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Director:
Writer:
Jon Keeyes (writer)
Release Date:
7 April 2003 (UK) more
Tagline:
One Night, Seven Friends Confess Their Fears...... To A Killer
Plot:
A deranged female serial killer stalks seven young people whom phone a radio call-in show to discuss their darkest fears and a night-long game of cat-and-mouse is put into motion by the darkly sinister-looking murderess. full summary | add synopsis
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Kier and Carradine’s Fall Down Dead coming to theaters
(From Fangoria. 13 October 2009, 2:19 PM, PDT)
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A great directorial debut more (34 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Debbie Rochon | ... | Jane Toppan | |
| Brandy Little | ... | Jessie McClain | |
| Johnny Sneed | ... | Wayne Holcomb | |
| Chris Ryan | ... | Caligari | |
| Robert McCollum | ... | Tony Collins | |
| Kristin McCollum | ... | Cynthia Collins | |
| Heather Haase | ... | Melanie Ryan | |
| Kenyon Holmes | ... | Bruce Miller | |
| Rebecca Stacey | ... | Misty McClain | |
| Kimberly Grant | ... | Trisha McClain (as Kimberly Deanne Morgan) | |
| Hayden Tweedie | ... | Deanna | |
| Scott Phillips | ... | Rick | |
| Brinke Stevens | ... | Lisa | |
| Michael H. Price | ... | Stan | |
| Jessica Reed | ... | Leanne |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence/terror, language and some sexuality/nudity.
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91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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UK:15 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Germany:16 | USA:R
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Chris Ryan, who plays radio DJ Caligari, is a real-life radio DJ for KEGL in Dallas, Texas. Much of his DJ ranting was adlibbed. more
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Revealing mistakes: At the end of the movie, when Jessie mistakes Misty for the killer and shoots her, you clearly see Misty's character blink two times when she is supposed to be dead. more
Quotes:
Caligari: How many people out there are doing the old "razor blade in the apple" trick? Good... kids goin' to the hospital. That's ... that's the spirit of Halloween. Hope there's enough room. more
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References From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Kill Me Now more
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Horror film buffs are very clear about what we expect. We don't expect Academy-Award acting or intricate plotting. So when a movie like American Nightmare comes along that gives us much more than we were expecting, we are very pleasantly surprized. Traditionally, Slasher films give us characters that are one-dimensional and only there to be killed off. "American Nightmare" breaks this taboo by giving us several likeable characters that we actually care about, making it that much scarier when they come face to face with the maniacal Jane (played wonderfully by Debbie Rochon). In addition, the actors all give 110% in their performances. Brandy Little is so believable, it's shocking to me that I haven't seen her somewhere else. As good as Debbie and Brandy are, my favorite performance has to be from Heather Haase as Melanie. My only major qualm is that some of the actors weren't given as much on-screen time as I would have liked. The movie is very masterfully plotted and directed. My only complaint is that there were too many times Jane should have been captured, yet no one pursued her. Also, I didn't much care for the very end, as it seemed rather illogical, almost as if it was just thrown in for shock value. Still, after providing me with 90 minutes of solid entertainment, I can't complain too much about the weak 30-second ending...