Nightmares (1983)

Four horror tales with a supernatural twist based on urban ledgends.

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

Jeffrey Bloom, Christopher Crowe

Stars:

Cristina Raines, Joe Lambie, Anthony James

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cristina Raines	...	Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Joe Lambie	...	Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Anthony James	...	Store Clerk (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Clare Nono	...	Mori the Newswoman (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Raleigh Bond	...	Norman, a Neighbor (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Robert Phelps	...	Newsman (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Dixie Lynn Royce	...	Little Girl (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Lee Ving	...	William Henry Glazier (segment "Terror in Topanga") (as Lee James Jude)
Emilio Estevez	...	J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Mariclare Costello	...	Adele Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Louis Giambalvo	...	Jerry Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Moon Unit Zappa	...	Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle") (as Moon Zappa)
Billy Jayne	...	Zock Maxwell (segment "Bishop of Battle") (as Billy Jacoby)
Joshua Grenrock	...	Willie (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Gary Carlos Cervantes	...	Mazenza (segment "Bishop of Battle") (as Gary Cervantes)

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

faith | truck | priest | urban legend | supernatural | 

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Taglines:

Four of your worst NIGHTMARES come true.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alpträume

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lee Ving, lead singer of punk band Fear, appears in the segment, "Terror in Topanga." One of the songs that Emilio Estevez listens to in the segment "Bishop of Battle" is "I Love Livin' in the City" by Fear.

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Goofs

When Father MacLeod is saying the funeral Mass for the slain child, the Latin he uses is completely random. For example, during the ablutions (where he is washing his fingers presumably prior to the consecration) he is saying the "Hail Mary", which is not part of the Mass liturgy at all. Also, if the action is contemporary (as the cars being used suggest), the Mass would almost certainly be in the vernacular (i.e. either English or Spanish).

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Bishop: Greetings, Earthling. I am the Bishop of Battle, master of all I survey. I have 13 progressively harder levels. Try me if you dare.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Video Violence (2009)

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Soundtracks

"I Got Power"
Performed by Negative Trend

User Reviews

Disappointing, but you could do worse.

This horror anthology offers nothing new or anything to separate from the other countless anthologies. The first story is just an urban legend that offers no surprise whatsoever. The second about a kid who becomes obsessed with beating a video game is pretty good, but the ending was so predictable. The third is the worst of the bunch, with a priest being chased by a demonic car for no apparant reason. The fourth was also pretty bad. It is not that bad, but there is no reason to rent it over other horror movies that offer much more!