The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare

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Horror films have often been more than simple scares. At their best, they reflect society's anxiety's and concerns. In this film, major horror film makers such as George Romero and Tobe Hooper discuss the creation of their films in the 1960s and '70s and how they related to contemporary events while interviewed intellectuals give their own opinions.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The American Nightmare:

George A. Romero
John Carpenter
Tom Savini
David Cronenberg
Wes Craven
Tobe Hooper

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Horror films have often been more than simple scares. At their best, they reflect society's anxiety's and concerns. In this film, major horror film makers such as George Romero and Tobe Hooper discuss the creation of their films in the 1960s and '70s and how they related to contemporary events while interviewed intellectuals give their own opinions.

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City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul - 8/10 by Rob NelsonWe've never had American horror as we did in the decade between Night of the Living Dead and Halloween (1978), no doubt because we've never had American history like that.
eFilmCritic.com - 6/10 by Brian MckayAlthough several segments will appeal to horror aficionados, it often feels like a political statement couched in a format that will appeal to the blood and popcorn crowd.
User Review - 10/10 by Kyle RThis was an amazing documentary. Changed my views on a lot of the 60's and 70's era of horror cinema. Well done, with a great amount of people and fottage in it. I loved it.
User Review - 10/10 by Robert HFREAKING CLASSIC . . . the writer off to my right says to watch Nightmares in Red White and Blue. We are revisiting our nightmares and/or working through our fears by watching horror movies. Lots of good gore and explanation . . . now I want to see NIGHTMARES IN RED, WHITE, AND BLUE to compare the two. This movie is out-dated pre-9/11.
User Review - 10/10 by stefán birgir si loved this as a kid and i still love it to this day
User Review - 10/10 by Budge BThis is an intelligently organised review of the role and status of the horror movie in the USA in the last quarter of the 20th century. It juxtaposes clips from horror and science fiction classics - the living dead, towns being sanitised to stop plague spreading, the dangers of the unknown, the ephemeral veneer of civilisation - with clips of television coverage of Vietnam and urban rioting in the USA. The real footage is every bit as horrific as the fiction. We get a roll call of the giants of North American horror - Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, John Landis, George Romero, David Cronenberg, Tom Savini - explaining their influences and commenting on the reactions to their work. It seems they were often damned as un-American, as being subversive, purely because they might suggest that American society could break down in that way. Tobe Hunter, for instance, has his "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" hinging on a fuel shortage; George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" is a commentary on consumerism as the dead are still drawn to the Mall. It's a very entertaining and thought provoking work which most horror fans will thoroughly enjoy. I would, however, advocate buying it as part of "The Wes Craven Collection", where it is packaged as an extra along with four of Craven's films and represents much better value in that form.
User Review - 10/10 by Jamie LI love this, I always love documentaries on my favorite genre! :)
User Review - 10/10 by GaryWonderful documentary. There's some very insightful interviews and the discussion on how these films represented the time in which they were made. Great look at horror back when it meant something and wasn't just about torture porn or slashers. God I miss the old days.
User Review - 10/10 by Drew HThe best horror doco going round. I loved every second of this. The only problem I have is it wasn't long enough!
User Review - 10/10 by Nicholas RAn insightful and thought provoking documentary on the influence of modern history on the horror film during the 1960s to 1980s. David Cronenberg's pieces are particularly interesting

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