Nightmares

Sep 2, 1983

1h 39m

★ 5.6

Nightmares... is this year's sleeper.

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.

Genres

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Nightmares Trailers

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

Mel Keefer (segment "Night of the Rat")

Albert Hague

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

Lee Ving

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