Product Details

• Actors: John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke, Larry Drake
• Producers: Ramon Sanchez
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Home Box Office (HBO)
• VHS Release Date: June 18, 1996
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303654320
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,064 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Man Who Was Death - An executioner finds the plug pulled on his electric chair when the State revokes the death penalty. Taking his job on to the streets, he punishes the guilty in his on "shocking" way, until fate gives him an unexpected "jolt" of his own.
Oil's Well That Ends Well - It starts with murder and ends with a killing. Two scam artists (Priscilla Presley and Lou Diamond Philips) are taking on a small town with a big oil well scheme, but one of them is taking on more than they bargained for. Is the sexy seductress pulling a fast one on her partner, or is he drilling for more than just oil? It's a story that not everyone will dig, unless they're prepared for a grave ending.
Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone - A "tail" of 9 lives extracted from a cat an implanted in a hobo called Ulric by a mad scientist. Together they prove to anyone who'll pay that it takes more than curiosity to kill a cat: there's death by drowning; electrocution; gunshot; hanging; and plenty more. But Ulric finds himself a little out of breath when he's buried alive!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two of the Best Episodes in One Tape!, December 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tales From Crypt: Man Who Was Death, Oil's Well That Ends Well, Dig That Cat..., He's Real Gone [VHS] (VHS Tape)

One of my favorite episodes is Dig that Cat..He's Real Gone. In this episode, a bum gets a procedure that gives him nine lives like a cat. He decides to do the whole side show bit and it doesn't turn out the way he thinks it will. The Man Who Was Death is a great episode about a executioner that gets put out of business by a new law. Then he decides to take the law in his own hands. This is great!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Entertainment, March 25, 2000

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Brian Blankenship (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales From Crypt: Man Who Was Death, Oil's Well That Ends Well, Dig That Cat..., He's Real Gone [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Tales From The Crypt Vol.1 is a great video tape. The Man Who Was Death is one of the first and best crypt episodes ever.The last two stories are okay,but buy the tape for the first and one of the best crypt episodes ever The Man Who Was Death Spooktactular fun and entertainment!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ITS ALL GOOD!!!!!!, November 29, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Tales From Crypt: Man Who Was Death, Oil's Well That Ends Well, Dig That Cat..., He's Real Gone [VHS] (VHS Tape)

THE FIRST, AND THIRD ARE THE BEST STORIES ON THE TAPE. THE SECOND ONE WITH PRICILLA PRESLEY ISNT AS GOOD, BUT STILL WORTH WATCHING. THE FIRST, AND THIRD ARE DEFINATLEY WORTH WATCHING FOR THE GREAT STORIES, AND CASTS. END