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Release Date:
25 October 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
When I Wake You...You'll Be Dead.
Plot:
Two horror tales based on short stories by Edgar Allan Poe directed by two famous horror directors, George A. Romero and Dario Argento. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination
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Romero fumbles, but Argento scores
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Adrienne Barbeau | ... | Jessica Valdemar (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") | |
| Ramy Zada | ... | Dr. Robert Hoffman (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") | |
| Bingo O'Malley | ... | Ernest Valdemar (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") | |
| Jeff Howell | ... | Policeman (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") | |
| E.G. Marshall | ... | Steven Pike (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Roderick Usher (segment "The Black Cat") | |
| Madeleine Potter | ... | Annabel (segment "The Black Cat") | |
| John Amos | ... | Det. Legrand (segment "The Black Cat") | |
| Sally Kirkland | ... | Eleonora ("The Black Cat") | |
| Kim Hunter | ... | Mrs. Pym (segment "The Black Cat") | |
| Holter Graham | ... | Christian (segment "The Black Cat") (as Holter Ford Graham) | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Mr. Pym (segment "The Black Cat") | |
| Chuck Aber | ... | Mr. Pratt (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") | |
| Jonathan Adams | ... | Hammer (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") | |
| Tom Atkins | ... | Det. Grogan (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") |
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120 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Finland:K-16 |
Italy:VM14 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Australia:R |
France:-16 |
Germany:18 |
Norway:18 (video premiere) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Spain:18 |
Australia:MA (DVD rating) |
Argentina:18 |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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The "Black Cat" segment contains several other Edgar Allan Poe tales and character names. Two of the crime scenes recorded by Rod Usher are "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "Berenice"; the Tom Savini character in the latter is made up and costumed to look like Poe himself (who wrote "Berenice" in the first person, about a man who opens the tomb of his cousin and removes her teeth). Poe did, in fact, marry his own cousin, who died at the age of 25. Rod's wife's name is Annabel (ne้ Lee, one supposes); the bartender who returns the cat to him is named Eleonora; and the next-door neighbors are called Pym (first name, no doubt, Arthur Gordon).
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Jessica Valdemar:
I married a rich, old man. I let him use me, for pleasure and for show. Now I'm going to let him pay me for my services.
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Referenced in Undead Again: The Making of 'Land of the Dead' (2005) (V)
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Two Evil Eyes threatened to be another disappointment from Dario Argento, especially since the first half of this modernised Edgar Allen Poe double-header, The Facts in the Case of Mr Valdemar, directed by George A. Romero, felt like a competent but uninspired network TV compilation episode. So it's a real surprise just how much dark fun Argento has with The Black Cat, playfully riffing both on Poe's other short stories and classic movies (there's even a subtle Psycho moment where Martin Balsam's nosey neighbour finds himself at the foot of another staircase looking for another missing woman) as Harvey Keitel's crime photographer - first seen photographing the aftermath of a Pit and the Pendulum incident - finds his life going to Hell when he gets rid of the girlfriend's cat. It's not prime Argento, but compared to his stale going-through-the-motions later efforts like Phantom of the Opera, The Card Player and Phenomena, it'll remind you why you liked him in the first place.