Campfire Tales (1997 film)
| Campfire Tales | |
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Promotional artwork | |
| Directed by | Martin Kunert
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| Written by | Martin Kunert
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| Produced by | Eric Manes
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Peters |
| Edited by | Luis Colina
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| Music by | Andrew Rose |
Production company | The Vault |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
Campfire Tales is a 1997 American straight-to-video horror film directed by Matt Cooper, Martin Kunert, and David Semel. The film consists of three individual short segments, framed within an overarching narrative told by a group of friends around a campfire after their car breaks down in the woods.
The film stars James Marsden, Christine Taylor, Amy Smart, and Ron Livingston. Although the project was conceived in 1995 as a theatrical release, the studio lost confidence in its potential success, and it was ultimately released straight-to-video by New Line Home Video, a Warner Bros. label. It first came out in May 1997 in the United Kingdom and later in September 1998 in the United States.
The film is currently out of print in any physical format and is only available on online platforms, such as the free Plex streaming service.