Tales from the Hood [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Rusty Cundieff Rusty Cundieff

Overview

Boyz N the Hood meets Tales from the Crypt in this alternately horrific, funny, and socially conscious anthology film. The four grim vignettes are framed by the tale of three street hoods who break into Mr. Simm's inner-city funeral home to find a stash of drugs. The mortician puts them off, by telling them a few eerie stories about his "patrons."

Product Details

Release Date:	04/18/2017
UPC:	0826663174601
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	15,470

Special Features

New "The Making of Tales From The Hood" - Featuring interviews with Co-Writer/Director Rusty Cundieff, Co-Writer/Producer Darin Scott, Actors Corbin Bernsen, Wings Hauser, Anthony Griffith ; Audio Commentary with Rusty Cundieff; Vintage Featurette; Theatrical Trailer; TV Spots

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Clarence Williams III	Mr. Simms
Joe Torry	Stack
Wings Hauser	Strom
Anthony Griffith	Clarence
Michael Massee	Newton
Tom Wright	Martin
David Alan Grier	Carl
Brandon Hammond	Walter
Corbin Bernsen	Duke Metger
Roger Guenveur Smith	Rhodie
Rosalind Cash	Dr. Cushing
Lamont Bentley	Crazy K
De'Aundre Bonds	Ball
Don Dowe	Cell Orderly #1
Chris Edwards	Ty
Samuel Monroe Jr.	Bulldog
Duane Whitaker	Billy
Tim Hutchinson	Councilman Rogers
Bobby McGee	Limo Driver
Rusty Cundieff	Richard
Darin Scott	Top Cop
Paula Jai Parker	Sissy
Art Evans	Eli
Mark Lawrence	Prison Guard
Rick Dean	Tattooed Man
Ryan Williams	Gangster #1
Moon Jones	Cell Orderly #2

Technical Credits

Rusty Cundieff

Darin Scott

Rusty Cundieff	Director,Screenwriter
Darin Scott	Screenwriter,Producer
Spike Lee	Executive Producer
Kenneth Hall	Special Effects
Robi Reed-Humes	Casting

Editorial Reviews

This entertaining horror anthology is set in the scariest places in America: its inner-city ganglands. The four stories here are, of course, of varying quality: "Rogue Cop Revelation" and "KKK Comeuppance" are both preachy and average, while "Boys Do Get Bruised" is a well-done tale of magical revenge similar to the "Sweets to the Sweet" segment of The House That Dripped Blood. The best story is "Hard Core Convert," in which a tough-talking "gangsta" (Lamont Bentley) is strapped to a table by a sinister doctor (Rosalind Cash) and shown hellish visions of the consequences of his lifestyle. Ending on a strong note with that story and a fun wraparound segment, Tales from the Hood deserves more of a look from horror fans than it got, being one of the best such anthologies of recent years.

All Movie Guide - Robert Firsching