Hacker Cinema
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · Film · 95 min
Directed by Jack Clayton
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
1 positivefrom 1 commenter
Where to watch
No streaming data for this title.
1 comment on Hacker News
I was introduced to Ray Bradbury through The Ray Bradbury Theater tv series, in 7th grade. A fellow classmate, Eric Johnson, was in an episode and so we watched it in class. I enjoyed it - enough that I wanted to see more. I only saw a few more episodes, but from that I took out 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' movie from the Library. I enjoyed that, and ended up diving into some of his written stuff as well. While I didn't read everything the man ever wrote - his work is certainly credited for helping me find literature outside of the normal stuff we're given in school - or what everyone else was reading at the time (David Eddings).
Sidenote: Eric Johnson went on to play the young Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall, and Lana Langs boyfriend in the first season of Smallville. I hated him in junior high - he was exceptionally rude to everyone. What's weird, is I was still happy for the guy, whenever I saw him in something new.