Nightmare is a particularly outthere film, so much violence from the film are as a result of a child doing the murdering which makes everything that much more horrific. Feb 27, 2017 a man comes back to the big city to find his sister. He had previously kidnapped her 11yearold daughter, but, due to a technicality, had been freed without being. Brand new 2k restoration of the film from the original camera negative. Umberto lenzi s zombie shocker nightmare city stars actor hugo stiglitz as a reporter caught in a living, breathing zombie hell.
Its almost certainly a film that influenced robert rodriguezs planet terror, which proceeded as a knowing spoof of trash epics like this one. It has pretty much everything you want from a 1980s giallo horror. Find release information for nightmare city 1980 umberto lenzi on allmovie. Nightmare city is a 1980 italian film by famed director umberto lenzi. With diana prince, noah hathaway, ray wise, tom savini. An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies. Nightmare city incubo sulla citta contaminata film completo full. The look, and feel, of the movie is as good as any big budget film youre going to come across. Nightmare also known as nightmares in a damaged brain is a 1981 american slasher film written and directed by romano scavolini, and starring baird stafford and sharon smith. City of the walking dead headhunters horror house wiki fandom. With lawrence day, lora staley, neil dainard, lenore zann. The full cast list for this film at imdb lists an additional 25 actors, most of. The soundtrack is to nightmare city is solid however stelvio cipriani pulls together a classic giallostyle score full of dark pulsing synths and racing signature themes that suits the frantic pace of the film perfectly. My first instinct is to call american nightmare a giallo.
The director, jon keeyes, obviously takes a great deal of pride in his work, which comes shining through from beginning to end. Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker, fangoria editor and nightmare city fan chris. It tells the story of a pianist investigating the disappearance of his estranged sister in an urban. Nightmare city, more familiar on these shores under the title city of the walking dead, is the third of lenzis sixtyseven directorial efforts to be released on dvd in the united states.
Alternative high definition transfer from the 35mm reversal dupe negative. The success of zombie flesh eaters in 1979 led many european directors to have a go at churning out their own exploitation style horror films in order to try and surf the wave of popularity that was created by lucio fulchis film. Complete list of stephen king adaptations, books made into. Mare folklore or nightmare, a demon of germanic folklore night mare, a 1983 novel by piers anthony. Its plot follows a deranged man, subject to a medical experiment, who leaves his new york city psychiatric institute to murder his exwife and child in florida. While the film is a typically roughshod lenzi production, complete with distracting zooms and an inelegant use of scope photography, its difficult to deny the deranged effectiveness of nightmare city. This is one of a long string of popular italian zombie films of the 80s. City of the walking dead, also known as nightmare city, is an italian horror film of the zombie. An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth. Extra material brand new 2k restoration of the film from the original camera negative alternative high definition transfer from the 35mm reversal dupe negative brand new audio commentary by filmmaker, fangoria editor and nightmare city fan chris. The producer wanted a traditional zombie movie, but lenzi objected and wanted to mold the film on the seveso incident that occurred in july of 1976. When an airplane comes into contact with radiation from a nuclear disaster it causes the passengers to mutate into scabbyfaced humanoids with a compulsion to kill and drink the blood of their victims.
When a mysterious virus spreads from haiti to miami turning people into terrifying, bloodthirsty creatures, a small group of survivors tries to escape from the city of the walking dead. A man investigates the disappearance of his sister with the help of her roommate. Nightmare city was first released in the united states in 1983 under the title city of the walking dead. Oct 25, 2012 nightmare city the arrow video story duration. The film uses a form of cutout animation which the filmmakers called lumage, involving prefabricated cutout plastic pieces that the animators moved on a light table. Chronological list of horror films horror film wiki fandom. Centered on theater and filmmaking, its plot focuses on a group of actresses auditioning for a role in a movie at a prestigious directors mansion, where they are targeted by a masked killer. In a nameless european city, a local reporter and his doctor wife try to escape from hordes of blood thirsty zombies, undead people exposed to nuclear radioactivity, while the military leaders fight a losing war of attrition against the relentless atomic zombies. The movie has been released in different names on video, including incubo sulla citta contaminata and city of the walking dead. Nightmare city is a sciencefiction horror film directed by umberto lenzi.
Nightmare city 1980 umberto lenzi releases allmovie. Sep 07, 2014 the italian spanish nightmare city 1980 aka city of the walking dead begins with a modern horror. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. With nightmare city, lenzi directs his film with a lot of zest and keeps things moving at a rapid fire clip. Its almost certainly a film that influenced robert rodriguezs planet terror, which proceeded as a knowing spoof of trash epics like this. But these are not your standard stumbling gutmunchers. Curtains is a 1983 canadian slasher film directed by richard ciupka, written by robert guza jr.
