Nightmares
1983
Nightmares... is this year's sleeper.
Directed by Joseph Sargent
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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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- Director
- Joseph Sargent
- Written by
- Christopher Crowe, Jeffrey Bloom
- Produced by
- Christopher Crowe
- Composer
- Craig Safan
- Cinematographers
- Gerald Perry Finnerman, Mario DiLeo
- Editors
- Michael Brown, Rod Stephens
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Night of the Rat, Terror in Topanga, The Benediction
- TMDB
- 5.7/10 (93 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 29% Rotten
- Metacritic
- 39/100
- IMDb
- 5.7/10 (3,818 votes)
Cast
Cristina Raines
Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Emilio Estevez
J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Lance Henriksen
MacLeod (segment "The Benediction")
Richard Masur
Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Veronica Cartwright
Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Moon Unit Zappa
Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Tony Plana
Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
Joe Lambie
Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Robin Gammell
The Bishop (segment "The Benediction")
Bridgette Andersen
Brooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Albert Hague
Mel Keefer (segment "Night of the Rat")
Lee Ving
William Henry Glazier (segment "Terror in Topanga") (as Lee James Jude)
Mariclare Costello
Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
Louis Giambalvo
Jerry Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
William Sanderson
Gas station attendant (segment "Terror in Topanga") (uncredited)
Billy Jayne
Zock (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Raleigh Bond
Norman, a Neighbor (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Flea
Singer (voice)
Crew
Joseph Sargent
Director
Christopher Crowe
Writer
Jeffrey Bloom
Writer
Craig Safan
Original Music Composer
Gerald Perry Finnerman
Director of Photography
Mario DiLeo
Director of Photography
Michael Brown
Editor
Rod Stephens
Editor
Dean Mitzner
Production Design
Alex Beaton
Executive Producer
Andrew Mirisch
Executive Producer
