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Director:
Adam Simon
Writer:
Adam Simon
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 July 2003 (Austria) See more »
Genre:
Documentary See more »
Tagline:
A celebration of Films from Horror's Golden Age of Fright.
Plot:
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

George A. Romero ... Himself

John Carpenter ... Himself

Tom Savini ... Himself

David Cronenberg ... Himself

Wes Craven ... Himself

Tobe Hooper ... Himself

John Landis ... Himself
Tom Gunning ... Himself
Carol J. Clover ... Herself (as Carol Clover)
Adam Lowenstein ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marshall Anker ... Himself (archive footage)
Evelyn Ankers ... Herself (archive footage)
Kirsten Bishop ... Herself (archive footage)
Joan Blackman ... Herself (archive footage)
Marilyn Burns ... Herself (archive footage)
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille ... Himself (archive footage)
Cynthia Carr ... Herself (archive footage)
Nick Castle ... Himself (archive footage)

Marilyn Chambers ... Herself (archive footage)

Lon Chaney Jr. ... Himself (archive footage)
Charles Craig ... Himself (archive footage)

Jamie Lee Curtis ... Herself (archive footage)
Allen Danziger ... Himself (archive footage)
Fred Doederlein ... Himself (archive footage)
Camil Ducharme ... Himself (archive footage)
John Dugan ... Himself (archive footage)
Marilyn Eastman ... Herself (archive footage)

Samantha Eggar ... Herself (archive footage)
Cathy Graham ... Herself (archive footage)
John Michael Graham ... Himself (archive footage)
Lucy Grantham ... Herself (archive footage)
Paul Hampton ... Himself (archive footage)

Gunnar Hansen ... Himself (archive footage)
Karl Hardman ... Himself (archive footage)

Deborah Harry ... Herself (archive footage)

David Hess ... Himself (archive footage)
S. William Hinzman ... Himself (archive footage)
Steve Hutsko ... Himself (archive footage)
Sandy Johnson ... Herself (archive footage)
Duane Jones ... Himself (archive footage)

Boris Karloff ... Himself (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)

Martin Luther King ... Himself (archive footage)

Allan Kolman ... Himself (archive footage)
George Kosana ... Himself (archive footage)

Elsa Lanchester ... Herself (archive footage)

Janet Leigh ... Herself (archive footage)
Fred J. Lincoln ... Himself (archive footage)
Lynn Lowry ... Herself (archive footage)

Bela Lugosi ... Himself (archive footage)
Hyla Marrow ... Herself (archive footage)
Wally Martin ... Himself (archive footage)
Teri McMinn ... Herself (archive footage)

Tony Moran ... Himself (archive footage)

Edwin Neal ... Himself (archive footage)

Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage)

Judith O'Dea ... Herself (archive footage)
George O'Hanlon Jr. ... Himself (archive footage)
Paul A. Partain ... Himself (archive footage)
Sandra Peabody ... Herself (archive footage)

Anthony Perkins ... Himself (archive footage)
Susan Petrie ... Herself (archive footage)
Hanka Posnanska ... Herself (archive footage)
Jeramie Rain ... Herself (archive footage)
Judith Ridley ... Herself (archive footage)
Will Sandin ... Himself (archive footage)
Kyra Schon ... Herself (archive footage)
Jim Siedow ... Himself (archive footage)
Joe Silver ... Himself (archive footage)

P.J. Soles ... Herself (archive footage)
Joe Spinell ... Himself (archive footage)

Barbara Steele ... Herself (archive footage)
Russell Streiner ... Himself (archive footage)
Vincent D. Survinski ... Himself (archive footage)
Richard Towers ... Himself (archive footage)
William Vail ... Himself (archive footage)
Keith Wayne ... Himself (archive footage)
Roy Wittan ... Himself (archive footage)

James Woods ... Himself (archive footage)

Directed by
Adam Simon 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Adam Simon 

Produced by
Paula Jalfon .... producer
Caroline Kaplan .... executive producer
Colin MacCabe .... producer
Eliza Mellor .... associate producer
Jonathan Sehring .... producer
 
Original Music by
Godspeed You Black Emperor! 
Karlheinz Stockhausen 
 
Cinematography by
Immo Horn 
 
Film Editing by
Paul Carlin 
 
Production Management
Emma Whitely .... production manager
 
Art Department
Paul Welsley Griggs .... graphic designer
Teak Mu Tse .... graphic designer
 
Sound Department
Alex Marcou .... dubbing mixer
John Quinn .... sound
Chris Syner .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Bedford .... camera operator: rostrum camera
 
Editorial Department
Katherine Grincell .... colorist
Adam Inglis .... assistant on-line editor
Neil Patience .... on-line editor
 
Other crew
Robert Bress .... production coordinator
Stuart McKay .... newsreel researcher
Amy Murray .... production coordinator
Deborah Zwicker .... production coordinator
 
Thanks
Hercules Bellville .... special thanks
Nancy Condee .... special thanks
Helene Connolly .... special thanks
Christine Forrest .... special thanks
Cathi Gibson .... special thanks
Steve Jones .... special thanks
John Landis .... special thanks
Bonnie Metro .... special thanks
Marc Morris .... special thanks
Carol Mysliwiec .... special thanks
Kim Newman .... special thanks
Sandy Russo .... special thanks
Elayne Tobin .... special thanks
Robin Wood .... special thanks
Marcia Zwilling .... special thanks (as Marcia Zwilling-Hooper)
 

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Runtime:
73 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
New Zealand:R16 | Australia:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Company:
Minerva PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Packaged as an extra on the Region 2 release of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (1977).See more »
Quotes:
Wes Craven:I think there is something about the "American Dream", the sort of Disneyesque dream if you will of the beautifully trimmed front lawn, the white picket fence, mom and dad and their happy children, god fearing and doing good whenever they can; that sort of expectation, and the flipside of it, the kind of anger and the sense of outrage that comes from discovering that that's not the truth of the matter, I think that gives American horror films in some ways kind of an additional rage...See more »
Movie Connections:
References Prince of Darkness (1987)See more »
Soundtrack:
MoyaSee more »

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Great Documentary, 18 November 2002
Author: valens-69 from New York

The American Nightmare is a Documentary about Horror films of the 60's and 70's.

Mostly 70's Horror Films are brought up.

A lot of people look at Horror films and totally miss the art in them. All they think of Blood and Nudity.

The American Nightmare shows the art of Horror films.

It shows how these movies related to the times they were made.

Some people might think how does Night of The Living Dead, Dawn of The Dead, Last House on The Left relate to the times they were made?

Watch this Documentary and you will see.

Interviews with John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, George A. Romero and Tom Savini just to name a few.

Adam Simon who was the Director brought us the best Documentary on Horror films i have ever seen.

Not only a great Documentary on Horror Films just a great Documentary in General

I have watched The American Nightmare a few times and i never get tired of it.

I give The American Nightmare 10/10

A must see for any Horror fan

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