American Nightmare (2002)

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.

Director:

Jon Keeyes

Writer:

Jon Keeyes

Stars:

Debbie Rochon, Brandy Little, Johnny Sneed

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

Storyline

On Halloween, seven friends call the American Nightmare pirate radio show to confess their fears. Unbeknownst to them, a serial killer is listening. Before the night is over, they will discover that their confessions have ignited a psychological game of cat-and-mouse with a killer intent on delivering their fears upon them.

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Plot Keywords:

fear | pirate radio | halloween | female nudity | sister sister relationship | 

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Taglines:

One Night, Seven Friends Confess Their Fears...... To A Killer

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/terror, language and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agonia

Filming Locations:

Cleburne, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$56,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Highland Myst Entertainment,Highland Myst Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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.

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Goofs

When Jessie backs away from the door after looking out at the person in the yard, a large strip of gaffer tape is visible on the door frame that was not there previously.

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Quotes

[Stan hands Jessie his business card]
Jessie McClain: Lou Cifer? Oh! Lucifer! That's cool!
Stan: Well, you know every attorney is a devil in disguise.

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Crazy Credits

Andrew Magnus credited as Holistic CPA

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Connections

Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003)

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Soundtracks

Humanoids from the Deep
Written by Lyle Blackburn, ASCAP
Performed by Kill Creeps
Courtesy of Angry Planet Records

User Reviews

Cheaply made cheap looking slasher is nonetheless effective

This movie is cheap. It looks cheap and everything in it has a cheap feel which is okay because it actually isn't that bad when the killing starts. A bunch of college-aged kids sitting around a restaurant hear a a talk- show that is evil or something. Soon enough, based on what that talk-show is saying a sadistic killer starts killing off the kids in brutal and sadistic ways. The woman who plays the killer is very evil, very mean and very convincing despite being in a cheap-looking movie and basically carries the whole movie on her evil kills which make the college kids suffer in nasty ways. That's about it. It has something of a great twist ending and then it is over. I liked it. But the real question is will you? Guess you'll just have to find out. If you don't find out then you're fated to die a horrible nasty death like the characters in the movie. Trust me, you're mom told me.