Quicksilver highway7/4/2023 ![]() in Roger Corman's 1960 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.) On the other hand, there's no such redeeming moment in the Stephen King story, "Chattering Teeth." Otherwise, these are a pair of tired fright exercises which happily abandon sense or logic any time there's a chance to score another cheap shock. The film was shot in several locations in California, USA including Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Lancaster Downtown, Los Angeles Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks. The segment based on Barker's story 'The Body Politic' is an absurdly comedic tale about a man whose hands develop a mind of their own. Quicksilver Highway (1997) is a 1h 30-min American horror, thriller movie that is based on Clive Barker‘s short story 'The Body Politic' and 'Chattery Teeth by Stephen King. (Given to exhorting "Join me and be free! Leave the tyranny of the body! The revolution is at hand!", the hands have some of the best monster dialogue since bloodthirsting plant Audrey Jr. The little-known television movie Quicksilver Highway adapts the works of two masters of horror, Clive Barker and Stephen King, in a duel anthology. But the climactic sight of a swarm of detached hands leaping off a rooftop, screaming "Free!" in high-pitched voices, is sublimely ridiculous. It's hard to tell if the original stories by Stephen King and Clive Barker (who appears in a cameo) were meant to be taken seriously, or if adapter Mick Garris intended to add a little humor. It's almost a shame QUICKSILVER HIGHWAY didn't get picked up as a series, if more of it would have been as silly as what's here. George is compelled to pinch a policeman. Charlie is taken to a hospital and his liberated hand follows, inciting other hands to "join the revolution." Pretending to speak for his remaining hand, Charlie leads the swarm of hands to the roof and orders them to follow him as he jumps to his death. Ive always enjoyed a good horror anthology movie (although Im not sure after watching this film it actually fits in that category), some of my favorites being (in no particular order) Dr. Quicksilver Highway (1997 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Mick Garris Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) Produced by Music by Mark Mothersbaugh Cinematography by Shelly Johnson. ![]() Charlie's hands pull him to his kitchen, where one grabs a meat cleaver and severs the other. Quicksilver Highway 1997 R 90 MIN Overview Releases Reviews Cast crew Movie Codes Products News Forum Horror Thriller Become a fan Movie plot tags King Desert Two tales of terror, told by a. The next evening, as he sleeps, they strangle his wife before he can stop them. As he sleeps, the hands talk to each other, plotting to break free of Charlie's body. While running a sideshow in a carnival, Quicksilver meets plastic surgeon Charlie George (Matt Frewer), who is the star of the story he hears: Taking his hands for granted, Charlie notices them when they start acting oddly, trying to turn the wheel of his car into oncoming traffic. ![]() After the story, Olivia hears the returned Kerry being struck and killed by a passing motorist, and steps outside to see his body being dragged away by the teeth. Bill is saved by the teeth, which kill the hitcher and drag his body off into the desert. He also picks up a hitchhiker (Silas Weir Mitchell), who tries to rob him. Quicksilver Highway gives the impression of having been intended as a pilot for an anthology series that never ended up selling. At a truck stop, he picks up a birthday present for his son, an oversized pair of chattering teeth with legs. He tells her a story about a traveling salesman Bill Hogan (also played by Sbarge) who foolishly tries to drive through a desert sandstorm. She meets traveling carney Aaron Quicksilver (Christopher Lloyd). In the first segment, young bride Olivia (Missy Crider) is stranded in the desert as her husband Kerry (Raphael Sbarge) goes for help. It is based on Clive Barkers short story The Body Politic and Stephen Kings short.
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