{"id":50299,"date":"2020-08-20T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/19-things-we-learned-from-the-tales-from-the-darkside-the-movie-commentary\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T06:05:00","slug":"19-things-we-learned-from-the-tales-from-the-darkside-the-movie-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/19-things-we-learned-from-the-tales-from-the-darkside-the-movie-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#19 Things We Learned from the \u2018Tales from the Darkside: The Movie\u2019 Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f585a1ff47\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f585a1ff47\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/19-things-we-learned-from-the-tales-from-the-darkside-the-movie-commentary\/#Tales_from_the_Darkside_The_Movie_1990\" >Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/19-things-we-learned-from-the-tales-from-the-darkside-the-movie-commentary\/#Best_in_Context-Free_Commentary\" >Best in Context-Free Commentary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/19-things-we-learned-from-the-tales-from-the-darkside-the-movie-commentary\/#Final_Thoughts\" >Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#19 Things We Learned from the \u2018Tales from the Darkside: The Movie\u2019 Commentary<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Welcome to\u00a0<\/i><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Commentary Commentary,<\/i><\/b><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"> where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits the commentary for a horror anthology based on an underrated television show, <\/i>Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><em>Creepshow<\/em> and <em>Tales from the Crypt<\/em> are the big names in horror anthology <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, but there are plenty of others ready and willing to deliver the thrills if you give them the chance. One of the more entertaining entries over the years is 1990\u2019s big screen adaptation of a TV cult hit.<\/p>\n<p>Director John Harrison sat down a decade after the film\u2019s release to record a commentary track, and he brought along an old friend \u2014 the legendary George Romero \u2014 who also wrote one of the segments. So of course we gave it a listen. Keep reading to see what I heard on the commentary track for <strong><em>Tales from the Darkside: The Movie<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tales_from_the_Darkside_The_Movie_1990\"><\/span>Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Commentators: John Harrison (director\/composer), George Romero (writer\/legend)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Most of the film was filmed just outside New York City including sets built in an unused high school in Yonkers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Romero asks why Harrison went with a more elaborate wraparound story as opposed to a host (as in <em>Night Gallery<\/em> or <em>Tales from the Crypt<\/em>), and Harrison replies that <em>Creepshow<\/em> was his inspiration. It\u2019s a nice compliment to his co-commentator, but he adds that he prefers something that ties the individual tales together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> \u201cLot 249\u201d is the first segment and stars Christian Slater, and it\u2019s not his first stab at the world of <em>Tales from the Darkside<\/em>. One of his earliest acting jobs was in an episode from the show\u2019s first season. \u201cI wish I remembered the name of the episode,\u201d says Harrison. Ooh, ooh, I know it! \u201cA Case of the Stubborns\u201d is a great episode and based on a story by Robert Bloch (<em>Psycho<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Harrison mentions how the differing segments have different tones by design, and Romero adds \u201cthat\u2019s the fun thing about an anthology, that you can play around.\u201d He initially wanted something similar for <em>Creepshow<\/em>, but they ultimately worked to maintain the same feel as it\u2019s all part of a comic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> \u201cThere\u2019s a prejudice against anthologies,\u201d says Romero, \u201cand I don\u2019t understand it.\u201d He goes on to explain how even something like <em>Jaws<\/em> is episodic as it moves from smaller scares and beats to different ones. Each segment or set-piece works to compliment the whole.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Romero sings the praises of horror\/comedies adding that for the longest time filmmakers had to lean broad with the laughs to make it clear to audiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> The character at 19:40 is watching Romero\u2019s <em>Night of the Living Dead<\/em> on the television. \u201cI thought I recognized that little cut of music,\u201d says Romero.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> Romero says that while filming on sets is theoretically meant to make the process faster it rarely works out that way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> They both love Ridley Scott\u2019s <em>Alien<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> That\u2019s Ralph Marrero driving the cab. He co-starred in Romero\u2019s <em>Day of the Dead<\/em> and died a year after this film in a car accident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong> The stories as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ed are in a different order in the film itself. Changes were made after early screenings to adjust for tone and pacing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> \u201cThe Cat from Hell\u201d segment was filmed at a New York mansion that was owned by the Italian government once upon a time. Benito Mussolini would apparently stay while on visits to America. \u201cIs he hanging around there somewhere?\u201d asks a cheeky Romero.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13.<\/strong> Harrison asks Romero if he recalls where King\u2019s short story originated, but he can\u2019t recall. But I can! It first premiered in a men\u2019s magazine back in the 70s \u2014 they printed the first part of it and asked readers to finish the tale, and then the next issue included both the winning entry and King\u2019s actual ending. The story popped up in a handful of multi-author anthologies over the years before finally landing in one of King\u2019s own collections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.<\/strong> The segment ends with the cat exiting from David Johansen\u2019s mouth, and it reminds Romero of how the studio forced him to include a \u201cshock\u201d scene in his film <em>Monkey Shines<\/em> showing the monkey clawing its way out of a character\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> The NYC rooftop opening to the \u201cLover\u2019s Vow\u201d segment was accomplished via miniatures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16.<\/strong> Harrison composed the score for this last segment, and it\u2019s a reminder that his <em>Day of the Dead<\/em> score is fantastic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17.<\/strong> \u201cOne of the scariest things I\u2019ve ever seen is the end of <em>2001<\/em>,\u201d says Romero as part of a conversation regarding expectations when it comes to what horror films \u201cmust have\u201d to be horror and scary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> Harrison says he received push back in his casting of Rae Dawn Chong as James Remar\u2019s lover because of the inter-racial element. Romero wonders from who, \u201cor shouldn\u2019t I ask in this room.\u201d The director isn\u2019t naming names, but he says people questioned pairing the two off without some narrative element explaining why a Black woman and a white man would be together. This was 1990, people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19.<\/strong> The two discuss the ambitious gargoyle design, courtesy of KNB EFX Group, and agree that you have to aim high and see what can be accomplished. \u201cYou have to stretch,\u201d says Romero, \u201cand I think too many people go the other way.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_in_Context-Free_Commentary\"><\/span>Best in Context-Free Commentary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI am the cat from hell, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy here, he deserved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s such a cold-hearted bitch, there\u2019s almost something she appreciates about the mummy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with the cat was no fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere you pushing that cat through the wall?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCareer is an anthology.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>Final Thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Harrison and Romero were longtime friends and collaborators by the time they recorded this commentary for <em>Tales from the Darkside: The Movie<\/em>, and that shorthand is evident. It doesn\u2019t hurt the commentary, necessarily, but it feels at times as if elements are left unsaid as they both already know what the other is thinking. Still, they offer some anecdotes and information along the way. The bigger draw here is their enthusiasm \u2014 especially Romero\u2019s \u2014 for the independent spirit that powers young filmmakers working without a studio safety net. 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