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Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

1995Movie⏱️ 1h 38mR
CrimeDramaHorrorThriller
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
10,948 votes

A funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.

Director
Rusty Cundieff
Writers
Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott
Stars
Clarence Williams III, Corbin Bernsen, Joe Torry
Release Date
May 24, 1995
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 2
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 91
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 12.2K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III
as Mr. Simms
Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Bernsen
as Duke Metger
Joe Torry
Joe Torry
as Stack
De'aundre Bonds
De'aundre Bonds
as Ball
Samuel Monroe Jr.
Samuel Monroe Jr.
as Bulldog
Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser
as Strom
Tom Wright
Tom Wright
as Martin Moorehouse
Anthony Griffith
Anthony Griffith
as Clarence
Michael Massee
Michael Massee
as Newton
Duane Whitaker
Duane Whitaker
as Billy

πŸ’° Box Office

$11,837,928
Worldwide Gross
$11,837,928
Domestic Gross
$3,898,983
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
2261 West 21st Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Savoy Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

police brutalitychild abuserevenge from beyond the gravekiller dollcivil rights activist

🎯 Categories

Body HorrorDark ComedyGangsterPsychological DramaPsychological HorrorPsychological ThrillerSupernatural HorrorZombie HorrorCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

your own private mortality
by lee_eisenberg β€’ 2011-08-09

"A tribute to movies like "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors" and "Tales from the Crypt", "Tales from the Hood" presents some horror vignettes centering on life in the black ghetto. Some drug dealers go to a funeral home to pick up their stuff, only to have the eccentric owner (Clarence Williams III) tell them about the fates of some recent customers...with a twist at the end. At once a fun horror flick and also warning about getting mixed up with the wrong people, this is a cool one. A particular scene in the fourth vignette appears to be a tribute to "A Clo..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Some of the dolls in the "KKK Comeuppance" segment were later re-used in Team America: World Police (2004), also done by The Chiodo Brothers.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.