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About
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Theatrical
Feb 3, 1978
Box Office
$7.1M
Budget
$100K
Return
71.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 10, 2006
Theaters
4
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
AFI
Quotes
See all →A Dream of Dark and Troubling Things
Taglines
A dream of dark and troubling things
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Nightmares and Their Conclusion
Taglines
Where your nightmares end...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Nance
Henry Spencer
C
Charlotte Stewart
Mary X
A
Allen Joseph
Mr. X
J
Jeanne Bates
Mrs. X
J
Judith Roberts
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
J
Jack Fisk
Man in the Planet
D
Darwin Joston
Paul
T
T. Max Graham
The Boss
H
Hal Landon Jr.
Pencil Machine Operator
J
Jennifer Lynch
Little Girl
G
Gill Dennis
Man with Cigar
J
Jack Walsh
Mr. Roundheels
