Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Movie Review 1990

Three short stories in the tradition of the ghoulish TV show are brought to the big screen, with mixed results. The plot centers around a boy who is being held captive by a cannibal. In order to prolong his life, he tells her horror stories. The tales were written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen King, and Michael McDowell.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Horror Anthologies, Adapted from a Story, Books to Film: Stephen King, Books to Film: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Cannibalism

Screenplay

George A. Romero, Michael McDowell

Cast

Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey, James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong, Julianne Moore, Robert Klein, Steve Buscemi, Matthew Lawrence

Cinematography

Rob Draper

Director

John Harrison

Other

Harry B. Miller

Producer

Paramount Pictures