Day of the Nightmare (1965)

Director:

John A. Bushelman

Writer:

Leonard Goldstein (story)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Psycho - Schizo - Shocker

Plot:

A dead woman returns from the grave to wreak vengeance upon her enemies. |

Plot Keywords:

Exploitation | Independent Film

Cast

John Ireland	...	Detective Sgt. Dave Harmon
Beverly Bain	...	Barbara Crane
Cliff Fields	...	Jonathan Crane
John Hart	...	Dr. Philip Crane
Elena Verdugo	...	Miss Devi
Jimmy Cross	...	Detective Smith (as James Cross)
Michael Kray	...	Lieutenant Cody
Maralou Gray	...	Alice
Bonnie Beckos	...	Schoolteacher
Bette Treadville	...	Maid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bambi Allen	...	Brunette at Party (uncredited)
Sheri Jackson	...	Brunette Lesbian (uncredited)
Elizabeth Knowles	...	Jonathan's Mother (uncredited)
Dee Lockwood	...	Berta (uncredited)
Lynne Lori	...	Dee - Model (uncredited)
Meri McDonald	...	Lesbian (uncredited)
Liz Renay	...	Laura Sisterman (uncredited)
Forman Shane	...	Tony (uncredited)
Steve Vincent	...	Perry (uncredited)

Directed by
John A. Bushelman		(as John Bushelman)

Writing credits
Leonard Goldstein		(story and screenplay)

Produced by
Leon Bleiberg	....	producer
Michael Kraike	....	executive producer

Original Music by
André Brummer		(as Henri Price)

Cinematography by
Ted V. Mikels		(director of photography) (as Ted Mikels)

Art Direction by
Mike McCloskey

Makeup Department
Marsha D'Arcy	....	hair stylist
Rod Wilson	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Boyle	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Don Herald	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Maxwell	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Jack Cantor	....	assistant to producer
Gabe Delutri	....	production coordinator
Paul Gibran	....	dialogue director

Production Companies

• Screen Group

Distributors

• Herts-Lion International Corp. (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• Governor Films (1969) (USA) (theatrical) (re-edited) (re-release)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (1993) (USA) (VHS) (re-edited version) (Frank Henenlotter's Sexy Shockers from the Vaults, Vol. 10)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2003) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Screen Group

Trivia:

At the end of the film, the legend "It's finished!" appears on the screen, instead of the traditional THE END.

Soundtrack:

This Is the House That Jack Built

Ed Wood's Bitter Half

The film I saw was neither the one described in IMDb's synopsis nor that described in the other reviews. I watched it on Netflix and assume the more lurid scenes were cut. This is a shame. Although I don't particularly enjoy watching depictions of sadism, etc, I see no reason for a movie not to be shown in its entirety, especially on a site which is generally not so squeamish. That being said, I enjoyed the movie despite its bad acting and lack of continuity (the cars driven by the characters, especially the hero/heroine's station wagon, varied in age and marque.) The subject was interesting and the central character well played. There was an inventive use of cheap sets, and the actors seemed to have been chosen from the director's friends and acquaintances, much like in an Ed Wood production. If you enjoy watching Ed Wood's movies, you won't want to miss Day of the Nightmare. It is one step up and quite a bit darker.