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6.1/10
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A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Holter Graham
- Christian (segment "The Black Cat")
- (as Holter Ford Graham)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDario Argento originally wanted the film to be a collaboration between four directors: him, George A. Romero, John Carpenter, and Wes Craven. Carpenter and Craven pulled out, so Argento and Romero decided to tackle the project as a two-part story, each directing his own segment separately.
- GoofsIn second story when police comes to search the house, phone is shown unplugged and not working, but it rings just a few minutes later, working fine.
- Quotes
Policeman: We found blood in the freezer down in the cellar.
Det. Grogan: Christ! Rich people... Sick stuff always turns out to be rich people.
- Crazy creditsBefore the narrative of the film starts, the Poe house in Baltimore is shown, with a plaque reading: Edgar Allan Poe 1809 1849 Dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dario Argento: Master of Horror (1993)
Featured review
Instead of your usual trilogy or anthology, TWO EVIL EYES is two hour-long Edgar Allan Poe adaptations written for the screen and directed by two top horror directors. "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar" (by George A. Romero) concerns a money-hungry wife (Adrienne Barbeau) and a greedy doctor (Ramy Zada) who team up to kill off the elderly husband Ernest (Bingo O'Malley) for his money. They unwisely use hypnotism to lure the victim to catatonia, which also allows Ernest to return from the dead and seek revenge. The storyline is too cliché in this outing and it's pretty dull despite an excellent lead performance from Barbeau and good (though sparsely used) Tom Savini make up FX. "The Black Cat" (by Dario Argento) is the reason to watch the movie. Harvey Keitel is typically good as Roderick Usher, an alcoholic crime photographer who makes a living publishing mondo photographs. His book ("Metropolitan Horrors") stirs up lots of controversy. The horror angle is added by a sinister black cat that constantly pops up in Usher's life and starts to drive him mad. Mixing elements from several Poe stories, Argento's flair for visual style and color schemes, loads of clever Poe reference (including nods to his "Pit and the Pendulum" and "Premature Burial") and lots of surprises, "The Black Cat" manages to be both entertaining and disturbing. Tom Savini also did FX for the segment (and appears). Pino Dinaggio did music for both.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Filming locations
- 1250 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA(Valdemar mansion - segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar")
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $349,618
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $260,410
- Oct 27, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $349,618
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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