Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Overview
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-05-03
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Laurel Productions, Darkside Movie, Laurel Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Debbie Harry as Betty (Wraparound Story)
- Matthew Lawrence as Timmy (Wraparound Story)
- David Forrester as Priest (Wraparound Story)
- Christian Slater as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- Robert Sedgwick as Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- Steve Buscemi as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- Donald Van Horn as Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- Michael Deak as Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- Julianne Moore as Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- George Guidall as Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")
- Ralph Marrero as Cabbie (segment "Lot 249")
- Kathleen Chalfant as Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Crew
- John Harrison - Director
- Michael McDowell - Writer
- George A. Romero - Screenplay
- Michael McDowell - Screenplay
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