1993's Body Bags is an fun anthology (originally aired on Showtime) with three unrelated episodes bound within a framework. Ths first story is "Unleaded," about a night shift gas station attendant dealing with a local serial killer. The second is "Hair," where an insecure balding man gets an unconventional hair-regrowth treatment with side effects. The last, "Baseball Man," is about a talented minor league player, on the verge of getting called up to the majors, who loses an eye in an accident and receives a possessed transplant via an experimental procedure. The first has some tense moments; the second is silly; and the third is slightly disturbing and fairly gross.
What's so amazing about Body Bags is the cast: John Carpenter (directs the first two episodes and is the main actor in the framework), Tobe Hooper (directs the third and acts in the framework), Sam Raimi (cameo), Wes Craven (acts), Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds), Tom Arnold, a fine-looking David Noughton (American Werewolf in London), Stacy Keach, Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead, etc.), Debbie Harry (!!), Sheena Easton (!), Kim Alexis, Twiggy and Roger Corman (acts). Holy moly - that's some serious horror movie pedigree in there! Even though the anthology itself is a little lightweight, it is worth watching just to see all those folks.
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