Name: Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1990
Rating: 55.198750000000004
Cast: Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, David Forrester, Christian Slater, Robert Sedgwick

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Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!

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

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Genres: Anthology
Mood: DarkSuspensefulOminousMacabreCreepy
Themes: Loss Of InnocenceMortalityGreedHorror And The SupernaturalThe Unseen Evil
Plot: Desperate EscapeUnrequited LoveCat-And-Mouse ChaseForbidden KnowledgeObsessionMonstrous CreaturesQuest For PowerHaunting
Pacing: Building SuspenseSlow Burn
Narrative: Flashbacks
Dialog: Minimalist DialoguePoetic Language
Character Types: EverymanInnocentVillain
Time: Present DayTimeless Setting
Place: Urban CityscapeSuburban NeighborhoodDark ForestHaunted House
Cinematic Style: First-Person PerspectivePov Shots
Costume and Set: Modern AttirePeriod-Accurate CostumesGothic Architecture

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Directed by:

John Harrison, Marybeth Hagner, Amelia Villero

Written by:

Michael McDowell

Produced by:

David R. Kappes, Mitchell Galin, Richard P. Rubinstein

Composed by:

John Harrison, Chaz Jankel, Jim Manzie

Cast

Debbie Harry

Betty (Wraparound Story)

Matthew Lawrence

Timmy (Wraparound Story)

Christian Slater

Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Robert Sedgwick

Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Steve Buscemi

Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Michael Deak

Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Julianne Moore

Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Ralph Marrero

Cabbie (segment "Lot 249")

Kathleen Chalfant

Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)

David Johansen

Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

William Hickey

Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

Alice Drummond

Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

Dolores Sutton

Amanda (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

Mark Margolis

Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

James Remar

Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

Philip Lenkowsky

Maddox (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

Robert Klein

Wyatt (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

Rae Dawn Chong

Carola (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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