The Assassin

Tales from the Crypt
[TV-series, guest star]
(Dec 07, 1994)
The Assassin
Episode Number 73 (season 6, episode 73-8th of the season)
First Aired on December 7, 1994

Cast:

John Kassir.............Crypt Keeper (voice only)
Shelley Hack...........Janet McKay
Corey Feldman.......Todd
Chelsea Field...........Simone Bardou
Jonathan Banks......William
William Sadler.........The Grim Reaper
Marshall Teague.....Marshall Teague

Plot:

Three assassins invade the house of suburban housewife, Janet McKay, claiming her husband was a former colleague assassin and now at large. They are there to kill him; and since she is now a witness, her, too. But one by one, Janet outsmarts her would be killers. Before killing the third assassin, she finally reveals that it is really her that they are after. After a sex-reassignment operation, he/she has been posing as suburban housewife, Janet McKay.

Comments:

Shelley Hack did a wonderful job as Janet McKay in this sort of funny, campy episode of Tales from the Crypt. Her portrayal of a suburban housewife borders to slightly over the top (especially in the scenes with her husband) but is appropriately so because, as we find out in the end, she is really a transsexual. Wonderful performance.

The episode is very entertaining and the story is very unique (especially at the time that it was first aired). The ending was a surprise.