Rotten
In general, though, the scripting is unimaginative, derivative, and desperately predictable.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Nightmares
Nightmares... is this year's sleeper.
1983 · 1h 39m · R
Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Joseph Sargent
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.
Director and cast
- Joseph Sargent Director
- Emilio Estevez as J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")
- Lance Henriksen as MacLeod (segment "The Benediction")
- Richard Masur as Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- Veronica Cartwright as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- Billy Jacoby as Zock (segment "Bishop of Battle")
- Moon Unit Zappa as Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")
- Tony Plana as Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
17%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Nothing spoils a horror story faster than a stupid victim. And Nightmares, an anthology of four supposedly scary episodes, has plenty of those.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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