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Deathdream

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R,1hr 38min

Genre:

Horror

Release:

1972

Directors:

Bob Clark, Bob Clark

Distributor:

Blue Underground

Starring:

Arthur Anderson, Richard Backus, Arthur Bradley ...more

Synopsis: This dark, brooding low-budget effort opens in Vietnam, where young infantryman Andy Brooks (Richard Backus) is struck down by a sniper's bullet. At the same time in Andy's hometown, his poor mother is uttering a desperate prayer for Andy to come home... and shortly thereafter, he does. Despite Mrs. Brooks' exultation at her son's safe return, it becomes apparent to the rest of the family that there's something terribly wrong with Andy; he won't do much more than sit in a chair, staring blankly at ... Full Synopsis

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	Josh Ralske, AMG Review Bob Clark's first collaboration with screenwriter Alan Ormsby is this grisly, psychologically trenchant low-budget horror film. Released in 1972 Deathdream has the distinction of being one of the first American films to deal, in its own effective way, with the trauma caused by the conflict in Vietnam. Deathdream is crude and schlocky, like a lot of great 1970s horror films. Clark knew as well as any ... Full Review

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	Richard Backus Andy Brooks

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