Nightmares
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Nightmares

Nightmares... is this year's sleeper.

5.7 / 10 1983 1h 39mR English
HorrorScience Fiction

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.

Cast & Crew

Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines

Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")

Lead
Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

MacLeod (segment "The Benediction")

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Moon Unit Zappa

Moon Unit Zappa

Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")

JL

Joe Lambie

Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga")

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph Sargent's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Nightmares is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker