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DVD Release Date • R1: Sep 28, 1999
Budget USD 19,000,000
MPAA Rating PG
Running Time 1 hour, 35 minutes
Country USA
Studio Bryna Productions, Buena Vista, Walt Disney Productions
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles • Something Wicked This Way Comes • Das Böse kommt auf leisen Sohlen (1983)
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Horror, Family, Supernatural, Psychic, Devil, Fantasy, Suspense, Demon, Coming Of Age
Tagline: What would you give a man who could make your deepest dreams come true?
Plot: A freak show/carnival arrives in a small Illinois town, lead by the evil Mr. Dark. The town's citizens discover, to their surprise and delight, that Mr. Dark has the ability to grant wishes. However, the price of having a wish fulfilled is high: becoming a permanent member of Mr. Dark's traveling freak show.
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The perfect Halloween movie, especially for the family. The library sequence is a masterpiece of filmmaking.  --Robert M. Knuckles (ColdSpot)
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| Directed by |
Jack Clayton
The Great Gatsby, The Innocents, Room at the Top | |
| Cast |
Jason Robards
Once Upon a Time in the West, Philadelphia, All the President's Men |
 | Jonathan Pryce
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Brazil, Ronin |
 | Diane Ladd
Chinatown, Christmas Vacation, Wild at Heart |
 | Pam Grier
Jackie Brown, Mars Attacks!, Ghosts of Mars |
 | Royal Dano
The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Trouble with Harry, Killer Klowns from Outer Space | | | |
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