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The American Nightmare - A Celebration of Films from Hollywood's Golden Age of Fright DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: New Video Group :: Released: 2004-03-30

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The American Nightmare - A Celebration of Films from Hollywood's Golden Age of Fright Summary Disfigured knife-wielding murderers. Buxom teens fleeing for their lives through dark woods. Hordes of the undead limping along deserted streets. These images, now synonymous with horror movies, were born in the groundbreaking films of horror masters such as Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), John Carpenter (The Fog, Christine), and George Romero (Dawn of the Dead). Go behind-the-scenes with

The explosion of gruesome horror cinema in the wake of George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" is explored in this serious documentary, which has a welcome respect for an easily derided genre. A few academics make piquant observations (no film critics, although Robin Wood pioneered this line of thinking years ago), but mostly we hear from the filmmakers themselves: Romero, John Carpenter (on "Halloween"), Wes Craven ("Last House on the Left"), Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), and David Cronenberg ("Shivers"). The directors focus on those films, not their entire careers, which limits the scope of the movie. Juxtapositioning newsreel horrors with movie scenes introduces provocative ideas about where horror comes from, but also feels a little facile. Unexpected bonus: the enthusiasm of John Landis, in describing the out-of-kilter experience of watching these affronts to good taste, and suggesting why they thrill as well as scare us. "--Robert Horton"

American Nightmare DVD Techincal Details Cast: George A. Romero, Tom Savini, David Cronenberg, Wes Craven
Director: Adam Simon
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 73 mins
UPC: 767685951538
Binding: DVD
Studio: New Video Group
Release Date: 2004-03-30
Region Code: 1
Specs: Color, Full Screen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo),