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Dead of Night (1974)

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Original title: Deathdream


DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 29, 2004

Budget $235,000

MPAA Rating
R

Running Time
1 hour, 30 minutes

Country USA, Canada, UK

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Other Titles
• Dead of Night (1974)
• Deathdream
• The Night Andy Came Home
• Night Walk (1974)
• The Veteran (1974)
• Whispers (1972)
• Soif de sang (1974)
• Veteran



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Genre: War, Horror, Vampires, Zombie, Murder

Tagline: He was a madman on a orgy of blood curdling terror...

Plot: The news that all parents dreaded during the Vietnam war reaches a suburbanite couple (John Marley and Lynn Carlin) when they learn that their son has perished and will not be returning home. Grief stricken, the couple find the news hard to accept. Good news occurs a few days later, however, when their son returns home, seemingly unscathed from battle. But when he starts displaying zombie-like tendencies, it appears that he's not dead--he's one of the UNdead... Featuring the special effects debut of the legendary Tom Savini, this potent zombie film from Bob Clark (BLACK CHRISTMAS, A CHRISTMAS STORY) was also one of the first movies to tackle the subject of the Vietnam

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 External Reviews
external linkDirector Clark and screenplay writer Alan Ormsby followed up "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" with this interesting re-working of the classic story "The Monkey's Paw." ... A damn good low-budget film.


 Directed by
Bob Clark
A Christmas Story, Porky's, SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2
 Written by
Alan Ormsby
Cat People, Porky's II: The Next Day, My Bodyguard
 Cast
John Marley
The Godfather, The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980, Love Story
Lynn Carlin
Battle Beyond the Stars, Faces, Taking Off
Henderson Forsythe
Species II, Silkwood, Chances Are
Anya Ormsby
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
Jane Daly
Mission: Impossible III, North Dallas Forty, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
Michael Mazes
The Beach Girls
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 Music By
Carl Zittrer
A Christmas Story, Porky's, Porky's II: The Next Day



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