---
title: 'Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Harrison'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tales-from-the-darkside-the-movie-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100740/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

1990 · 89 min · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a 1990 American comedy horror anthology film directed by John Harrison and written by Michael McDowell and George A. Romero, serving as a spin-off of the anthology television series Tales from the Darkside (1984–1988) created by Romero. The film is structured around a frame story of a kidnapped paperboy who relates three tales of horror to a suburban witch who is preparing to eat him. Its cast includes Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey, James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong, Matthew Lawrence, Robert Sedgwick, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, and Robert Klein.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-harrison)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-harrison)
- **Screenplay:** [George A. Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-a-romero), [Michael McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mcdowell)
- **Producer:** [Richard P. Rubinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-p-rubinstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Draper](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-draper)

## Cast

- [Rae Dawn Chong](https://cinepixo.com/people/rae-dawn-chong)
- [James Remar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-remar)
- [Robert Klein](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-klein)
- [Debbie Harry](https://cinepixo.com/people/debbie-harry)
- [Steve Buscemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-buscemi)
- [David Johansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-johansen)
- [Christian Slater](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-slater)
- [William Hickey](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hickey)
- [Julianne Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/julianne-moore)
- [Matthew Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-lawrence)
- [Alice Drummond](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-drummond)
- [Mark Margolis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-margolis)
- [Kathleen Chalfant](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-chalfant)

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