"The whole world is dying of panicky fright."

1991

1h 25m

6.0(87 votes)

Drama

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.

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Cast & Crew

82 members

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Edith Meeks

Felicia Beacon ("Hero")

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Millie White

Millie Sklar ("Hero")

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Buck Smith

Gregory Lazar ("Hero")

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Anne Giotta

Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")

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Lydia Lafleur

Sylvia Manning ("Hero")

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Ian Nemser

Sean White ("Hero")

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Rob LaBelle

Jay Wete ("Hero")

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Evan Dunsky

Dr. MacArthur ("Hero")

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Marina Lutz

Hazel Lamprecht ("Hero")

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Barry Cassidy

Officer Rilt ("Hero")

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Richard Anthony

Edward Comacho ("Hero")

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Angela M. Schreiber

Florence Giddens ("Hero")

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Justin Silverstein

Jake ("Hero")

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Chris Singh

Chris ("Hero")

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Edward Allen

Fred Beacon ("Hero")

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Carlos Jimenez

Jose ("Hero")

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Larry Maxwell

Dr. Graves ("Horror")

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Susan Norman

Nancy Olsen ("Horror")

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Al Quagliata

Deputy Hansen ("Horror")

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Michelle Sullivan

Prostitute ("Horror")

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Parlan McGaw

Newscaster ("Horror")

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Frank O'Donnell

Old Doctor ("Horror")

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Melissa Brown

Woman in the Alley / Additional Voices ("Horror")

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Joe Dietl

Man in the Alley ("Horror")

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Don Damico

Doctor 1 / Cop 2 / Additional Voices ("Horror")

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Charles Cavalier

Cop 1 ("Horror")

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Kyle De Camp

Neighbor ("Horror")

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Aimee Scheff

Neighbor ("Horror")

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Jessica

Nurse ("Horror")

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Lorraine Traverson

Nurse ("Horror")

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Phil W. Petrie

Doctor ("Horror")

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John C. Nadeau

Doctor ("Horror")

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James Cagnard

Bartender ("Horror")

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Lauren Zalaznick

Waitress ("Horror")

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Chris Henricks

Sleazy Man ("Horror")

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Leah Mullen

Little Girl ("Horror")

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Elyse Steinberg

Little Girl ("Horror")

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Bruce Cook

Dr. Strick ("Horror")

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Andrew Bishop

Child's Hands ("Horror")

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Tom McCullough

Townsperson ("Horror")

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Chava Tiger

Townsperson ("Horror")

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Jack Tiger

Townsperson ("Horror")

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Frankie Waters

Townsperson ("Horror")

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Richard Hansen

Narrator (voice) (segment "Horror")

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Gary Ray

Additional Voices / Canon ("Horror" / "Homo")

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Joe Glick

Additional Voices ("Horror")

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Scott Renderer

John Broom ("Homo")

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Editing

James Lyons

Jack Bolton ("Homo")

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John R. Lombardi

Rass ("Homo")

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Tony Pemberton

Young Broom (segment "Homo")

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Andrew Harpending

Young Bolton ("Homo")

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Tony Gigante

Inspector ("Homo")

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Douglas Gibson

Van Roven ("Homo")

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John Leguizamo

Chancho ("Homo")

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Les Simpson

Miss Tim ("Homo")

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Joey Grant

Jamoke ("Homo")

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David Danford

Basco ("Homo")

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Jason Bauer

Doran ("Homo")

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Ken Schatz

Preacher ("Homo")

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Maurice Clapisson

Guard 1 ("Homo")

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Matthew Ebert

Guard 2 ("Homo")

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Marie-Françoise Vachon

Foster Mother ("Homo")

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Michael Silverman

Foster Father ("Homo")

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Shaun Wilson

Broom Age 6 ("Homo")

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Nino Bua

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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Wayne Compton

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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Ray Dragon

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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John Duffy

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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John McGhee

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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Michael A. Miranda

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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Anthony J. Ribustello

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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Jonathan Smit

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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Oscar Tevez

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

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Gideon Joslyn Brown

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

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John Gleeson Connolly

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

Editing

Tom Cross

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

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Eric Cubano

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

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Dani Michaeli

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

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Jim Fletcher

Background Voices ("Homo")

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Tom Wayland

Background Voices ("Homo")

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Norman Yugutta

Background Voices ("Homo")

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Directing

Kelly Reichardt

Townsperson ("Horror") (uncredited)

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