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Tales from the Hood is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Rusty Cundieff released in USA on 24 may 1995 with Corbin Bernsen
Tales from the Hood (1995)
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Add to a movie listTales from the Hood is a 1995 horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff, and executive produced by Spike Lee. The film presents four short African American-themed horror stories, presented within a frame story of three drug dealers buying some "found" drugs from an eccentric and story-prone funeral director.
Actors
Corbin Bernsen
(Duke Metger (segment "KKK Comeuppance"))
Rosalind Cash
(Dr. Cushing (segment "Hard Core Convert"))
Rusty Cundieff
(Richard (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised"))
De'Aundre Bonds
(Ball (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary"))
David Alan Grier
(Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised"))
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