Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
“Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!”
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
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Cast
28 people
Debbie Harry
Betty (Wraparound Story)
Known for
Videodrome
Hairspray
Matthew Lawrence
Timmy (Wraparound Story)
Known for
Mrs. Doubtfire
Boy Meets World
David Forrester
Priest (Wraparound Story)
Known for
The Langoliers
Christian Slater
Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Known for
Mr. Robot
True Romance
Robert Sedgwick
Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Known for
Banshee
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Steve Buscemi
Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
Donald Van Horn
Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Also in
Women at West Point
Michael Deak
Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Known for
Cellar Dweller
Return of the Living Dead III
Julianne Moore
Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Big Lebowski
George Guidall
Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")
Known for
The Impostors
Ralph Marrero
Cabbie (segment "Lot 249")
Known for
Day of the Dead
The Babe
Kathleen Chalfant
Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Known for
Storm of the Century
The Affair
John Harrison Director · George A. Romero Screenplay Michael McDowell Screenplay
Director Composer
John Harrison
Screenplay
George A. Romero
Screenplay Writer
Michael McDowell
Story Author
Stephen King
Story
Arthur Conan Doyle
Story
Michael McDowell
Composer
Chaz Jankel
Composer
Donald Rubinstein
Cinematographer
Robert Draper
Editor
Harry B. Miller III
Production designer
Ruth Ammon
Costume designer
Ida Gearon
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $3.5M · United States release May 4, 1990
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$16,324,573
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Laurel Productions
Production
Darkside Movie
Production
Laurel Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Russia · May 3, 1990
Theatrical
United States · May 4, 1990
Theatrical
Brazil
May 4, 1990 · Theatrical
France
May 15, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
November 29, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
August 6, 1991 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 21, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 15, 1991 · Theatrical
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