Something Wicked This Way Comes poster

Something Wicked This Way Comes( 1983)

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What would you give a man who could make your deepest dreams come true?

Overview

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?

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jason Robards

      Charles Halloway

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      Jonathan Pryce

      Mr. Dark

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      Diane Ladd

      Mrs. Nightshade

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      Royal Dano

      Tom Fury

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      Vidal Peterson

      Will Halloway

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      Shawn Carson

      Jim Nightshade

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      Mary Grace Canfield

      Miss Foley

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      Richard Davalos

      Mr. Crosetti

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      Jake Dengel

      Mr. Tetley

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      Jack Dodson

      Dr. Douglas

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      Bruce M. Fischer

      Mr. Cooger

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      Ellen Geer

      Mrs. Halloway

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      Pam Grier

      Dust Witch

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      Brendan Klinger

      Cooger as a Child

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      James Stacy

      Ed the Bartender

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      Angelo Rossitto

      Little Person #1

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      Peter Risch

      Little Person #2

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      Jill Carroll

      Teenage Girl

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      Tony Christopher

      Young Ed

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      Sharan Lea

      Young Miss Foley

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      Scott De Roy

      Cooger as a Young Man

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      Sharon Ashe

      Townswoman

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      Arthur Hill

      Narrator (voice)

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      Phil Fondacaro

      Demon Clown (uncredited)

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      Jerry Maren

      Demon Small Person (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Sun Oct 13 2019
    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 small American town and mysteriously grant the residents their wishes. Of course it's a "too good to be true" set up, and after two young boys discover the carnival's secrets, they come under threat from the owner, Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce deliciously sinister). Directed by Jack Clayton (The Innocen...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    20000000.00

    Revenue

    8400000.00

    Keywords

    • witch
    • dreams
    • based on novel or book
    • elephant
    • lightning
    • circus
    • child murder
    • maze
    • spider
    • clown
    • black magic
    • carnival
    • decapitation
    • storm
    • tarantula
    • gothic
    • sideshow
    • autumn
    • lightning rod