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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a american film of genre Thriller directed by John Harrison released in USA on 4 may 1990 with Debbie Harry

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

Tales from the Darkside - The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
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Released in USA 4 may 1990
Length 1h33
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Thriller,    Fantastic,    Comedy,    Fantasy,    Horror
Rating62% 3.100093.100093.100093.100093.10009

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a 1990 American horror anthology film directed by John Harrison, and based on the anthology television series Tales from the Darkside. The film depicts a kidnapped paperboy who tells three stories of horror to the suburban witch who is preparing to eat him, à la Hansel and Gretel.

The film is sometimes said to have been intended as Creepshow 3, a sequel to George A. Romero and Stephen King's popular horror anthologies Creepshow and Creepshow 2. However, this is not supported by any real evidence. Tom Savini has been quoted as saying that this film is the real Creepshow 3, which could be how the rumor started, though he may just have been referring to the similar nature of the movies and the involvement of King and Romero. The story titled "Cat from Hell" was originally going to appear in Creepshow 2, but was scrapped due to budgetary reasons.

Synopsis

The movie opens with Betty, an affluent suburban housewife and modern-day witch (Deborah Harry), planning a dinner party. The main dish is to be Timmy (Matthew Lawrence), a young boy whom she has captured and chained up in her pantry. To stall her from stuffing and roasting him, the boy tells her three horror stories from a book she gave him, titled Tales from the Darkside.

Actors

Debbie Harry

(Betty (Wraparound Story))
Christian Slater

(Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’))
Matthew Lawrence

(Timmy (Wraparound Story))
David Johansen

(Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’))
Steve Buscemi

(Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’))
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