Nightmares

Joseph Sargent
1983-09-02

Nightmares... is this year's sleeper.
5.6
99 min

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

Name Character Team
Cristina Raines Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga") Unowned
Emilio Estevez J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle") Unowned
Lance Henriksen MacLeod (segment "The Benediction") Unowned
Richard Masur Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat") Unowned
Veronica Cartwright Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat") Unowned
Moon Unit Zappa Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle") Unowned
Tony Plana Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction") Unowned
Joe Lambie Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga") Unowned
Robin Gammell The Bishop (segment "The Benediction") Unowned
Bridgette Andersen Brooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat") Unowned
Albert Hague Mel Keefer (segment "Night of the Rat") Unowned
Lee Ving William Henry Glazier (segment "Terror in Topanga") (as Lee James Jude) Unowned
Mariclare Costello Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle") Unowned
Louis Giambalvo Jerry Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle") Unowned
William Sanderson Gas station attendant (segment "Terror in Topanga") (uncredited) Unowned
Billy Jayne Zock (segment "Bishop of Battle") Unowned
Raleigh Bond Norman, a Neighbor (segment "Terror in Topanga") Unowned
Flea Singer (voice) Calvin and Nobbs
Rudy Negrete Emiliano (segment The Bishop of Battle) Unowned
Clare Torao Mori the Newswoman (segment "Terror in Topanga") Unowned