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Trauma

  • 19931993
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  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
7.2K
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Asia Argento in Trauma (1993)
A young man tries to help a teenage European girl who escaped from a clinic after witnessing the murder of her parents by a serial killer, and they try to find the killer before the killer finds them.
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  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
A young man tries to help a teenage girl find the serial killer who murdered her parents before the killer comes after them.A young man tries to help a teenage girl find the serial killer who murdered her parents before the killer comes after them.A young man tries to help a teenage girl find the serial killer who murdered her parents before the killer comes after them.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
7.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Dario Argento
  • Writers
    • Franco Ferrini(story)
    • Gianni Romoli(story)
    • Dario Argento(story)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Rydell
    • Asia Argento
    • Piper Laurie
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dario Argento
  • Writers
    • Franco Ferrini(story)
    • Gianni Romoli(story)
    • Dario Argento(story)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Rydell
    • Asia Argento
    • Piper Laurie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 77User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Christopher Rydell
    Christopher Rydell
    • David Parsons
    Asia Argento
    Asia Argento
    • Aura Petrescu
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Adriana Petrescu
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Dr. Judd
    Laura Johnson
    Laura Johnson
    • Grace Harrington
    Dominique Serrand
    • Stefan Petrescu
    James Russo
    James Russo
    • Capt. Travis
    Ira Belgrade
    • Arnie
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Dr. Lloyd
    Hope Alexander-Willis
    Hope Alexander-Willis
    • Linda Quirk
    Sharon Barr
    Sharon Barr
    • Hilda Volkman
    Isabell O'Connor
    • Georgia Jackson
    • (as Isabell Monk)
    Cory Garvin
    • Gabriel Pickering
    Terry Perkins
    • Mrs. Pickering
    Tony Saffold
    • Ben Aldrich
    Peter Moore
    Peter Moore
    • Mark Leneer
    Lester Purry
    Lester Purry
    • Sgt. Carver
    David Chase
    • Sid Marigold
    • Director
      • Dario Argento
    • Writers
      • Franco Ferrini(story)
      • Gianni Romoli(story)
      • Dario Argento(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The character played by Asia Argento is inspired by her half-sister Anna (Nicolodi's daughter from a previous marriage) who actually suffered from anorexia. Anna died in a scooter accident in 1994 shortly after the film's release, but she is seen in the actual movie during the closing credits dancing in the balcony.
    • Goofs
      Severed heads cannot talk. One needs lungs in order to talk.
    • Alternate versions
      A special uncut version reportedly available on video features 7 minutes of footage omitted from foreign prints including:
      • a new introduction of the Aura and David characters: David (Chris Rydell) drives Grace (Laura Johnson) to the airport and sees Aura (Asia Argento) being beaten by a man whose plane ticket she tried to steal;
      • a new scene features Grace visiting David at the TV station and asking him about Aura; David invites Grace to his house and then calls Aura at home to ask her if she needs any food; Aura lies to him and tells she's already eaten;
      • Aura visits a market and is spotted by Dr. Jarvis (Frederic Forrest), who tries to catch her;
      • After David and Aura escape from the Marigold, she tells him she's taken a little souvenir from Nurse Volkmann's purse; another new shot shows the Marigold's owner talking to the police;
      • David checks into a hotel after following Linda Quirk's car and asks for a room overlooking the parking lot;
      • David asks for information about Dr. Lloyd in a saloon;
      • After David calls Grace and asks her for prescription forms, she meets and confronts him, trying to make him face the fact that he's become a junkie;
      • The death scenes of Linda Quick and of the killer are more graphically explicit (the wire is seen cutting through Linda's neck).
    • Connections
      Featured in Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Ruby Rain
      Sung by Laura Evan

      Lyrics by Paolo Steffan

      Music by Pino Donaggio

      Arranged and Performed by Paolo Steffan

    User reviews77

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    Top review
    6/10
    Doesn't always "feels" like an Argento film, but it's certainly not bad!
    Italian's top-class horror director Dario Argento obviously impressed some people with his previous films ('Opera' in particular) as he was offered the opportunity to film a fully American backed production. Trauma is a gruesome and sadistic thriller from the giallo-master, completely set in Minnesota and depending on a respectable US cast. There's a serial decapitator at large and the young, anorexic Aura (director's daughter Asia Argento) seemly is his/her main-target. The good-hearted journalist David (Christopher Rydell) takes the girl under his wings after the killer got both of her parents and, as their relationship becomes more intimate, the routine of sadistic killings slowly emerges. A bone-chilling mystery from the past slowly unravels and it involves multiple (ex-)doctors from a psychiatric clinic.

    The plots in gialli rarely are credible so you can count on the fact that this 'Trauma' contains several far-fetched nonsense aspects as well. Especially the U-turn twist near the end is pretty hard to digest. My advise: don't pay too much attention to this and drown in Argento's brilliant as always camera movements and the stunning portrayal of the violence. Trauma may not be as bloody as 'Tenebrae' or the more recent 'Sleepless' but some of the butchering done here still is perfectly nauseating. What else do you expect with a killer whose modus operandi includes beheading people? Unfortunately, Argento still lacks the skills to direct his actors. You can't even blame the dubbing this time, but the performances are far below average. Asia Argento is forgiven, since it was her first leading role. But I expected a little better from routine B-stars like Frederic Forrest, Piper Laurie and James Russo. Brad Dourif is a joy to observe, but his appearance is far too brief to save the dull acting. To me, Trauma turned out to be a pleasant Sunday afternoon time-waster. Not nearly Argento's most memorable film (he hasn't made any memorable film in the 90's) but maybe the ideal film for inexperienced horror fans to get into contact with Argento's work. All the trademarks that made him legendary in the field are present, but none of them is properly elaborated like it should be.
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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1993 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dario Argento's Trauma
    • Filming locations
      • Minnesota, USA
    • Production company
      • ADC Films
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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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