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6.9/10   1,109 votes
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Writer:
Alan Ormsby (writer)
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Release Date:
30 August 1974 (USA) more
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See the Shattering Suspense From the Start! more
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A young man killed in Vietnam inexplicably returns home as a zombie. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win more
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(6 articles)
Back Catalogue #4: Vci Entertainment
 (From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 4:34 AM, PDT)

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One of those good low budget horror movies of the 1970's. more (59 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Marley ... Charles Brooks
Lynn Carlin ... Christine Brooks
Richard Backus ... Andy Brooks
Henderson Forsythe ... Dr. Philip Allman
Anya Ormsby ... Cathy Brooks

Jane Daly ... Joanne
Michael Mazes ... Bob
Arthur Anderson ... Postman
Arthur Bradley ... George, Army Captain
David Gawlikowski ... Truck Driver
Virginia Cortez ... Rosalie, diner waitress
Bud Hoey ... Ed, diner cook
Robert R. Cannon ... Drunk in diner
Raymond Michel ... Policeman in Diner
Jeff Becker ... Young Boy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Deathdream (USA) (reissue title)
Night Walk
Soif de sang (Canada: French title) (video title)
The Night Andy Came Home
The Veteran
Whispers (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
88 min | Belgium:98 min (video version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Christopher Walken was considered for the part of Andy. more
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One of those good low budget horror movies of the 1970's., 19 July 2009
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Author: Aaron1375 from Alabama

Yes, there were a lot of low budget horror movies of the 1970's that were actually rather good and effective chillers. I know the guy who did this one also had a hand in making "Children Should Not Play With Dead Things" and the Nazi zombie movie "Shock Waves". Another film that fits the bill as a low budget but still good is "The Town That Dreaded Sundown". This one is a bit somber and it has a rather interesting take on the zombie movie as a soldier killed in the Vietnam war is basically wished back to life by his mother and he is not quite the same guy anymore. Plays out very well, I just wish I could find the movie on DVD somewhere as I can not remember the ending for the life of me. I remember almost the entire movie like Andy (the vets name) going to the doctor and the doctor finding out that something is seriously wrong. Still, from what I do remember it is a pretty good horror more story driven than gore driven. It also has a few dull patches in it as well, but overall my memories of it are pretty favorable.

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