Amazing Stories

This fantasy horror TV movie is a feature-length production compiled from three separate episodes of the 1985 series Amazing Stories. The film brings together the stories titled The Mission, Mummy Daddy, and Go to the Head of the Class.

The project was produced by Amblin Entertainment and Universal Television with David E. Vogel serving as producer. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, and William Dear. In the chronological order of his work, this was the fourth of 23 films directed by Zemeckis, following Back to the Future and preceding Who Framed Roger Rabbit. For Spielberg, this was the 14th of 40 films, appearing after The Color Purple and before Empire of the Sun. It was the first film directed by William Dear, who later directed Harry and the Hendersons. The cast features Kevin Costner, Christopher Lloyd, Casey Siemaszko, Kiefer Sutherland, J.J. Cohen, and John Philbin, with 38 credited actors in total.

Released on July 10, 1986, the film has a runtime of 111 minutes. On TMDB, it holds a rating of 6.1/10 based on 33 votes.