Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Two horror tales based on short stories by Edgar Allan Poe directed by two famous horror directors, George A. Romero and Dario Argento. A greedy wife kills her husband, but not completely. A sleazy reporter adopts a strange black cat.
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Jessica Valdemar (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") -
Dr. Robert Hoffman (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") -
Ernest Valdemar (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") -
Policeman (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") -
Steven Pike (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") -
Roderick Usher (segment "The Black Cat") -
Annabel (segment "The Black Cat") -
Det. Legrand (segment "The Black Cat") -
Eleonora ("The Black Cat") -
Mrs. Pym (segment "The Black Cat") -
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Mr. Pym (segment "The Black Cat") -
Mr. Pratt (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") -
Hammer (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") -
Det. Grogan (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar")
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Directors:
Dario Argento , George A. RomeroWriters:
Dario Argento (segment), Franco Ferrini (segment), Edgar Allan Poe (stories), George A. Romero (segment)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
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 twenty-five. Rod's wife's name is Annabel (neé 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).
Quotes
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.
Crazy Credits
Before the narrative of the film starts, the Poe house in Baltimore is shown, with a plaque reading: Edgar Allan Poe 1809 1849 Dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
Storyline
Plot Summary
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Genres
HorrorDetails
Release Date:
25 October 1991Language
English
Country of Origin
Italy, USAFilming Locations
Le Mardi Gras - 731 Copeland St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USABox Office
Budget:
$9,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$260,410 27 October 1991
Gross USA:
$349,618
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$349,618
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