Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Harrison
Screenplay by	Michael McDowell; George A. Romero;
Based on	"Lot No. 249"; by Arthur Conan Doyle; "The Cat from Hell"; by Stephen King; Kwaidan; by Masaki Kobayashi;
Produced by	Richard P. Rubinstein; Mitchell Galin;
Starring	Deborah Harry; Christian Slater; David Johansen; William Hickey; James Remar; Rae Dawn Chong;
Cinematography	Robert Draper
Edited by	Harry B. Miller III
Music by	Donald A. Rubinstein; Jim Manzie; Pat Regan; Chaz Jankel; John Harrison;
Production; company	Laurel Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 4, 1990;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$16.3 million

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a 1990 American comedy horror anthology film directed by John Harrison and written by Michael McDowell and George A. Romero, serving as a spin-off of the anthology television series Tales from the Darkside (1984–1988) created by Romero. The film is structured around a frame story of a kidnapped paperboy who relates three tales of horror to a suburban witch who is preparing to eat him. Its cast includes Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey, James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong, Matthew Lawrence, Robert Sedgwick, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, and Robert Klein.

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on May 4, 1990. It was a moderate commercial success and received mixed reviews from critics.