Nightmare (1981)

A mental-patient, who is troubled with horrible nightmares, has escaped from his hospital. Now on the streets he can't help killing innocent people. But there is one family he is more than ... See full summary »

Director:

Romano Scavolini

Writer:

Romano Scavolini

Stars:

Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Baird Stafford	...	George Tatum
Sharon Smith	...	Susan Temper
C.J. Cooke	...	C.J. Temper
Mik Cribben	...	Bob Rosen
Danny Ronan	...	Kathy the Babysitter
John L. Watkins	...	Man with Cigar (as John Watkins)
Bill Milling	...	Paul Williamson (as William Milling)
Scott Praetorius	...	Young George
William Kirksey	...	George's Father (as William S. Kirksey)
Christina Keefe	...	George's Mother
Tammy Patterson	...	Tammy Temper
Kim Patterson	...	Kim Temper
Kathleen Ferguson	...	Barbara
William Paul	...	Steve
Tommy Bouvier	...	Joe

Storyline

A mental-patient, who is troubled with horrible nightmares, has escaped from his hospital. Now on the streets he can't help killing innocent people. But there is one family he is more than interested in and when he tries to kill them, he finds that it's not that easy.

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Plot Keywords:

nightmare | shower | serial killer | new york city | gore | 

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Taglines:

Someone left the door to HELL open...

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood Splash

Filming Locations:

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goldmine Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's original UK distributor was sent to prison for releasing an unapproved version.

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Goofs

When the young man is smoking on the stair, he is only wearing his underpants, the scene then cuts to his girlfriend taking a shower, then we see him back on the stair, smoking, and then he is wearing a t-shirt too.

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Connections

Referenced in The Strangers (2008)

User Reviews

Very dark and grim horror film.

Romano Scavolini's "Nightmare" is one of the grimmest horror movies ever made.Baird Stafford is extremely believable as George Tatum,a schizophrenic serial killer who murders uncontrollably.He has been supposedly cured of his psychological disorder due to a new magical medicine.In actuality the cure doesn't work very well,because Tatum starts killing people."Nightmare" isn't as good as "Maniac"-still there are some genuinely atmospheric and chilling moments.The opening scene is extremely creepy.The killings are cold-blooded and brutal.The gore is pretty strong-the climatic double axe murder scene is incredibly gory.To sum up,if you're a fan of early 80's extreme horror give this one a look.Highly recommended.