All rather unpleasant and not for the squeamish.
Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Synopsis: George Romero's (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) popular television series becomes a feature film, with some help from Stephen King and Michael McDowell (screenwriter of BEETLEJUICE), in the form of three chilling tales with a connecting story. In "Lot 249" is a college student (Christian... George Romero's (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) popular television series becomes a feature film, with some help from Stephen King and Michael McDowell (screenwriter of BEETLEJUICE), in the form of three chilling tales with a connecting story. In "Lot 249" is a college student (Christian Slater) is menaced by a mummy. "Cat From Hell" finds the millionaire owner of the titular feline hiring a hitman to kill the pet. Finally, in "Lover's Vow" an artist suffers severe retribution after taking a vow of silence after witnessing the murder of a friend. [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, William Hickey, David Johansen, Rae Dawn Chong
Screenwriter: George A. Romero, Michael McDowell
Story: Stephen King, Arthur Conan Doyle
DVD Info
Release:
Jan 9, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1 Encoding
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1- English
- Dolby Digital 2.0- English
- Dolby Digital Mono- French
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary- 1. John Harrison- Director, George A. Romero- Screenwriter
- Trailer- 1. Theatrical
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
Reviews
hanks to casting that is savvier than the horror norm, and to direction by John Harrison that is workmanlike and sometimes even witty, at least it's fun.
Not nearly as cool as Creepshow, but a lot better than...Campfire Tales? Deadtime stories? Tales from the Hood? Creepshow 2? See, there just aren't enough cool horror anthologies out there.
This group of tales is perfect for your low-calorie horror midnight snack.
Offers the kind of variety and creative opportunities that help paper over the movie's weaker narrative aspects.
This is just another miss along the lines of Creepshow and Twilight Zone: The Movie.
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