Tales of the Unexpected 8

People Don't Do Such Things (1985)

Trouble looms when married woman Gwen falls for a successful romantic novelist.

Directed By

Gordon Hessler

Writer

Ross Thomas

In the Cards (1985)

Madame Myra is a third-rate fortune teller who foresees a dim future for herself. And then she meets a stranger in town who shows her a way to do a whole lot better. What, though, is in it for him?

Directed By

John Peyser

Writer

A.A. Roberts

Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery (1985)

On a long drive through the desert, a couple get their car serviced and are handed an extortionate bill. But they plan on turning the tables.

Directed By

John Peyser

Writer

Luther Murdoch

Scrimshaw (1985)

Brenda is a lonely drifter living in the island paradise of Key West. She has no friends and drinks a lot to forget her tragic past. Then she runs into Eric, a man she knew long ago in her college days, and suddenly life takes on new meaning.

Directed By

Dezsö Magyar

Writer

Bernard Eismann