

Tales from the QuadeaD Zone
1987-01-01 · 62 min · ★ 4.2
A woman reads two spooky tales to the ghost of her dead son, Bobby: the first, about a poor family who takes drastic measures to allot more food to their members; the second, about a pair of adversarial brothers and what happens when one of them dies and the other attempts to humiliate his corpse.
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- Directors
- Chester Novell Turner
- Production companies
- Erry Vision Film Co.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Shirley L. JonesBobby's MotherTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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