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Nightmares

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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 01/26/2006
In general, though, the scripting is unimaginative, derivative, and desperately predictable. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times 08/30/2004
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 08/01/2022
An uneven hit and miss anthology. Go to Full Review
Ian White Starburst 05/04/2018
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 10/29/2012
2/4
In this quartet of scary tales, two stories work and two don't. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/24/2005
2/5
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Audience Reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 May 27 Failed horror in 1 hour and 39 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more thiago s @Thiagostone May 6 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom. See more 05/31/2020 While the first story was far from original, it was certainly watchable, unfortunately it would prove to be the high point of the film. The second and third story were bland and unimaginative, but the final story had one of the most laughably bad climaxes I have ever seen. I didn't expect high quality effects from this movie, but the final scene was one that I won't soon forget. It almost makes this movie worth watching...but you should just watch the last scene instead if you need a quick laugh So bad. See more 05/31/2016 It's just an okay horror anthology. The first and third segments are pretty cool, but it's, for the most part, a weak rehash of a bunch of other movies. See more 02/29/2016 I love horror anthologies. I hunt down as many as I can get my hands on. I searched EXTRA hard for this one, because it sounded like a good time. I was half right. 2 stars go to the super scary first segment (in which a suburban housewife takes a late night trip to the store for cigarettes when a homicidal maniac is on the loose) and a half a star to an incredible special effect in the third segment (a truck emerging from the mouth of hell in a story about a lapsed priest who encounters the truck from hell.) The first has great tension that mounts and mounts until the shocking (if you've never heard the old urban legend) finale. And the third-that special effect is singlehandedly better than anything in "The Car." The second and fourth stories are brought down by hilariously outdated special effects. There's a veritable who's who of actors and actresses, past and future stars, to bring the stories to life. But overall this one was only about half good. 2 and 1/2 stars seems fair. See more 01/02/2016 I remember liking 2-3 of the stories as a kid. Alas, only the 1st story holds up. See more Read all reviews
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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