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Nightmare Cafe

  • TV Series
  • 19921992
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Robert Englund, Jack Coleman, and Lindsay Frost in Nightmare Cafe (1992)
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Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night café following a brush with death, but they soon learn that they did, in fact, die, and have been brought back to life... Read allFrank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night café following a brush with death, but they soon learn that they did, in fact, die, and have been brought back to life by the café. Frank and Fay are given the opportunity to correct something in their lives ... Read allFrank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night café following a brush with death, but they soon learn that they did, in fact, die, and have been brought back to life by the café. Frank and Fay are given the opportunity to correct something in their lives that went wrong the first time, and upon their success, they stay on as the café's new coo... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
468
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  • Creators
    • Thomas Baum
    • Jonathan Craven
    • Wes Craven
  • Stars
    • Jack Coleman
    • Lindsay Frost
    • Robert Englund
  • Creators
    • Thomas Baum
    • Jonathan Craven
    • Wes Craven
  • Stars
    • Jack Coleman
    • Lindsay Frost
    • Robert Englund
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Jack Coleman
    Jack Coleman
    • Frank Nolan
    Lindsay Frost
    Lindsay Frost
    • Fay Peronivic
    Robert Englund
    Robert Englund
    • Blackie
    Bobby Slayton
    Bobby Slayton
    • Harry Tambor
    Jimmy Briscoe
    • Earl…
    Kevin Thompson
    Kevin Thompson
    • Fire…
    Molly Parker
    Molly Parker
    • Ivy
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    • Thomas Wall
    Timothy Carhart
    Timothy Carhart
    • Detective Stan Gates
    John D'Aquino
    John D'Aquino
    • Al
    Justin Deas
    Justin Deas
    • Edward
    Arturo Gil
    Arturo Gil
    • Wind…
    Beth Toussaint
    Beth Toussaint
    • Angela
    Peter Outerbridge
    Peter Outerbridge
    • Jesse
    Brandon Quintin Adams
    Brandon Quintin Adams
    • Luke Wall
    Don S. Davis
    Don S. Davis
    • Sheriff Dan Filcher
    Denis Forest
    Denis Forest
    • Philip Benning
    Bill Croft
    Bill Croft
    • Boyle
    • Creators
      • Thomas Baum
      • Jonathan Craven
      • Wes Craven
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The show stopped filming due to the writers strike. It never got back into production.
    • Quotes

      [opening sequence for all but first episode]

      Blackie: Touch that remote and you die!

      [image jumps three times as if someone changing channels, but it's the same show]

      Blackie: Now that I've got your attention, here's the deal. See those two people? That's Frank, and that's Fay. Strangers when they met, turns out they've got a lot in common. Both died on the same night, both ended up in the same body of water, and both took refuge in the same all-night cafe. Me, I run the place. Name's Blackie. Been here from the beginning. Now, I know I said Frank and Fay were dead, but the cafe needed a new cook and waitress, so it gave them a second chance at life. They do their job, they get to stick around and help unsuspecting customers turn their lives around. 'Course, anything can happen to those who wander in - their worst nightmares, or their forbidden dreams. Yeah, it all happens here in this little place we call the Nightmare Cafe.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Seinfeld: The Pitch (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Rollercoaster of Love
      Music by Richard S. Kaufman

      Lyrics by Wes Craven and Thomas Baum

      Performed by Ralna English

      Published by U/A Music, Inc

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    Nightmare Cafe On DVD Petition
    This is one of the most awesome, underrated shows, from the great Wes Craven. Starring Robert Englund, Lindsay Frost, and Jack Coleman, and many guest stars, it is a great sci-fi/horror series from 1992. Please sign this online petition I made and we can have Nightmare Café on DVD! Also, please spread the word around too if you could. Here is the website link: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nightmare-cafe-on-DVD-petition This is one of the best hidden gems from the early 90's and one I remember vividly. Right now, there are only fan made sets of the whole show available, VHS quality, recorded in 1992. If we get this released on standard definition DVD, I would be 100% satisfied. Again, please try to spread the word around if you can, thanks for reading my post!
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    • Sep 21, 2015

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • MGM Television
      • Wes Craven Films
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      • Stereo

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