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Amelia Heinle, Bill Bolender, Bill Nunn

Christopher Lloyd stars as Quicksilver, a delightful collector of oddities. After a newlywed couple's car breaks down, the husband goes off for help. Along comes Quicksilver in his Rolls Royce, offe...( read more  read more... )ring the fearsome bride refuge. He then tells her a story of a traveling salesman who stops at a rustic little diner and is given a set of "chattering teeth" as a birthday present. He picks up a hitchhiker and trouble follows. In the second story, Matt Frewer plays a petty pickpocket who meets Lloyd in his house of oddities and is todl the story of a plastic surgeon whose hands stage a revolt against him for their independence.

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Unrated, 90 min.

Directed by: Mick Garris

Release Date: May 13, 1997

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DVD Release Date: May 17, 2005

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  • stopitgoaway
    July 27, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    'Quicksilver Highway' is the collaboration of two of the world's most talented literary horror writers, Stephen King and Clive Barker. It is a rather short anthology of two terrifyingly twisted tales, with an inset story featuring Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future). But do th...( read more)ey terrify the average film-goer? A wandering storyteller, Aaron Quicksilver (Lloyd), narrates the tales in two strikingly different locations: Stephen King's 'Chattery Teeth' along a deserted stretch of desert highway and Clive Barker's 'The Body Politic' within the carnivalesque setting of a funfair.

    The more interesting of the two tales is 'Chattery Teeth', which tells of a psychopathic hitchhiker who falls prey to a relentless and dangerously-sharp set of chattering teeth owned by the travelling salesman driving the car. 'Chattery Teeth' is taken from a short story written by King and first published in 'Cemetery Dance' magazine in the nineties. Similar to the stories found in 'Creepshow' and 'Creepshow 2', it is a bizarre and disturbing story with a twist in the tail (think 'Twilight Zone' and the 'Ray Bradbury Theater').

    The lesser of the two is Barker's 'The Body Politic'. Here, a hand comes alive, goes completely out of control, and eventually attacks its owner. The story is taken from Clive Barker's 'Books of Blood: Vol 4' and is actually quite an entertaining and intelligent story ... in print. However, attempting to re-create this story on film just doesn't work. The effects are nothing short of laughable, which inevitably ruins a good tale.

    'Quicksilver Highway' is directed by Mick Garris, who has collaborated with Stephen King on more than one occasion (see 'Sleepwalkers', 'The Stand', 'The Shining' (TV), and the forthcoming 'Riding the Bullet' and 'Desperation'). He is also the man behind some of the 'Twilight Zone' episodes and 'Freddy's Nightmares', the latter explaining his less than efficient effort with 'Quicksilver Highway'.

    Nevertheless, the cast is well chosen - Matt Frewer (The Stand), John Landis (dir. 'An American Werewolf in London'), Bill Nunn (Kiss the Girls), and Clive Barker - and although the movie does have its tedious and ridiculous moments (check out Lloyd's fetishistic leather garb), it is watchable. Fans of 'Tales from the Crypt' and 'Tales from the Darkside' will certainly want to give this film a look-see.
  • nuheart
    January 1, 2007
    nuheart
    Stories from King and Clive Barker make up this Mick Garris TV offering. The King story is another lame-o called Chattery Teeth. It's hardly worth looking at.
  • cherylxx01
    August 23, 2009
    cherylxx01
    More of a comedy than a horror. I found it funny, and thats the only reason why its rewarded 3 stars. Also very poor acting.
  • brent73rn
    March 27, 2009
    brent73rn
    Horrible overall. Poor acting, bizarre in a bad way. Its bad when a giant set of wind up teeth is the best actor.
  • albertojeca
    September 11, 2008
    albertojeca
    A mi me han gustado estas historias de stephen king. Las vi hace mucho.

    Hice sinapsis para poder recordar el titulo...
  • jp992751
    August 6, 2008
    jp992751
    Kings story was ok but clives was ridiculous.
  • azdw
    May 12, 2008
    azdw
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 04.04.1998
  • MECreviews
    March 21, 2008
    MECreviews
    I did not really like this movie.
  • hugonar
    November 1, 2007
    hugonar
    Not interested. I usually avoid horror movies.

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