Directed by Howard Deutch Written by Fred Dekker   Steven Dodd   Cast John Kassir ... Crypt Keeper (voice) Lea Thompson ... Sylvia Vane Britt Leach ... Pawnbroker Brett Cullen ... Ronnie Price Pamella D'Pella ... Raven G. Smokey Campbell ... Smitty Burke Byrnes ... Cop Matthew Faison ... Doctor Pamela Gordon ... Old Crone Pamela West ... Date Barry Thompson ... Doorman Uncredited Cast Simon Baker ... Party Guest Fred Moon ... Courtroom Spectator Produced by Richard Donner   David Giler   Walter Hill   Michael Hirsh   Dennis Stuart Murphy   Joel Silver   William Teitler   Suzanne Todd   John Wiseman   Robert Zemeckis   Original Music by Jay Ferguson

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