The American Nightmare (2000)

Directed by

Adam Simon

Genre

documentary film, horror film, independent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how social and political turmoil in the 1960s and 1970s influenced the work of several major horror film directors. It connects the unsettling themes in their movies to the real-world fears and changes happening in America at the time.

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What happens

The American Nightmare is a 2000 documentary film directed and written by Adam Simon. The film documents the relationship between independent horror film directors such as George A. Romero, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper and Wes Craven and their relationship between the political and social changes of the era and the horror films of that time. The film was shown at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and was shown later on the Independent Film Channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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