Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Revealing mistake: In "Cat from Hell" the cat crawls back out of Halston's mouth after the clock strikes twelve at Drogan's return. As it exits, the mouth and face collapses and is quite obviously made of rubber. (00:54:45)

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Revealing mistake: In "Cat from Hell" Drogan has a heart attack in his wheelchair, due to the cat frightening him to death. But in the final shot of this story you can see Drogan blink, even though he is dead. (00:55:25)

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Revealing mistake: In "Cat from Hell" the cat attacks two people; Carolyn and Haslton, by clawing onto their faces. When this happens, and the victims struggle, it is all too obvious that a fake, stiff cat is used instead. (00:41:50 - 00:53:40)

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Continuity mistake: In "Lover's Vow" Wyatt leaves the bar after firing Preston, leaving his drink and newspaper on the end of the bar. In the next shot the paper has changed position and in the next shot it completely disappears. (00:58:50)

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Betty: I never could do long division. Let's see, how many times does twelve go into seventy-five.
Timmy: Oh, six times, three left over. Why?
Betty: Well, at twelve minutes a pound, that means you have to be in the oven by no later than 1:30. Oh, but evisceration takes at least an hour.

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Trivia: The third story, " A Lovers Vow" was based on the Japanese folklore of the yuki-onna. However, writer Malcom McDowell decided that the creature should be a gargoyle instead of a spirit.

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Answer: The gargoyle had been watching Preston through his window for a long while and, falling in love with him, assumed a human form so she could be with him.

raywest

Awkward. I mean eww, should've just left him alone as it was a murderous creature who killed for no reason. She could've done the human form without killing anyone you know.

Rob245

Well, love makes people (and gargoyles) do weird and stupid things.

raywest

Answer: She most likely wanted to keep an eye on him, to make sure he would never break the vow.

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