麦克(丹尼斯·奎德 Dennis Quaid 饰)、西里尔(丹尼尔·斯特恩 Daniel Stern 饰)、穆彻(杰基·厄尔·哈利 Jackie Earle Haley 饰)和戴维(丹尼斯·克里斯托弗 Dennis Christopher 饰)是高中时代的好友,如今,高中生活即将画上终点,而他们本来决定要去工作的采石场突然面临倒闭,在风起云涌的大时代背景下,四个年轻人迷惘的身影显得是那样渺小。
让其他三人没有想到的是,一直以来行为古怪的戴维突然决定成为一名意大利自行车赛选手,为了实现梦想,戴维将一切反对和质疑置之度外,坚定的行走在自己的道路之上,甚至不惜为此与父亲决裂。在一连串的挫折和失败面前,戴维的梦想能够成为现实吗?
A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr. Diablo, to warn people of evil in their futures. As skeptical customers are shown the greed and violence they're hiding, one of them snaps and kills Diablo. When they run off, we see the murder to be staged as part of the show. One of the customers has hung around to see this, and wants to make a deal with Diablo, aka the Devil.
A very good anthology of tales, written by Robert Bloch and directed by Freddie FRancis, for Amicus, an icon of this kind of movie. The tales are uneven, sure, but they are all at least good, till the perfect final one, the Man who collected Poe, with Jack Palance and Peter Cushing, a great idea, and a marvelous tale to watch. Very good Burgess Meredith as Diabolo the Great, the host for these tales. Unfortunately for us all, this kind of movies are a thing from the past and today we don't get any more gems like this. A must see