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The American Nightmare (2000)

Directed by Adam Simon

Documentary

Overview

An examination into the nature of 1960’s-70’s horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Rated R | Length 73 minutes

Actors

George A. Romero | John Carpenter | Tom Savini | David Cronenberg | Wes Craven | Tobe Hooper | John Landis | Tom Gunning | Carol J. Clover | Adam Lowenstein | Evelyn Ankers | Kirsten Bishop | Marilyn Burns | Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille | Cynthia Carr | Nick Castle | Marilyn Chambers | Lon Chaney Jr. | Jamie Lee Curtis | Allen Danziger | Fred Döderlein | John Dugan | Marilyn Eastman | Samantha Eggar | John Michael Graham | Lucy Grantham | Paul Hampton | Gunnar Hansen | Karl Hardman | Debbie Harry | David Hess | S. William Hinzman | Sandy Johnson | Duane Jones | Boris Karloff | Robert F. Kennedy | Martin Luther King | Allan Kolman | George Kosana | Elsa Lanchester | Janet Leigh | Fred Lincoln | Lynn Lowry | Bela Lugosi | Teri McMinn | Tony Moran | Edwin Neal | Richard Nixon | Judith O'Dea | George O'Hanlon Jr. | Paul A. Partain | Sandra Peabody | Anthony Perkins | Susan Petrie | Jeramie Rain | Judith Ridley | Will Sandin | Kyra Schon | Jim Siedow | Joe Silver | P.J. Soles | Joe Spinell | Barbara Steele | Russell Streiner | Richard Towers | William Vail | James Woods

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Viewing Notes

Interesting little doc about what frightened the horror filmmakers of the 60s and 70s to change everything. Their frustrations and fears fed on many others and cinema has never been the same. A golden age for sure.

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