An examination into the nature of 1960s-'70s horror films, the artists involved, and how they reflected contemporary society.An examination into the nature of 1960s-'70s horror films, the artists involved, and how they reflected contemporary society.An examination into the nature of 1960s-'70s horror films, the artists involved, and how they reflected contemporary society.
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- Elevator Mother
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- (as Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille)
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- TriviaPackaged as an extra on the Region 2 release of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (1977).
- Quotes
Wes Craven: I think there is something about the "American Dream", the sort of Disneyesque dream if you will of the beautifully trimmed front lawn, the white picket fence, mom and dad and their happy children, god fearing and doing good whenever they can; that sort of expectation, and the flipside of it, the kind of anger and the sense of outrage that comes from discovering that that's not the truth of the matter, I think that gives American horror films in some ways kind of an additional rage...
- Alternate versionsDespite being shown uncut on BBC TV the version released in the UK, as part of The Hills Have Eyes 2-disc by Anchor Bay, was cut by 14 secs by the BBFC. This was to remove scenes from _Last House on the Left, The (1972)_ which had previously been cut by the BBFC.
- ConnectionsFeatures Dracula (1931)
as i sat here watching american nightmare, i nodded and nodded as i remembered my childhood and the constant nightmares and fear of the end of the world, death, and the catholic theories of a fire and brimstone afterlife. the constant threat of atomic wars, hidden under our schoolchairs as we had air-raid drills. even when it was vacation time at school, the automatic drills echoed in the background once a month. i lived within walking distance and would often go to the schoolyard during vacation times to play there with others.
the most frightening sound in the world is not the screams of michael myers' victims or the ripping of zombie flesh, but the eerie sound of an air-raid sirien going off in a virtualy empty playground mixed with the squeak of swings, the wind, and the "ting" of the empty flag pole.....
- tripperM
- Oct 23, 2000
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- Американский кошмар
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1