Directed by:
Adam SimonScreenplay:
Adam SimonCast:
Tom Savini, David Cronenberg, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, George A. Romero, John Landis, Wes Craven, Fred Doederlein, Evelyn Ankers (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
Legendary horror directors reveal the inspirations behind their groundbreaking films of the 1960s and '70s in this thought-provoking documentary from filmmaker Adam Simon. Through film clips and interviews, masters of mayhem George Romero, Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, John Landis, John Carpenter, and Tom Savini discuss how their disturbing cinematic creations were a direct social commentary on the real-life political horrors happening in the U.S. during that turbulent era, including Vietnam, the Cold War, racial segregation, political assassinations, and the Kent State shootings. By placing seminal films like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, SHIVERS, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE in their proper historical context, THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE finally gives the horror genre the credit it so rightly deserves as a barometer of the American sociopolitical landscape. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Horrible Horror (1986) - a.f.
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Hyla Marrow (a.f.)
USA
John Michael Graham (a.f.)
Best movies:
Brillantine (1978)
La Nuit des masques (1978)
Will Sandin (a.f.)
Best movies:
La Nuit des masques (1978)
Sandy Johnson (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
La Nuit des masques (1978)
Halloween (2018) - a.f.
Gas Pump Girls (1979)
George O'Hanlon Jr. (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
La Nuit des masques (1978)
El Norte (1983)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Joe Silver (a.f.)
USA
Paul Hampton (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
WUSA (1970)
Shivers (1975)
Vincent D. Survinski (a.f.)
Best movies:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Martin (1976)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Fred J. Lincoln (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Defiance (1980)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Devil in Miss Jones Part II (1982)
Susan Petrie (a.f.)
Best movies:
Sunday in the Country (1974)
Shivers (1975)
Kirsten Bishop (a.f.)
Canada
Best movies:
Frequency (2000)
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002) (TV movie)
Shivers (1975)
Richard Towers (a.f.)
Best movies:
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Deadly Weapons (1974)
Cynthia Carr (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Sandra Cassel (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Last House on the Left (1972)