Tales from the Darkside: The Movie [Blu-ray]

Director: John Harrison John Harrison

Overview

This feature-length spin-off of the popular television horror anthology is directed by John Harrison, who directed many episodes of the television series. The film consists of four grisly and gruesome horror teasers. "The Wraparound Story" stars Deborah Harry as Betty, a chef with a kitchen complete with Cuisinart and dungeon. She plans to cook a little boy, who delays his execution by telling Betty three tales of terror. The first tale is "Lot 249," based on the mummy story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The tale concerns Bellingham (Steve Buscemi), a bug-eyed graduate student who has raised a mummy from the dead. The second tale, "Cat from Hell," adapted by George A. Romero from a Stephen King story, deals with a broken-down millionaire (William Hickey), who has made his millions by developing habit-forming painkillers. He is convinced that, since 5,000 cats have been killed in his lab experiments in order to develop his pills, a stray cat has killed his family. He hires a hit man (David Johansen) to track down the cat and rub him out. The third tale, "Lover's Vow," is based on "Woman in the Snow," one of the episodes in Kwaidan.James Remar plays an artist who strikes a deal with the devil and is rewarded with a beautiful wife (Rae Dawn Chong) and a respectful art career.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/25/2020
UPC:	0826663201963
Original Release:	1990
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Language:	English
Time:	1:33:00
Sales rank:	18,760

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christian Slater	Andy
William Hickey	Drogan
James Remar	Preston
David Johansen	Halston
Rae Dawn Chong	Carola
Robert Klein	Wyatt
Steve Buscemi	Bellingham
Matthew Lawrence	Timmy
David Forrester	Priest
Robert Sedgwick	Lee
Donald Van Horn	Moving Man
Julianne Moore	Susan
Michael Deak	Mummy
George Guidall	Museum Director
Kathleen Chalfant	Dean
Ralph Marrero	Cabbie
Paul Greeno	Cabbie
Alice Drummond	Carolyn
Dolores Sutton	Amanda
Mark Margolis	Gage
Ashton Wise	Jer
Philip Lenkowsky	Maddox
Joe Dabenigno	Cop No.1
Larry Silvestri	Cop No.2
Donna Davidge	Gallery Patron
Daniel Harrison	John,Composer
Deborah Harry	Betty
Nicole Leach	Margaret
Donald A. Rubinstein	Composer
Chaz Jankel	Composer
Pat Regan	Composer
Jim Manzie	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael McDowell

George Romero

John Harrison	Director
Mitchell Galin	Producer
Richard P. Rubinstein	Producer
Dick Smith	Special Effects
Michael McDowell	Screenwriter
George Romero	Screenwriter
Julie Mossberg	Casting
Brian Chavanne	Casting