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American Nightmare (1983)

American Nightmare

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1h 28m

Crime, Horror, Thriller

March 17th, 1983

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A man investigates the disappearance of his sister with the help of her roommate. He uncovers a trail of prostitution, incest, blackmail...and murder.

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Cast

Lawrence Day
Eric
Lora Staley
Louise
Neil Dainard
Tony
Lenore Zann
Tina
Claudia Udy
Andrea
Page Fletcher
Mark
Michael Ironside
Sgt. Skylar
Larry Aubrey
Dolly
Michael Copeman
Fixer
Bunty Webb
Operator
Full cast & crew

Directors

Don McBrearty
Full cast & crew

Producers

Anthony Kramreither
executive producer
Derrett Lee
associate producer
Paul Lynch
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John Sheppard
screenplay
John Gault
story
(???)
Steven Blake
story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Every year girls move to the city determined to make their dreams come true ... or die trying.
American Nightmare. Pray you never have one.

Keywords

murder
suicide
cult film
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Canada

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 18th, 1983 (Canada)
March 17th, 1983 (Canada) theatrical
May 1st, 1986 (Germany) (video premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

American Nightmare (original title)
Un Cauchemar Américain (Canada) (French title)
Amerikan painajainen (Finland)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Running Times

88 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Production Companies

Manesco Films (in association with)
Mano Films (presents)

Distribution Companies

Media Home Entertainment (Australia)
Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (Canada)
Interglobal Home Video (Canada)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

CFMT Television (our thanks to) (as M.T.V.)
Solomon-Farmer (our thanks to: for the use of their office)
Snorkel Answering Service (our thanks to)
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