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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film

  • 20092009
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 36m
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7.1/10
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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
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DocumentaryHorror
An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.
IMDb RATING
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2.8K
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    • Andrew Monument
    • Joseph Maddrey(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Lance Henriksen(voice)
    • Larry Cohen
    • Joe Dante
    • Andrew Monument
    • Joseph Maddrey(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Lance Henriksen(voice)
    • Larry Cohen
    • Joe Dante
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    • 20User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
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    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Larry Cohen
    Larry Cohen
    • Self
    Joe Dante
    Joe Dante
    • Self
    John Carpenter
    John Carpenter
    • Self
    Darren Lynn Bousman
    Darren Lynn Bousman
    • Self
    Mick Garris
    Mick Garris
    • Self
    Tom McLoughlin
    Tom McLoughlin
    • Self
    George A. Romero
    George A. Romero
    • Self
    Brian Yuzna
    Brian Yuzna
    • Self
    Dennis Fischer
    • Self
    Roger Corman
    Roger Corman
    • Self
    Anthony Timpone
    Anthony Timpone
    • Self
    • (as Tony Timpone)
    John Kenneth Muir
    • Self
      • Andrew Monument
      • Joseph Maddrey(based on the book by)
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    • Goofs
      Despite being a documentary on US horror, it features Shivers (1975) and Videodrome (1983), two Canadian films by David Cronenberg.
    • Quotes

      Darren Lynn Bousman: [speaking of horror] Most of the power that it has relates to the time that it is made.

    • Connections
      Features Frankenstein (1910)
    • Soundtracks
      3 Blue
      Composer/Publisher: Steven Paul Glotzer (BMI)

    User reviews20

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    10/10
    A horror fan's dream documentary
    An excellent documentary about American horror movies from Thomas Edison's 'Frankenstien' to 'The Mist'. It talks about the evolution of horror movies and the times they were made. But it it is interesting how these movies reflected their era. From the aftermath of World War I all the way to 9/11.

    I never figured Lance Hendrickson would be a good narrator, but he was. And I like all the film historian's insight. What's really cool is the interviews of the 'Masters of Horror', Mick Garris, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, Joe Dante, etc... and how they all loved horror films as kids. I loved it when George Remero talks about 'The Thing', and his own 'Night of the Living Dead'. You find out horror directors are not sick, demented people. They simply make these movies because they enjoy them and the have a true passion for good horror movies. And they are not above shaking things up a bit as well.

    You find out true horror movies aren't always madmen killing sexually active teenagers in strange ways, but how true horror is all around us every day and these movies reflect that. It also shows horror films will never die. Like it or not they will always be with us.
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      • August 6, 2009 (United States)
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      • English
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      • Lux Digital Pictures
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
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