Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!
1990 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Harrison |
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| Writer: | Michael McDowell, George A. Romero, Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael McDowell, Stephen King |
| Staring: |
| A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him. | |
| Release Date: | May 03, 1990 |
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| Director: | John Harrison |
| Writer: | Michael McDowell, George A. Romero, Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael McDowell, Stephen King |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | witch, monster, heart attack, mummy, paperboy, anthology, dark comedy, decapitation, gargoyle, darkside, black cat, severed hand, horror anthology |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Laurel Entertainment, Laurel Productions, Darkside Movie |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $16,324,573
Budget: $3,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Debbie Harry | Betty (Wraparound Story) |
| Matthew Lawrence | Timmy (Wraparound Story) |
| David Forrester | Priest (Wraparound Story) |
| Christian Slater | Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’) |
| Robert Sedgwick | Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’) |
| Steve Buscemi | Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’) |
| Donald Van Horn | Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’) |
| Michael Deak | Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’) |
| Julianne Moore | Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’) |
| George Guidall | Museum Director (segment "Lot 249") |
| Ralph Marrero | Cabbie (segment "Lot 249") |
| Kathleen Chalfant | Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’) |
| David Johansen | Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’) |
| Paul Greeno | Cabbie (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’) |
| Ashton Wise | Jer (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’) |
| Joe Dabenigno | Cop #1 (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) |
| Larry Silvestri | Cop #2 (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) |
| Donna Davidge | Gallery Patron (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) |
| Nicole Leach | Margaret (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) |
| Daniel Harrison | John (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Kurtzman | Makeup Effects |
| Michael Deak | Stunts |
| Jim Manzie | Original Music Composer |
| Howard Berger | Makeup Effects |
| Kelley Baker | Sound Editor |
| Lynn Walsh | Stunts |
| Marybeth Hagner | First Assistant Director |
| Ida Gearon | Costume Designer |
| Michael McDowell | Writer, Screenplay |
| John Harrison | Original Music Composer, Director |
| Julie Mossberg | Casting |
| Edgard Mourino | Stunt Coordinator |
| Brian Chavanne | Casting |
| Robert Draper | Director of Photography, Camera Operator |
| Jocelyne Beaudoin | Art Direction |
| Donald Rubinstein | Original Music Composer |
| Victoria Westhead | Unit Production Manager |
| Rosemary C. Cremona | Second Assistant Director |
| Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo | Set Decoration |
| Harry B. Miller III | Editor |
| Pat Regan | Original Music Composer |
| Ruth Ammon | Production Designer |
| Amelia Villero | Second Assistant Director |
| Drew Jiritano | Special Effects |
| George A. Romero | Screenplay |
| Chaz Jankel | Original Music Composer |
| Greg Nicotero | Makeup Effects |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | Original Story |
| Michael McDowell | Original Story |
| Stephen King | Short Story, Original Story |
| Wendy Lee Roberts | Script Supervisor |
| Brit Warner | Production Sound Mixer |
| Folmer Wiesinger | Assistant Editor |
| Amy Seplin | Assistant Editor |
| Nancy Tong | Makeup & Hair |
| Larry Hillier | Gaffer |
| John Gabriele | Key Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David R. Kappes | Co-Producer |
| Mitchell Galin | Producer |
| Richard P. Rubinstein | Producer |
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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 th ... at segment, although the ending of that one was gross. The wrap-around story was fine with a fun conclusion I guess. **3.5/5**
53/100 "Tales from the Darkside" was a fairly entertaining, tongue-in-cheek, horror anthology TV series. For a movie, however, you'd think they would have turned it up a few notches ...especially with the talent backing up the writing. But, basically what we have here is 3 stories that are no dif ... ferent than watching 3 episodes of the TV show. It's not bad - in fact, I enjoyed it for what it was - it just wasn't anything special. - DrNostromo.com