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Nightmares (1980)
Directed by John D. Lamond
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Overview
A little girl named Cathy tries to keep her mother from making out with a man while driving one day, and she inadvertently causes her mother’s death in the car crash. 16 years later, Cathy has changed her name to Helen and has become a psychotic actress. Things are going fine until horrible things starts to happened with the cast of her new play.
Length 83 minutes
Actors
Jenny Neumann | Gary Sweet | Nina Landis | Max Phipps | John-Michael Howson | Edmund Pegge | Sue Jones | Adele Lewin | Briony Behets | Maureen Edwards | Bryon Williams | Peter Tulloch | Malcolm Steed | Denise Peterson | Tania Uren | John Harris | Gary Day | Joy Westmore | Lise Rodgers | Doug Bowles | Rossana Zuanetti | Gene Van Dam | Angela Menzies-Wills
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/2017 | Movie Screen | DVD | Theater | 5.5 stars |
| 09/02/2013 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 5.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
I’d been skipping Nightmares via Instawatch b/c I thought it was a movie I already owned. And after this viewing I do in fact own this as STAGE FRIGHT, a DVD I bought some time ago. Ah well, not the first time I’ve watched something on NWI that I’ve owned.
Film tries really hard at being a giallo. Really hard. But in the end, it’s really just a formula American slasher made in Australia. Not a bad thing but never really sticks the landing for either. The killer is essentially introduced with the setup so no mystery there despite the movie attempting to hide this fact the entire time. The slasher aspect is okay but the real motivation behind the killings and these in particular is never fully realized. Outside of the killer just being fucked up in the head.
Decent and one I’d watch again since I have the DVD. ;)
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