Nightmares (1983)
Release: September 2, 1983 | Runtime: 1h 39m | Rating: 5.6
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.
Nightmares... is this year's sleeper.
Main cast
- Cristina Raines as Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")
- 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")
- Moon Unit Zappa as Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")
- Tony Plana as Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
- Joe Lambie as Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga")
- Robin Gammell as The Bishop (segment "The Benediction")
- Bridgette Andersen as Brooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- Albert Hague as Mel Keefer (segment "Night of the Rat")
- Lee Ving as William Henry Glazier (segment "Terror in Topanga") (as Lee James Jude)
- Mariclare Costello as Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
- Louis Giambalvo as Jerry Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
- William Sanderson as Gas station attendant (segment "Terror in Topanga") (uncredited)
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FAQ
What is Nightmares about?
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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