Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | 
| Director: John Harrison
Actors: Deborah Harry, Matthew Lawrence, Christian Slater, David Forrester, Robert Sedgwick
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 25076
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D323604D
ISBN: 0792176316
UPC: 097363236047
EAN: 9780792176312
ASIN: B00005NG6B
Theatrical Release Date: May 4, 1990
Release Date: September 25, 2001
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Product Description
In anthology style a child tells three stories of horror to keep from being eaten by a witch. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Deborah Harry Julianne Moore Run time: 93 minutes Rating: R Director: John Harrison
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 tales from the darkside the movie July 5, 2009
Lori Poling (las vegas, nv)
i've always loved tales from the darkside, so the movie was a must have for me. I liked it.
 All Star Cast June 5, 2009
B. Mitcham (Virginia)
This is one of my favorites! It's full of actors and actresses that are very well known such as Christian Slater, Julianne Moore, Matthew Lawrence and even a rock star...Deborah Harry(Blondie). So many tales and all of them are scary in their own way.
 Chilly little horror anthology that mostly succeeds January 30, 2009
M. Ryan Fairbanks (Cleveland, Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hyped by Tom Savini himself as "the real Creepshow 3", I was more than a little excited to check out Tales From the Darkside: The Movie. Based on the popular horror anthology television series, Tales is comprised of three short films containing input from the likes of George Romero and Stephen King among others. We begin with a little boy who has been captured by a witch and is about to be prepared for dinner. To stall her, he pulls out a book and reads the following stories.
Lot 249- After being cheated out of a scholarship, a dorky would-be archeologist raises a decaying mummy from his eternal slumber to seek revenge on those who wronged him. As far as storylines are concerned it doesn't get much more generic than this, although I presume the simplicity of it was supposed to be part of the charm. It's always a pleasure to see Steve Buscemi, but even he can't boost this above being just average.
Cat From Hell- A rich old man who is the head of a pharmaceutical company is being tormented by a murderous black cat due to their product testing on cats. He hires a hit man to kill the cat before it kills him. This story is just ridiculous and easily the weakest of the three. A killer cat? They couldn't come up with anything even a little better than that?...
Lover's Vow- After being dumped by his agent, a struggling artist witnesses a gargoyle-like creature murder a man in an alleyway. The creature corners him, making him promise never to tell what he witnessed, to which he agrees. Immediately after the incident, he meets the woman of his dreams and his art career explodes into success, but this all may be part of a deal he made with the creature. I won't give away the ending of this one, it's entertaining but is also very predictable.
Overall Tales From the Darkside is decent, but it sure isn't Creepshow. Hell, I wouldn't even say it's as good as Creepshow 2. However I have no trouble viewing it as "the real Creepshow 3" after witnessing the utter abortion of a movie released in 2006, a sequel in name only entitled Creepshow III. Never seen that one? Keep it that way. The acting is adaquaete as are the special effects, and the stories were alright, so I give it a very solid three stars. Absolutely recommended for fans of good horror anthologies.
Great movie! August 7, 2008
P. Silva
I was looking for this movie for a long time. I was thrilled when I finally found it on Amazon. I also remember watching the TV series back in the 80's. A young boy reads stories from a book to distract a witch who plans to eat him. This film has the very handsome, young Christian Slater; Deborah Harry from the 80's rock band Blonde; Steve Buscemi who played Mr. Pink in "Reservoir Dogs"; Rae Dawn Chong who also starred in "Quest for Fire"(another great film) and many other great actors. If you enjoyed "Twilight Zone: The Movie," you will definitely enjoy this film.
A mixed body bag April 9, 2008
Robert Buchanan (Wisconsin)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Essentially "Creepshow 3" under the title of the successful television horror series, the production of this anthology flick inherited much of the crew of the prior movies, and like them, its quality varies from one segment to the next. While "Beetle Juice" scribe Michael McDowell adapted Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lot 249" to the screen and wrote the none-too-original "Lover's Vow," Stephen King's short story, "Cat From Hell," was adapted by zombie lord George Romero. One might assume that this collection of acclaimed talent would inevitably produce something satisfactory, but the result of this collaboration is ultimately disappointing.
The wraparound story that binds these segments together is an amusing modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel, starring Blondie herself as a lovely suburban witch and Matthew Lawrence as an unwilling feast-to-be who narrates the film in order to delay his seemingly inevitable demise.
While it's by no means distinguished in the genre, "Lot 249" tells a satisfying and tidy story of a college intellectual (Buscemi, looking dorkier than usual) who wreaks petty revenge on his antagonizers (Slater, Moore, Sedgwick) by means of a reanimated mummy. Though it's nothing to work yourself into a lather over, this story's twist ending delivers an enjoyable surprise.
With his Buster Poindexter days quick behind him, a dapper David Johansen plays a hitman hired by pharmaceutical magnate William Hickey (who looks less ancient here than he often does) to terminate the titular "Cat From Hell." While mostly routine in its execution, the penultimate scene of this gruesome portion is an extraordinary sight, the reputation of which brought this movie to my attention. Certain horror movies feature something that you have never seen before or since, and this one of of them.
"Lover's Vow" is just a charmless rip-off of Lafcadio Hearn's story of the Yuki-onna folklore. Though the visuals of this segment are highlighted by Rae Dawn Chong's sexy good looks and a handful of impressively gory effects, this uninspired recycling is made even more unbearable by James Remar's usual and thorough lack of charisma.
If any movie ever failed to utilize an enormous amount of talent, it's this one. A capable crew, novel stories and a fine cast (consisting of screen veterans, popular faces of the time and a few notable future stars) are squandered on a lightweight production that, while amusing, never even comes close to living up to its potential.
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