Tales from the Darkside The Tear Collector (Season 1, Episode 16)
TV-14
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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Tales from the Darkside

The Tear Collector (Season 1, Episode 16)

TV-14

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A young woman who can't stop crying meets a mysterious man who collects tears.

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Director

John Drimmer (directed by)

Writers

John Drimmer (teleplay by) | Geoffrey Loftus (teleplay by) | Donald Olson (based upon a short story by)

Producer

William Teitler (produced by)

Cinematographer

Robert Draper (director of photography)

Editor

Jeffrey Wolf (edited by)

Casting Director

Leonard Finger (casting by)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 24, 1985

Release date

Feb 24, 1985 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
Jessica Harper Prudence Prudence See fewer	Suspiria (1977)
Victor Garber Ambrose Cavender Ambrose Cavender See fewer	Argo (2012)
Linda Lee Johnson Gretchen Gretchen See fewer	Tales from the Darkside (1983)
Eric Bogosian Junkie Junkie See fewer	Talk Radio (1988)
Kay Walbye Young Woman Young Woman See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
John Rothman Young Man Young Man See fewer	One Mississippi (2015)
Paul Sparer Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Tales from the Darkside (1983)

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