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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 08/25/1998 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: HBO Home Video Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Horror, Horror Comedy

Boyz N the Hood meets Tales from the Crypt in this alternately horrific, funny, and socially conscious anthology film. The four grim vignettes are framed by the tale of three street hoods who break into Mr. Simm's inner-city funeral home to find a stash of drugs. The mortician puts them off, by telling them a few eerie stories about his "patrons." ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Clarence Williams III - Mr. Simms
Corbin Bernsen - Duke Metger
Joe Torry - Stack
Wings Hauser - Strom
Anthony Griffith - Clarence
Michael Massee - Newton

Rusty Cundieff's horror anthology set in the inner city, Tales From the Hood comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. There are no subtitles on this release, but the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include biographies of the cast. HBO/Rysher has done a below average job on this title, but the inexpensive list price may make it attractive to genre enthusiasts. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide