Tales from the Hood 1995
“Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets.”
What is Tales from the Hood?
Topic: Film "Tales from the Hood" (1995). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1995
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Release date
- May 24, 1995
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Savoy Pictures
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Revenue
- $12,000,000
- Genres
- Horror, Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.3/10 from 202 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~98 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Savoy Pictures
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Title: Tales from the Hood.
Year: 1995.
Release Date: 05/24/1995 (US).
Genres: Horror, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy (Source 1); Horror, Thriller (Source 4).
Runtime: 1h 38m.
Plot/Structure:
Four horrific/short, moralistic horror vignettes (Source 3).
Framing story involves three drug dealers/youths/punks out to pick up a drug shipment at a funeral parlor (Source 1, 3).
A strange mortician/director named Mr. Simms tells the tales to the three youths (Source 1, 3).
The three youths are trapped in a local funeral parlor (Source 1).
Vignettes deal with mostly black characters (Source 3).
Cast/People:
Clarence Williams III appeared in
Should you watch it?
“A strange mortician traps three drug dealers in a local funeral parlor to share four horrific tales.”
- Features four distinct moralistic horror vignettes framed by a unique framing story in a funeral parlor.
- Directed by Rusty Cundieff, who co-wrote the film with Darin Scott.
- Includes performances by a cast featuring Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash, David Alan Grier, and Clarence Williams III.
- Viewers sensitive to horror, crime, and thriller themes involving drug dealers and horrific tales may wish to skip it.
Watch it if you enjoy horror anthology films that present moralistic vignettes.
The tone is horrific and dramatic, fitting a 1995 American black horror anthology film with a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.
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Streaming availability can be checked on platforms such as Plex and The Movie Database.
Is Tales from the Hood worth watching?
It is a 1995 American black horror anthology film featuring a notable cast and four moralistic vignettes.
What is the runtime or binge duration?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.
What are the essential episodes or segments?
The film features four short, moralistic horror vignettes framed by the story of three drug dealers trapped in a funeral parlor.
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