John Carpenter Presents “Body Bags” (1993) / Z-View
Body Bags (1993)
Directors: John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Larry Sulkis
Screenplay: Billy Brown, Dan Angel
Stars: John Carpenter, Tom Arnold, Tobe Hooper, Robert Carradine, Alex Datcher, Peter Jason, Molly Cheek, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, David Naughton, George ‘Buck’ Flower, David Warner, Sheena Easton, Greg Nicotero, Debbie Harry, Mark Hamill, Twiggy, John Agar, Roger Corman, Charles Napier and Stacy Keach.
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
A scary coroner (Carpenter) introduces three tales…
- The Gas Station. A serial killer is operating in an area where a young woman has her first night working at a remote gas station.
- Hair. Richard Coberts (Keach) is a vain man concerned about losing his hair. Nothing he’s tried so far as worked. Then he learns about a new procedure guaranteed to grow hair.
- Eye. A pro baseball player (Hamill) on the verge of being called up to the big league gets into an accident that destroys one of his eyes. Thinking he has nothing to lose, he agrees to an experimental eye transplant…
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Body Bags was developed as a series for Showtime. It would be their answer to HBO’s Tales from the Crypt. Ultimately Showtime decided to not go forward with the project.
Body Bags is full of famous people showing up in cameos.
I would rank the three segments: The Gas Station (3 of 5), Hair (2 of 5) and Eye (2 of 5).
Body Bags (1993) rates 2 of 5 stars.
