
Nightmares
Nightmares... is this year's sleeper.
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Release Date
9/2/1983Runtime
99 minsGenres
Overview
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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$6,670,680Homepage
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An episodic horror film that builds dread through everyday situations turned sinister, a late-night drive, an arcade game, a desert highway, a household pest, each segment a tightening spiral into the supernatural and macabre.
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Heads up

Cristina Raines
Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")

Emilio Estevez
J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")

Lance Henriksen
MacLeod (segment "The Benediction")

Richard Masur
Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Veronica Cartwright
Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Moon Unit Zappa
Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")

Tony Plana
Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
Joe Lambie
Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga")

Robin Gammell
The Bishop (segment "The Benediction")

Bridgette Andersen
Brooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Albert Hague
Mel Keefer (segment "Night of the Rat")

Lee Ving
William Henry Glazier (segment "Terror in Topanga") (as Lee James Jude)
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