Amazing Stories

Three quirky tales from the 1985 Amazing Stories are stitched together into a single feature length movie. The Mission, Mummy Daddy, and Go to the Head of the Class are repackaged as a cohesive evening of fantasy and suspense, with a loose frame tying the episodes together. Kevin Costner appears as a captain who guides the action, while Christopher Lloyd plays a mysterious figure named R. Beanes. Casey Siemaszko portrays Jonathan, and Kiefer Sutherland is billed as Static, with J. J. Cohen playing Jake. The resulting film leans into wonder and dread, mixing sci fi elements with supernatural mood in a way that would have appealed to fans of the era.

Directed by William Dear, Robert Zemeckis, and Steven Spielberg, this feature assembles three 1985 Amazing Stories episodes into one television movie. It features Costner, Lloyd, Siemaszko, Sutherland, and Cohen in a crossover of fantasy and horror.

The project stands out for linking three legendary directors on a television anthology, an unusual creative partnership for its time. By weaving together three distinct stories into a larger night of cinema style, it foreshadows later experiments in cross medium storytelling. Fans of Spielberg and Zemeckis may appreciate the behind the scenes collaboration that lets a TV format flirt with feature length ambition, while Dear adds a practical, working class clarity to the mix.

Reception is mixed, as shown by a 6.5 out of 10 average from 29 votes. Critics noted the playful concept and the mood shifts between sparkling wit and eerie restraint. The themes center on storytelling itself, the lure of wonder, and how anthology material can be reshaped into something more cinematic. The film invites viewers to accept a patchwork of tones and to enjoy the novelty of a late 80s collaboration that treats TV fantasy as something capable of standing beside real motion pictures.