A Choice of Dreams

Season 2 - Episode 20: A Choice of Dreams
Overview
A mob boss suffering from a terminal illness is visited by an odd man who claims that he has the ability to offer the dying a choice of dreams after death. The mob boss is skeptical at first and threatens to kill the man for insulting his intelligence. After some contemplation, he accepts the man's offer and subjects to his medical experimentations. At first, the boss experiences nothing but pleasant memories. However, after a few days, memories of the people he has destroyed through his evil and ruthless lifestyle begin to creep into his dreams. The mob boss reports these dreams to the man and demands that these images not recur after he dies. The man assures the mob boss that the disturbing memories are only a momentary side effect that will subside after further medical alterations. As the mob boss subjects himself to the final operation which will complete the procedure, the horrible memories become permanent, completely taking the place of the pleasant ones. Inside the mob boss's
Episode Information
TV Show
Tales from the Darkside
Season
Season 2
Episode Number
20
Air Date
May 4, 1986
Runtime
22 minutes
Rating
3.0/5
Guest Stars

Dominic Chianese
Correlli's Father

Abe Vigoda
Jake Corelli
David Chandler
Michaelson

Ralph Monaco
Angelo
David Glen
Ross

Tracy Kolis
Marie Corelli
Crew

Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
Gerald Cotts
Director
Edward F. Shaver
Writer

James Houghton
Writer

Deborah Shaffer
Editor