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Tales from the Darkside: The …

  • 6.2 /10

  • 364

  • 46%

Plot

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

Cast

Debbie Harry as Betty (Wraparound Story)
Debbie Harry

as Betty (Wraparound Story)

Matthew Lawrence as Timmy (Wraparound Story)
Matthew Lawrence

as Timmy (Wraparound Story)

David Forrester as Priest (Wraparound Story)
David Forrester

as Priest (Wraparound Story)

Christian Slater as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Christian Slater

as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Robert Sedgwick as Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Robert Sedgwick

as Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Steve Buscemi as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Steve Buscemi

as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Donald Van Horn as Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Donald Van Horn

as Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Michael Deak as Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Michael Deak

as Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Julianne Moore as Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Julianne Moore

as Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)

George Guidall as Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")
George Guidall

as Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 3, 1990

Production Companies

  • Paramount Pictures

  • Laurel Productions

  • Darkside Movie

  • Laurel Entertainment

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $3,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $16,324,573.00

Runtime

  • 1.55 hrs

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Reviews

Okay anthology horror movie, the first one, "Lot 249", was the best due to the cast (Slater, Buscemi, Moore) and also enjoyed "Lover's Vow" even if the animatronic effects weren't the best. However, "Cat from Hell" really dragged the film as a whole down, almost dozed off a couple of times during that segment, although the ending of that one was gross. The wrap-around story was fine with a fun co…