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Something Wicked This Way Comes

6.4

Released April 29, 1983Runtime 1h 35min

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

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?

Genres

Fantasy

Mystery

Horror

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Bryna Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $8,400,000
Profit/Loss: $-11,600,000

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Cast

Jason RobardsCharles Halloway

Jonathan PryceMr. Dark

Diane LaddMrs. Nightshade

Royal DanoTom Fury

Vidal PetersonWill Halloway

Shawn CarsonJim Nightshade

Mary Grace CanfieldMiss Foley

Richard DavalosMr. Crosetti

Jake DengelMr. Tetley

Jack DodsonDr. Douglas

Bruce M. FischerMr. Cooger

Ellen GeerMrs. Halloway

Pam GrierDust Witch

Brendan KlingerCooger as a Child

James StacyEd the Bartender

Angelo RossittoLittle Person #1

Peter RischLittle Person #2

Jill CarrollTeenage Girl

Tony ChristopherYoung Ed

Sharan LeaYoung Miss Foley

Scott De RoyCooger as a Young Man

Sharon AsheTownswoman

Arthur HillNarrator (voice)

Phil FondacaroDemon Clown (uncredited)

Jerry MarenDemon Small Person (uncredited)

Crew

Jack ClaytonDirector

Ray BradburyNovel

Ray BradburyScreenplay

Kirk DouglasExecutive Producer

Virginia HigginsCasting

Dan KolsrudAssociate Producer

Pam PolifroniCasting

Peter DouglasProducer

Pat RomanoStunts

Argyle Nelson Jr.Editor

Richard MacdonaldProduction Design

Stephen H. BurumDirector of Photography

James HornerOriginal Music Composer

Rick SimpsonSet Decoration

John MarshallArt Direction

Ruth MyersCostume Design

Barry Mark GordonEditor

Richard LawrenceArt Direction

John B. MansbridgeArt Direction

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Reviews

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 s...

It might not be as great as it could've been, but I did enjoy watching <em>'Something Wicked This Way Comes'</em>. 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 her...

_**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 ...