Normally I do not review TV shows or movies I've seen years ago--just recently viewed things. However, when I saw the Japanese short "Dead Girl Walking" (2004), it was so similar to this installment of "Tales of the Darkside" I decided to finally review it--as it's as clear in my mind as if I saw it last week! Why? Because it was so gross...and funny...very, very funny!
The show begins with a very subdued mother and her teenage son (a young Christian Slater). You learn they are sad because Grandpa (Eddie Bracken) just died. However, in a bizarre twist, the old man is SO stubborn that he soon gets out of his deathbed and insists that they make him dinner! But, he really is dead--and through the course of the show, he begins to deteriorate and smell! It's pretty disgusting and the family is not at all pleased that he's still with them. So, his daughter comes up with an idea--and idea that calls for some pepper! Tune in to this one and see what I mean.
This one is just so funny and well-written that I can't recommend it enough. Plus, Eddie Bracken was a great old pro and here he is definitely at his best. See this---just not on a full stomach!
The show begins with a very subdued mother and her teenage son (a young Christian Slater). You learn they are sad because Grandpa (Eddie Bracken) just died. However, in a bizarre twist, the old man is SO stubborn that he soon gets out of his deathbed and insists that they make him dinner! But, he really is dead--and through the course of the show, he begins to deteriorate and smell! It's pretty disgusting and the family is not at all pleased that he's still with them. So, his daughter comes up with an idea--and idea that calls for some pepper! Tune in to this one and see what I mean.
This one is just so funny and well-written that I can't recommend it enough. Plus, Eddie Bracken was a great old pro and here he is definitely at his best. See this---just not on a full stomach!