Something Wicked This Way Comes
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1983
1h 35m
PG
English
Fantasy, Mystery, Horror
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In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
Something Wicked This Way Comes
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
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Cast
Charles Halloway
Mr. Dark
Mrs. Nightshade
Tom Fury
Will Halloway
Jim Nightshade
Miss Foley
Mr. Crosetti
Mr. Tetley
Dr. Douglas
Mr. Cooger
Mrs. Halloway
Dust Witch
Cooger as a Child
Ed the Bartender
Little Person #1
Little Person #2
Teenage Girl
Young Ed
Young Miss Foley
Cooger as a Young Man
Townswoman
Narrator (voice)
Demon Clown (uncredited)
Demon Small Person (uncredited)
Directed By: Jack Clayton
Written By: Ray Bradbury (Novel)
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Wuchak
2 years ago
_**Something Slow & Dull This Way Comes**_
In 1932, a mysterious carnival comes to an Illinois town where weird things start happening and people strangely go missing. Jason Robards plays a librarian while Jonathan Pryce is on hand as the shadowy head of the carnival
“Something Wicked This More
In 1932, a mysterious carnival comes to an Illinois town where weird things start happening and people strangely go missing. Jason Robards plays a librarian while Jonathan Pryce is on hand as the shadowy head of the carnival
“Something Wicked This More
John Chard
5 years ago
By the pricking of my thumbs...
Beset by production issues, Disney being horrified by the horror of the piece and etc, Something Wicked This Way Comes proved to be a most divisive picture. Yet it's actually a spooky family friendly horror yarn.
Plot sees the Pandemonium Carnival roll into a sm More
Beset by production issues, Disney being horrified by the horror of the piece and etc, Something Wicked This Way Comes proved to be a most divisive picture. Yet it's actually a spooky family friendly horror yarn.
Plot sees the Pandemonium Carnival roll into a sm More
r96sk
4 years ago
It might not be as great as it could've been, but I did enjoy watching 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'.
Jonathan Pryce definitely carries events as Mr. Dark, who is a character that suits him very nicely. I'm a fan of Pryce from other films, so it's little surprise that I like him here More
Jonathan Pryce definitely carries events as Mr. Dark, who is a character that suits him very nicely. I'm a fan of Pryce from other films, so it's little surprise that I like him here More
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