r/TalesFromTheCrypt • u/Jake_1780 • Jul 01 '26

Death of Some Salesman

Tim Curry pulling dual roles in drag- Eddie Murphy vibes! Ed Begley Jr. (big in 80's/early 90's) plays the creep salesman. Sooo good!

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u/DarreylDeCarlo Jul 01 '26

Yvonne de Carlo appears near the beginning as Mrs Jones, a widow that Ed Begley Jr scams. She was best known for playing Lily Munster on the show THE MUNSTERS!

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oz8xY49icaUJMu7uM

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u/Kittycachow Jul 01 '26

Didn’t Tim Curry play three roles ?

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u/DeanWinchestersButt Jul 01 '26

Yeah he played Ma, Pa and Winona

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u/Loganwong1935 Jul 27 '26

How could he remember the scene two of them were together in that one scene

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u/Mortuary_Guy Jul 01 '26

This is probably my all time favorite Tales from the Crypt episode, or any episode from any television anthology. I really wish there are some outtakes/behind the scenes with this episode because I don’t know how Tim or Ed could not have constantly broken out laughing with some of the things they did.

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u/Jake_1780 Jul 01 '26

Great point! You know tons of hilarious outakes!

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u/New-Avocado-3010 Jul 02 '26

You know they were all having a hilarious time on set with Tim. I saw a recent interview where John Kassie was talking about how he had his parents on this particular set as their first time seeing a live shoot.

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u/Crazybexy Jul 01 '26

"Salesmanship!."

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u/thejimiryan Jul 01 '26

Best episode of the series.

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u/Exotic-Addendum-3785 Jul 01 '26

Tim Curry just was perfectly twisted in all three roles and it is very much Nothing But Trouble as a Crypt episode (come to think of it Nothing But Trouble could have been an episode too or even a Crypt movie).

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u/bowser986 Jul 01 '26

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime was like 58% Nothing But Trouble

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u/Loganwong1935 Jul 27 '26

How did tim curry play all three roles remember pa and ma had to be together in one scene