Escapes

Jun 10, 1986

1h 12m

★ 3.1

Overview

An anthology of five tales of terror, each originally produced for video. The titles are "Something's Fishy," "Coffee Break," "Who's There," "Jonah's Dream," and "Think Twice."

Genres

Horror

Action

Comedy

Thriller

TV Movie

Production Companies

Visual Perceptions Productions Inc.

Escapes Trailers

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Cast

The Mailman

Vincent Price

Mr. Olson (Coffee Break)

John Mitchum

Matthew Wilson (Hall of Faces)

Todd Fulton

Fisherman (A Little Fishy)

Jerry Grisham

Delivery Driver (Coffee Break)

Michael Patton-Hall

Jogger (Who's There?)

Ken Thorley

Scientist (Who's There?)

Jeff Boudov

Large Creature (Who's There?)

Mark Steensland

Large Creature (Who's There?)

Sean Hannon

Mary Tucker (Jonah's Dream)

Shirley O'Key

Mugger (Think Twice)

Rocky Capella

Driver (Think Twice)

Mike Martinez

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