Tales from the Hood

"Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets."

1995 1h 38m EN

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Synopsis

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A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.

“Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets.”

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Cast

Clarence Williams III
Mr. Simms (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
Joe Torry
Stack (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
De'Aundre Bonds
Ball (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
Samuel Monroe Jr.
Bulldog (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
Wings Hauser
Strom (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
Tom Wright
Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
Anthony Griffith
Clarence (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
Michael Massee
Newton (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rusty Cundieff
Writers: Darin Scott, Rusty Cundieff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tales From the Hood Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rusty Cundieff, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Charles Bornstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Clarence Williams III and Joe Torry and De'Aundre Bonds carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0114609 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rusty Cundieff directs. Anthony B. Richmond behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Charles Bornstein cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Tales From the Hood Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Rusty Cundieff, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Charles Bornstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Clarence Williams III and Joe Torry and De'Aundre Bonds carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets.".
8IMDB entry: tt0114609 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "prison", "child abuse", "police brutality", "ku klux klan".