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Tales From the Hood

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Tales From the Hood (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 4  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 4.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis:
This politically tinged anthology puts a new spin on tales of the strange and the supernatural. While three hoods sit around a mortuary waiting for their supplier to arrive with dope, the owner helps them pass the time by telling stories about the very weird things he's witnessed. In one, a... [More]
This politically tinged anthology puts a new spin on tales of the strange and the supernatural. While three hoods sit around a mortuary waiting for their supplier to arrive with dope, the owner helps them pass the time by telling stories about the very weird things he's witnessed. In one, a black rookie cop tries but fails to prevent some crooked policemen from beating an African-American community leader to death... but the victim finds a way to get his revenge. The second is a heart-wrenching drama about domestic violence that only magic can end, and the third story is a wickedly funny parody of racist Southern politicians, featuring a candidate who resembles several real public figures. Finally, in the last episode, a violent black gang members finds himself imprisoned with a white supremacist killer -- and the two surprisingly find a lot in common... [Less]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Clarence Williams, David Alan Grier, Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash, Anthony Griffith

Director: Rusty Cundieff
Producer: Darin Scott

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Feb 23, 1999

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Decent concept. Poor execution.

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07/14/05 01:59 PM
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06/25/05 07:45 PM
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06/19/04 02:24 AM
Andy Klein
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As uneven as anthology films often are, but occasionally good, goofy fun.

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03/17/04 02:27 PM
Luke Y. Thompson
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Both fails to be the witty satire that it was promoted as being and the serious scarefest it actually aspires to be.

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Stephen Holden
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E.C. Comics-style horror films are the LAST place one should attempt serious social commentary.

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07/26/02 10:29 PM
Scott Weinberg
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[This] predictably trite Tales isn't very scary.

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The stories do get better as they go along, though all of them will seem overly familiar to fans of the genre.

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