Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

★ 6.2•1990-05-03•93 min

“Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!”

Thriller Comedy Fantasy Horror

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

Status

Released

Budget

$3.5M

Revenue

$16.3M

Cast

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’)

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Reviews

2 reviews

JPV852

TMDB User•Aug 12, 2020

★ 6

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 that segment, although the ending of that one was gross. The wrap-around story was fine with a fun conclusion I guess. **3.5/5**

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Dr_Nostromo

TMDB User•Nov 18, 2025

★ 5