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About
Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
Theatrical
Nov 10, 1982
Box Office
$21.0M
Budget
$8.0M
Return
2.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 1, 1983
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Laurel Entertainment, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)
Quotes
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Meteorologist on TV
And in today's weather... well, not much for the outdoor types, but you farmers are going to love this. The current 30-day forecast released by the U.S. meteorological station in Portland calls for moderating temperatures and lots of rain. Castle County is going to turn green so fast in the next month that it's going to be almost miraculous.
Jordy Verrill's Banker
$200 for a broken meteor?!! You must be joking, Mr. Verrill! I wouldn't even give you two cents!!
Jordy Verrill's Doctor
I'm sorry, Mr. Verrill, but… those fingers have got to come off. This is going to be extremely painful, Mr. Verrill!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Vow to Eradicate Infestation
Upson Pratt
Bastards! Damn bugs. I'll get them bugs! I own this damn building. There's not going to be any more damn bugs! Heads are going to roll. I promise you that! Oh, yes!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →H
Hal Holbrook
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
A
Adrienne Barbeau
Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
F
Fritz Weaver
Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
L
Leslie Nielsen
Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
C
Carrie Nye
Sylvia Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
E
E.G. Marshall
Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
V
Viveca Lindfors
Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day")
E
Ed Harris
Hank Blaine (segment "Father's Day")
T
Ted Danson
Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
S
Stephen King
Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
W
Warner Shook
Richard Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
G
Gaylen Ross
Becky Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
J
Jon Lormer
Nathan Grantham (segment "Father's Day")
B
Bingo O'Malley
Jordy's Dad / Cameos
J
John Amplas
Nathan's Corpse (segment "Father's Day")
D
David Early
White (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
I
Iva Jean Saraceni
Billy's Mother (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue")
C
Christine Forrest
Tabitha Raymond (segment "The Crate")
T
Tom Savini
Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")
T
Tom Atkins
Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited)
