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Nightmares & Dreamscapes - From the Stories of Stephen King
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569823686
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 45
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: WARD82368D
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Running Time: 378 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 2006
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/24/2006 Rating: Nr
Filter a Twilight Zone vibe through Stephen King's brain and you get Nightmares & Dreamscapes, an uneven but generally entertaining collection of eight tales that originally (2006) aired on TNT. There is no unifying theme here; although King's short stories provided the source material, there are six directors and seven screenwriters represented, so the episodes offer a variety of looks and styles, with content ranging from monsters to mind games, from pure fantasy to pulp fiction, from genuinely scary to merely unsettling. Still, a certain ineffably "King-ian" sensibility, combining elements of horror, terror, suspense, and whimsy, is always in evidence, as are the popular writer's own preoccupations (with authors who may or not be stand-ins for King himself, rock 'n' roll, and guys who won't ask for directions while their wives complain, inevitably leading them into very nasty situations).
Among the highlights: In "Battleground," a merciless hit man (William Hurt) offs a toy manufacturer and then finds himself attacked in his own apartment by a battalion of indefatigable toy soldiers; directed by Brian Henson, the episode has no dialogue and some terrific effects work. In "Umney's Last Case," William H. Macy is amusing as a crime writer who cruelly toys with his literary alter ego, an arch, fedora-wearing gumshoe (also Macy); it's an acting tour de force and a story that takes some deft and intriguing turns. "The Road Virus Heads North," with Tom Berenger as a horror novelist who finds himself pursued by… well, by a painting (guess you had to be there), is perhaps the scariest of the lot; it's also the best shot, with a cool jazz soundtrack and a nifty ending. Less successful is "Crouch End," set in a sinister part of London where "thin spots" in the earth lead to creepy new dimensions (nice premise, but it's overwritten and fails to sustain its Twilight Zone weirdness), while "You Know They Got a Hell of Band" is only fitfully effective in its depiction of Rock & Roll Heaven, Oregon, a town where Elvis is mayor and the rest of the living dead range from Hendrix and Joplin to Duane Allman and Buddy Holly. The three-disc set's decent if unexceptional special features include "inside looks" at the making of several episodes, actor interviews, and more. --Sam Graham
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - nightmares and dreamscapes
if your a true king fan you will want to watch this.i really liked it.it makes a great addition to your king collection.highly recommend!
Rating:  - Nightmares and Dreamscapes
These short stories are all great fun to watch. They differ in tone due to the different writers and directors, but they are all fun.
I highly recommend this product to Stephen King fans.
Rating: - Well worth the effort
Nightmares and Dreamscapes is a collection of Stephen King stories from his anthology of the same name. It boasts a great cast featuring William Hurt, the always-excellent William H. Macy and others (including the woeful Henry Thomas of the Walton's!)
It was filmed in my home City of Melbourne in Australia and I was lucky enough to be present at the filming of one scene, and I've wanted to see this ever since.
Well worth the purchase, intelligent and entertaining set, some ... Read More
Rating:  - A couple of good ones
A little boring, but "The Road Virus Heads North" is a great one. I can't remember all of the titles, but one of my other favorites is the one where a guy gets bitten by a snake and it sends his body into toxic shock and his heart stops beating. He is taken into the autopsy room ALIVE and tries everything to get the mortician to realize he is not dead. The ending is a shocker!
Rating: - Baby Boomers prefer it rather soft
A miniseries of eight short TV films adapted from Stephen King's rather recent short stories. They are all in the style of the famous Twilight Zone serial but never as dark as the old model. In fact Stephen King in these short stories was trying to use different styles from what he is most known for, horror and terror. So most of the time he did not try to terrify his audience, at most horrify them, but often gross them out, and barely more. So hardly any real violence and extreme fantastic violence. ... Read More
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