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Nightmares

Nightmares... is this year's sleeper.

19835.61h 39m

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.

Directed by Joseph Sargent
Written by Christopher Crowe, Jeffrey Bloom
Produced by Christopher Crowe
Box Office0Revenue: $6.7M

Top Cast

Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines

Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

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

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

MacLeod (segment "The Benediction")

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Moon Unit Zappa

Moon Unit Zappa

Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")

J

Joe Lambie

Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga")

Robin Gammell

Robin Gammell

The Bishop (segment "The Benediction")

Bridgette Andersen

Bridgette Andersen

Brooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Themes & Keywords

monstervideo gamesupernaturalanimal attackanthologytruckurban legendpriestserial killerscientistmaniacdemongiant rat

About Nightmares

Nightmares is a horror, science fiction film released in 1983 exploring themes of monster, video game, supernatural, animal attack, anthology, truck. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Cristina Raines, Emilio Estevez, Lance Henriksen. 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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