwright	...	Myra
Bill Bolender	...	Scooter
Amelia Heinle	...	Darlene
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clive Barker	...	Anesthesiologist
Cynthia Garris	...	Ellen George
Kevin Grevioux	...	Police Sergeant
Christopher Hart	...	Lefty
William Knight	...	Rhinoplasty Man
John Landis	...	Surgical Assistant
Shawn Nelson	...	Driver
Sherry O'Keefe	...	Harriet DaVinci
Dana Waters	...	Hand Chaser
Constance Zimmer	...	Female Patient

Also Known As:

Stephen Kings Quicksilver Highway (Germany) [de]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | Australia:M | UK:15 (video premiere)

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Movie Connections:

References Scanners (1981)

Will bore you to death rather than scare you to death.

This is one of those "Twilight Zone: The Movie" kind of movie, that features a couple of different horror stories and a storyteller (played by Christopher Lloyd) who binds all of the stories together. It's not an horrible movie but it also certainly ain't among the most interesting ones that the genre has to offer.

For an horror movie it's certainly lacking in originality and good scares. It's a rather clichéd movie that is predictable to watch, though it does offer enough entertainment to still consider this movie watchable. Still the movie is too slow and too little good and interesting is ever happening, making this movie at the same time not that great to watch for the lovers of the genre.

It's still a rather good looking movie, at least for a made for TV movie it is. It's a movie made with some skilled people involved. Director Mick Garris already had some experience in the genre prior this movie and directed a couple of horror movies and TV-series episodes. None of them were anything too outstanding but it gained him obviously the right knowledge needed. Seems like he also loves to work with some Stephen King material. This movie also features a short story which got based on the Stephen King short story "Chattery Teeth".

The movie at times is still a bit of a clumsy one, which makes the movie look bad and ridicules at times, this is especially the case with the movie its last story. Not all of its writing and dialog is always convincing. Also some of the actors are pretty poor ones and even Christopher Lloyd is overacting way too much to enjoy him in his role.

All in all it isn't a too recommendable movie but it still has a certain entertainment level.

5/10