Tales from the Darkside: A Case of the Stubborns starts one sombre morning in the Toliver household, Ma Toliver (Barbara Eda-Young) is trying to come to terms with the death of her father Titus (Eddie Bracken) along with her son Jody (Christian Slater) whom he was like a father to. Then they are amazed to see him walk down the stairs, sit at the breakfast table & ask for some food. It seems the stubborn old man won't accept that he has died & his daughter & grandson both have a hard time convincing him that he has...
Episode 9 from season 1 this Tales from the Darkside story originally aired in the US during December 1984, directed by Jerry Smith this has to be one of the very best stories from the series & is up there with Inside the Closet as the best episode so far. The script by James Houghton was based on a story by famed short story author Robert Bloch & is a delight to watch & has a dark sense of black humour running through it, the quaint story of an old man who refuses to believe he is dead is a great idea & he's such a likable character that when his time finally comes at the end it's quite sad. This one has an original story, good character's, a light hearted tone & some genuine emotion as well. It's the little details I liked here, for instance when Titus sits outside & loads of flies start buzzing around him, his stiff joints because of rigor mortis & his ever decaying face give this one a lot of individual charm. At only 20 odd minutes it's great watch which is both light hearted & horrific.
The special make-up effects on Titus are great, he looks like he belongs in one of executive producers George A. Romero's zombie films, the make-up effects are about as gory as this series has been so far. The cast includes a young Christian Slater who would go on to appear in the big screen spin-off Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) as well as an overacting Brent Spiner who would later go on to play Data in 176 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994) but it's Eddie Bracken as Titus who puts in the best performance.
A Case of the Stubborns is a neat Tales from the Darkside episode that has a dark sense of humour & actually tries to be horrific as well, one of the show's best.
Episode 9 from season 1 this Tales from the Darkside story originally aired in the US during December 1984, directed by Jerry Smith this has to be one of the very best stories from the series & is up there with Inside the Closet as the best episode so far. The script by James Houghton was based on a story by famed short story author Robert Bloch & is a delight to watch & has a dark sense of black humour running through it, the quaint story of an old man who refuses to believe he is dead is a great idea & he's such a likable character that when his time finally comes at the end it's quite sad. This one has an original story, good character's, a light hearted tone & some genuine emotion as well. It's the little details I liked here, for instance when Titus sits outside & loads of flies start buzzing around him, his stiff joints because of rigor mortis & his ever decaying face give this one a lot of individual charm. At only 20 odd minutes it's great watch which is both light hearted & horrific.
The special make-up effects on Titus are great, he looks like he belongs in one of executive producers George A. Romero's zombie films, the make-up effects are about as gory as this series has been so far. The cast includes a young Christian Slater who would go on to appear in the big screen spin-off Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) as well as an overacting Brent Spiner who would later go on to play Data in 176 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994) but it's Eddie Bracken as Titus who puts in the best performance.
A Case of the Stubborns is a neat Tales from the Darkside episode that has a dark sense of humour & actually tries to be horrific as well, one of the show's best.