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Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Mary McDonough, Bill Paxton, David Wallace ... see more see more... , Alvy Moore , Cristina Raines , Joe Lambie , Anthony James , William Sanderson , Emilio Estevez , Mariclare Costello , Louis Giambalvo , Moon Zappa , Billy Jayne , Lance Henriksen , Tony Plana , Timothy Scott , Robin Gammell , Richard Masur , Veronica Cartwright , Bridgette Andersen , Albert Hague , Raleigh Bond , Gary Cervantes , James Tolkan , Clare Nono , Joshua Grenrock

In this murder mystery, a daughter begins to suspect that her father's death was not an accident after she observes her mother and a mortician during a seance. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Joseph Sargent

Release Date: September 2, 1983

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DVD Release Date: August 24, 1999

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  • ajv2688
    January 14, 2011
    ajv2688
    I saw most of this on TV one day a long time ago, I got to see the great part with Emilio Estevez and the video arcade! It was so cool, but I want to see the rest of the movie!
  • puffchunk
    November 1, 2007
    puffchunk
    Pretty much a hot chick quits smoking, Emilio Estevez gets abducted by a video game, Lance Hendrixson kills satans truck with holy water and a family gets terrorized by the demon rodent. A lot like outer limits. Pretty fun.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    July 14, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    A quartet of tales with a Nightmare theme!

    Terror in Topanga - standard "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" fare about a motorist on an empty country road, and an escaped mental patient.

    The Bishop of Battle - screams 1980's decade with a young Emilio Estevez hooked on a video arca... read morede game which gets progressively harder. This was my favorite tale; worth the price of the movie alone.

    The Benediction - forgettable tale about a priest being chased by an evil black truck.

    Night of the Rat - a silly tale about a family being terrorized by a giant rat; cool ending.

    I wish this anthology had a framing story.
  • LittleMissBloodAndGuts
    July 23, 2009
    LittleMissBloodAndGuts
    Some decent horror tales. Nothing like Edward Bloch would write, but a respectable lineup nevertheless.
  • jes25924
    November 14, 2008
    jes25924
    Emilio Estevez in "The Bishop Of Battle" as a suburban acrade addict, blasting "Black Flag" and "Fear" on his head phones until he is sucked fabled into the 13th level of the game. That's most of why you should watch "Nightmares", which is somewhere between "Creepshow" and "Tales... read more From The Darkside".

    The other story here worth seeing is "Night Of The Rat" about the most hilariously gigantic and evil rat, ever to grace cinema, the legendary "Devil Rat" as it cleverly named, which terrorizes a small family.

    The other two stories, "Terror In Topanga", which is only mildly funny if youve ever lived in the valley, because Topnaga Canyon is one the least threatening places on earth. Then there's "Benediction" which is about a priest bieng chased by a truck, also possibly driven by the devil or something. There is one scene where truck comes out of the earth, that looks eerily real, but aside from that it's pretty worthless.

    I like anthology films, like this, even the bad ones, between "Bishop Of Battle" and "Night Of The Rat", there's just enough laughs (zero scares), to make this one worth seeing.

    Also oddly no framing story, you just get 1-2-3-4 the end. Makes the whole thing feel incomplete.
  • jeffman52001
    February 20, 2007
    jeffman52001
    Nightmares is a great 1983 film with 4 great tales of horror. This is another underrated film of the 1980s. Great actors like Emilio Estevez, Lance Henriksen, Richard Masur, and Verinica Cartwright star in this classic.

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Staci Layne Wilson
January 4, 2005
Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 24, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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May 24, 2003
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