You can’t watch the trailer for Pedro Pascal’s new movie Freaky Tales and not think of the 1990s. Mainly that’s because the film is set right on the cusp of the decade, 1987, but also the idea of a violent, weird, sprawling single California city almost-anthology brings to mind one of the best films of the decade: Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland is set for a starring role on the big screen. The trailer for "Freaky Tales" has come out, a film that was shot in the city back in 2022. Actor Pedro Pascal is the star and the name is from a 1987 song by Oakland rap legend, Too $hort. Too $hort is also one of the film's producers.

One of Too $hort ‘s songs has inspired a movie and it looks pretty good.

The film is a send-up of just about everything that shaped ’80s pop culture, from hip-hop and sci-fi blockbusters to the decade’s biggest sports stars and kung fu movies. The film first premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival,

"Freaky Tales" is a colorful anthology film set in 1987 Oakland that stars Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Dominique Thorne and Tom Hanks.