In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations
Peter Risch
- Little Person #2
- (as Peter D. Risch)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaStephen King wrote a rejected adaptation.
- GoofsMr. Dark skips both 41 and 51 during the library sequence.
- Quotes
Will Halloway: If you're a good person, then demons can't harm you, can they? Am I? Am I a good person?
Charles Halloway: Well, I wouldn't count on your mother's answer right now, but I think you are.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Making of 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (1983)
- SoundtracksNow, When The Dusky Shades Of Night
(uncredited)
Author unknown
Performed by Jason Robards, Ellen Geer, Vidal Peterson and cast
Featured review
Often Overlooked...
In the collection of 80's sci-fi/fantasy films that garner much recognition, no one ever seems to mention "Something Wicked This Way Comes". But they should. The film is a very well done film, from a technical aspect, blending moody cinematography with good f/x (for 1983,anyways) to make some truly memorable moments. Clayton's directing focuses on grand imagery and atmosphere, and it creates a very fine tone for the film. Bradbury's writing adds a lot to the story, his expertly sculpted dialogue bringing life to some good characters. He, and the film, do struggle with the coming of age stuff between the two boys, as it is mostly run of the mill material, but still effective in places. The father-son talks are also not too amazing. But, the were some great moments, most notably the library scene with Mr. Dark and Mr. Halloway. Great writing and directing accented by Jonathan Pryce's pitch-perfect performance. A few of the "scary" scenes were rather hokey, but for the most part provided decent enough suspense. The cast was very good, the two young boys definitely worked well with each other. Jason Robards kind of walked through his role, but Robards can do that and still make it look good. And of course, as mentioned before, Jonathan Pryce is just uber-creepy as the bad guy, Mr. Dark. It's a shame Hollywood never really caught on to him.
All in all, the film provides some tense (for a kid's film) moments with a lot of visual flair, but also provides some more heavier (once again, for a kid's film) material about father & sons and what's it's like to grow up.
7/10
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All in all, the film provides some tense (for a kid's film) moments with a lot of visual flair, but also provides some more heavier (once again, for a kid's film) material about father & sons and what's it's like to grow up.
7/10
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- La feria de las tinieblas
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,400,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,423,555
- May 1, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $8,400,000
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) officially released in India in English?
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