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Apr 29, 1983 · Something Wicked This Way Comes: Directed by Jack Clayton. With Mary Grace Canfield, Richard Davalos, Jake Dengel, Jack Dodson. In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.
Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1983 American dark fantasy film directed by Jack Clayton and produced by Walt Disney Productions, from a screenplay written by Ray Bradbury, based on his 1962 novel of the same name. It stars Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd and Pam Grier.
In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk. In Green Town, Illinois, the twelve year-old boys Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade are neighbors and best friends.
On a grim and gusty October day, two young boys encounter a distressed man who foretells of danger blowing their way. Soon after, the town is visited by a seductive stanger named Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival.
Ray Bradbury's 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' is a classic novel about the transition from childhood to being an adult. It deals with becoming independent from our parents, the dread of loosing a loved one and the very real possibility of being alone in the world.
"Something Wicked This Way Comes" qualifies as a horror film, but it's an altogether different kind than we've been getting lately. The new breed of horror movies are essentially geek shows, exercises in despair in which all hope has been abandoned and evil rules the world.
Aug 3, 2004 · On a grim and gusty October day, two young boys encounter a distressed man who foretells of danger blowing their way. Soon after, the town is visited by a seductive stanger named Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival.
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True terror and typical Disney wholesomeness clash uncomfortably in Something Wicked This Way Comes. Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce) brings his traveling carnival to a small Midwestern town and...
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Two boys find themselves in a tangled web when a strange carnival comes to town, accompanied by the eerie proprietor who claims to grant your every wish...for the price you are willing to pay.
Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1983 American fantasy film directed by Jack Clayton and produced by Walt Disney Productions from a screenplay written by Ray Bradbury, based on his novel of...
