"When I Wake You... You'll Be Dead."

1990

2h 0m

6.1(296 votes)

Horror

Overview

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Adrienne Barbeau

Jessica Valdemar

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Harvey Keitel

Roderick Usher

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Ramy Zada

Dr. Robert Hoffman

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E.G. Marshall

Steven Pike

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Madeleine Potter

Annabel

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Bingo O'Malley

Ernest Valdemar

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John Amos

Det. Legrand

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Kim Hunter

Gloria Pym

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Martin Balsam

Mr. Pym

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Sally Kirkland

Eleonora

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Holter Graham

Christian

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Chuck Aber

Mr. Pratt

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Tom Atkins

Det. Grogan

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Julie Benz

Betty

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Christine Forrest

Nurse

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Anthony DiLeo Jr.

Taxi Driver

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Jeff Howell

Policeman

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Peggy McIntaggart

Young Policewoman

Costume & Make-Up

Tom Savini

The Monomaniac

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Jeff Monahan

Unknown Role

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Jonathan Adams

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Mitchell Baseman

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Barbara Bryne

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Bill Dalzell

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James MacDonald

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Larry John Meyers

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Ben Tatar

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Lou Valenzi

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Production

Jonathan Sachar

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