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Dead of Night
When a Vietnam war casualty (Richard Backus) returns to his parents (John Marley, Lynn Carlin), he prowls in search of human blood. The Vampiric horror is secondary to the terror that comes from the disintegration of a typical American family.
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September 09, 2004
Grim, tasteless and inexplicably overrated trash.July 11, 2014
One of the first and best films to confront the ill-effects the Vietnam War had on the home front.June 28, 2004
John Marley imbues the film with the kind of pathos that wears down the defenses of a principally comic filmmaker like ClarkFebruary 02, 2003
Like the best genre films, Deathdream offers an interesting glimpse of the American psyche during the time it was made.March 31, 2005
Deliberate, uncompromising, and very sad, Bob Clark's quiet masterpiece is still one of the most inspired anti-war genre pics out there.October 09, 2005
A disturbing low-budget horror film that doubles as a critique of America's involvement in Vietnam.