Tales from Beyond (2004)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Directors:

Josh Austin
Nate Barlow

Writers:

Josh Austin (writer)
Nate Barlow (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Beyond the pages lies the truth.

Plot:

A young couple looking for a gift enter a mysterious bookstore where they are magically transported into the worlds of the books.

Plot Keywords:

Anthology

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Adam West	...	Jay (segment "The Bookstore")
Josh Austin	...	Victor Cisco (segment "Fighting Spirit") / Cassius (segment "Nex's Diner") / News Anchorman (segment "Life Replay") / Dream Man #3 (segment "Abernathy")
Nate Barlow	...	Joe Teufel (segment "Life Replay") / Jimmy (segment "Fighting Spirit") / Dream Man #2 (segment "Abernathy") / Radio Voice #1 (segment "Nex's Diner")
Eric Manning	...	Nick Sanders (segment "Nex's Diner") / Steve (segment "Life Replay") / Freddy Flannigan (segment "Fighting Spirit") / Dream Man #5 (segment "Abernathy")
Russell Scott	...	Evan Phillips (segment "Abernathy") / Dominic Cisco (segment "Fighting Spirit") / Sportscaster (segment "Life Replay") / Radio Voice #2 (segment "Nex's Diner")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elisabeth Abbott	...	Carrie (segment "The Bookstore")
Alfred Bejjani	...	Referee #1 (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Debra Boyle	...	Travel Documentary Voice (segment "Life Replay")
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown	...	Rich (segment "The Bookstore") (as Jeffrey N. Brown)
Stephen Alan Brown	...	Nex (segment "Nex's Diner")
Drevon Coolidge	...	Lefty Johnson (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Gino Dentie	...	Lou Shapiro (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Mack Dortch	...	Man With Afro (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Laura Uche Enem	...	Saida (segment "Nex's Diner")
Crystal Fambrini	...	Terry Richardson (segment "Life Replay")
Melissa Frederick	...	Angela Cisco (segment "Fighting Spirit") / Dream Woman (segment "Abernathy")
Darbi Gwynn	...	Ring Girl #2 (as Darbi Gwynn Gibson)
Marlon Hoffman	...	Goldie (segment "Fighting Spirit") / Evil Stranger (segment "Abernathy")
Terra Jole	...	Kathy (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Mick E. Jones	...	Diablo Douglas (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Torrance Jordan	...	Dave Williams (segment "Abernathy")")
Svilena Kidess	...	Jennifer Phillips (segment "Abernathy") / Kamilah of Aswan (segment "Nex's Diner")
Claire Kirk	...	Sofia Cisco (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Michelle Kolb	...	Grace (segment "Nex's Diner")
Jeff McDonald	...	Edmund
Smokie Miles	...	Man With Shades (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Dina Lynne Morishita	...	Marise (segment "Nex's Diner")
Kenny Morse	...	Dr. Kulkin (segment "Abernathy")
William Morton	...	Bartender (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Vanessa Peterson	...	Lola (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Eden Putini	...	Ring Girl #1 (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Joe Leroy Reynolds	...	Ring Announcer (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Victor Salazar	...	Tornado (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Adam Sharabi	...	Boy (segment "Abernathy")
Josh Shenkle	...	Shapiro thug #1 (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Joy Somers	...	Vivica (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Andrei Sviridov	...	Goraidh (segment "Nex's Diner") / Shapiro Thug #2 (segment "Fighting Spirit")
Richard T. Whelan	...	Timekeeper (segment "Fighting Spirit")

Also Known As:

Adam West's Tales from Beyond (USA) (complete title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

Central Film Group Inc.

I actually felt bad for the actors in this film

I actually felt bad for the actors in this thing. No doubt a high school drama class could do a better job or at the very least as well a job. The actors most have thought this would be their big chance working in a film, it certainly was not. Besides the terrible acting the stories were boring and for the most part predictable. The one about the remote control didn't even make any sense. To bad cause it had the best premise in the bunch.

I'm all for supporting low budget films and giving new film makers a fair chance, but this turkey is a waste of time and an insult to the viewer. I only watched it because of some good comments posted here. They must have been planted by people with ties to the film. You may fool people into watching this, but you can't fool them into liking what they saw.

I gave it a 2 instead of a 1 because at least the boxer story tried to be heart warming. Sure it failed miserably, but it tried. I reserve 1 s for the worst of the worst.

Do yourself a favor and skip this dribble. I wish I had.