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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
Genre: Horror/Suspense
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... 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... [More]
Starring: Clarence Williams, David Alan Grier, Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash
Starring: Clarence Williams, David Alan Grier, Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash, Anthony Griffith, Wings Hauser
Director: Rusty Cundieff
Director: Rusty Cundieff
Producer: Darin Scott
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Reviews for Tales From the Hood
Both fails to be the witty satire that it was promoted as being and the serious scarefest it actually aspires to be.
E.C. Comics-style horror films are the LAST place one should attempt serious social commentary.
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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