Apr 27, 2009 this is a great little italian film that i enjoy, but not necessarily for the right reasons. It was released in the united states on november 18th, 1983, and was. An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with. All information associated with the film project nightmare city is. Starring hugo stiglitz, laura trotter, mel ferrer, maria rosaria omaggio, francisco rabal, sonia viviani, eduardo. City of the living dead 1983 feature video dailymotion. By the time 1983 rolled around, the golden age of slasher films was about five years in, and the movies had a devoted cult fanbase. Look up nightmare in wiktionary, the free dictionary. Incubo sulla citta contaminata is a 1980 italianspanish science fiction horror film directed by umberto lenzi.
Beyond being dark and diverse moodsetters for thriller nights, horror film soundtracks have quietly changed the world like a virus. Nightmare city has been an event movie in europe that became soon a worldwide horror. Incubo sulla citta contaminata nightmare city invasion by. Day, lora staley, tom harvey, and neil dainard, with appearances by michael ironside and lenore zann. Starring hugo stiglitz, laura trotter, mel ferrer, maria rosaria. A suburban nightmare short film based on the short story from 1975 1987 a return to salems lot sequel to the 1979 miniseries. But what was waiting for us at home was going to complete a trifecta of. A man comes back to the big city to find his sister. Nightmare city incubo sulla citta contaminata, 1980. Nightmare city was directed by umberto lenzi and was one of the many horror films that came out of italy in the early 80s. He uncovers a trail of prostitution, incest, blackmail. American nightmare is one of the best small budget movies ive ever seen.
Collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by john martin. Twice upon a time is a 1983 american animated fantasy comedy film directed by john korty and charles swenson. The rivalry between two gangs, the poor greasers and the rich socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other. When a radioactive spill causes mass contamination, thousands of infected citizens are transformed into bloodthirsty undead fiends. The film had a lasting and marked influence upon such modern filmmakers as quentin tarantino and eli roth, and successful blockbusters and franchises like resident evil. Thomas howell, matt dillon, ralph macchio, patrick swayze.
As nightmare city kicks off, an unidentified cargo plane is surrounded by police and military folks. Nightmare city is a refreshing and totally different zombie going experience, and considering that this was made in the early 1980s, nightmare city could easily be seen as groundbreaking film in. Was this film a box office hit when it was first released in u. Abc original 1985 tv movie the midnight hour full frame hd movie duration. It is not typical slasher movie because of the idea of racism into its plot, making it more complex than the average of its genre. It all turns out to be a creepy blackmail related plot in which capitalism reigns supreme. Nightmare city 1980 laura trotter in nightmare city 1980 nightmare city 1980 see all 95 photos. I must say that anyone who apperciates a well crafted and thought out horror film will enjoy american nightmare immensely.
And words or at least my words, cannot completely praise the amazing performance of debbie rochon. Paura nella citta dei morti viventi alternate title. Nightmare city 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The following is a chronological list of every horror film ever made. Official facebook page for the remake of umberto lenzis nightmare city.
A nightmare on elm street 1984 a view to a kill 1985 about last night 1986 abyss, the 1989 accused, the 1988 action jackson 1988 adult education 1987 adventures in babysitting 1987 after hours 1985 against all odds 1984 airplane 1980 airplane ii 1982 all about ah long 1989 all of me 1984 all the right moves 1983. Mar, 2014 also known as city of the walking dead, incubo sulla citta contaminata. This is a great little italian film that i enjoy, but not necessarily for the right reasons. American nightmare is a 1983 canadian neonoir crime slasher film directed by don mcbrearty and written by john sheppard, based on a story by john gault and steven blake. Aug 24, 2015 nightmare city incubo sulla citta contaminata, 1980. Theres a killer running around murdering the destitute. Centered on theater and filmmaking, 2 its plot focuses on a group of actresses auditioning for a role in a movie at a prestigious directors mansion, where they are. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. It is the first animated film produced by george lucas. Nightmares is a 1983 american horror anthology film directed by joseph sargent, and starring emilio estevez, lance. Read the nightmare city movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The tame, yet genuinely creepy opening scene from the slayer is featured, complete with the misty silhouette of the dream stalker and his sharp, bloody claws wrapped around a. With hugo stiglitz, laura trotter, maria rosaria omaggio, francisco rabal. Nothing about umberto lenzis nightmare city makes much sense, from the lack of a.
Nightmares is a 1983 american horror anthology film directed by joseph sargent, and starring emilio estevez, lance henriksen, cristina raines, veronica cartwright, and richard masur. Nightmare marvel comics, a fictional supernatural being nightmare, a 1997 bosnian novel by zlatko topcic. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title nightmare. For films listed alphabetical, see alphabetical list of horror films. This thriller follows a psycho child molester who stalks a divorced math teacher. Nightmare, a horror comic from skywald publications. Subscribe if you want to watch all horror movie trailers.