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Nightmares... is this year's sleeper. - Nightmares
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Title: Nightmares

Release Date: 2 Sep 1983

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction

Director: Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

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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Average Vote: 5.7 (84 votes)

Cast

  • Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga"): Cristina Raines
  • J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle"): Emilio Estevez
  • MacLeod (segment "The Benediction"): Lance Henriksen
  • Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat"): Richard Masur
  • Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat"): Veronica Cartwright
  • Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle"): Moon Unit Zappa
  • Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction"): Tony Plana
  • Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga"): Joe Lambie
  • The Bishop (segment "The Benediction"): Robin Gammell
  • Brooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat"): Bridgette Andersen
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