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Nightmares

Play trailer Poster for Nightmares R,  1983,  1h 39m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 32% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 32% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Four tales: chain-smoker (Cristina Raines) meets killer; video-game fan (Emilio Estevez) gets carried away; Satan's car tests faith; rat torments man.

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Tom Milne Time Out Jan 26, 2006
In general, though, the scripting is unimaginative, derivative, and desperately predictable. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times Aug 30, 2004
2/5
Nothing spoils a horror story faster than a stupid victim. And Nightmares, an anthology of four supposedly scary episodes, has plenty of those. Go to Full Review
Alan Jones Starburst Aug 1, 2022
An uneven hit and miss anthology. Go to Full Review
Ian White Starburst May 4, 2018
9/10
Nightmares, a fantastic wedge of '80s horror cheese wherein a host of familiar faces teach us lessons it would be best to heed. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Oct 29, 2012
2/4
In this quartet of scary tales, two stories work and two don't. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 24, 2005
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Joseph Sargent

Director

Cristina Raines

Lisa

Emilio Estevez

J.J. Cooney

Lance Henriksen

MacLeod

Mariclare Costello

Adele Cooney

Louis Giambalvo

Jerry Cooney

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Nightmares

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Movie Info

Synopsis Four tales: chain-smoker (Cristina Raines) meets killer; video-game fan (Emilio Estevez) gets carried away; Satan's car tests faith; rat torments man.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Producer
Christopher Crowe
Screenwriter
Christopher Crowe, Jeffrey Bloom
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 22, 2015
Runtime
1h 39m
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