Tales From The Darkside: The Movie

– The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tell..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses a bizarre killing and promises never to tell what he saw and the "in-between" bit is the story of a woman preparing to cook her newspaper boy for supper.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 May 1990

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Harrison

Writer:

Michael McDowell, Arthur Conan Doyle (short story "Lot 249"), Michael McDowell (screenplay), Stephen King (short story), George A. Romero (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Debbie Harry, David Forrester, Matthew Lawrence, Christian Slater

Plot:

This is really three shorter movies, bound together by a fourth tale in which the other three stories are read. The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from Hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses a bizarre killing and promises never to tell what he saw, and the "in-between" bit is the story of a woman preparing to cook her newspaper boy for supper.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Live Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
39%
Metacritic:
54%