![The American Nightmare](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//vUk2NGzv146gru1W5SUk3VXo41R.jpg)
![The American Nightmare](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qE21nRtXgUKbDY94tEkCqimn0rg.jpg)
The American Nightmare
1 hour 13 minutes2000-09-11
6.9
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An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
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![George A. Romero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//w2zVF92x149qK79ZxwUowcSp2c6.jpg)
George A. Romero
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![John Carpenter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3Qp0mg61u1qSZNJh30BFEUZrIMG.jpg)
John Carpenter
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![Tom Savini](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zBYnzxzlAIEoanEU00bGYJmRS6k.jpg)
Tom Savini
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![David Cronenberg](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kLHnBnUomcH96PdLRBnuZUzRoY1.jpg)
David Cronenberg
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![Wes Craven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eqwl6owrYykeTGTpKxwcAkbEJmg.jpg)
Wes Craven
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![Tobe Hooper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rE5TqnAvgaKjWwWZ9AsoU9KcUGU.jpg)
Tobe Hooper
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![John Landis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nXKdxxELgAaGecCpxAWCoj6TV3f.jpg)
John Landis
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![Tom Gunning](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tom Gunning
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![Carol J. Clover](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Carol J. Clover
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![Adam Lowenstein](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Adam Lowenstein
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![Evelyn Ankers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uCWCj5ZGkflDTaN7Ya1ApjcObJP.jpg)
Evelyn Ankers
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![Kirsten Bishop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fBR5BBK3uILSz0i4Zg1TxTk7nf6.jpg)
Kirsten Bishop
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![Marilyn Burns](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eTgbAuZkD7Qa2GxtqlveHE95bV0.jpg)
Marilyn Burns
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![Bill Cardille](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bill Cardille
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![Cynthia Carr](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cynthia Carr
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![Nick Castle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bKJuXeKR8GZLyiutiDSCwwCzZ7n.jpg)
Nick Castle
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![Marilyn Chambers](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Marilyn Chambers
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![Lon Chaney Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xj8gBZ7Vbu1rGm1uaL11MfD8RSe.jpg)
Lon Chaney Jr.
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![Jamie Lee Curtis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9KWvPVeiLOXlOGl0XVyHZtJWQtx.jpg)
Jamie Lee Curtis
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![Allen Danziger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wONEJ5KiiupyE0An7On0MPZXw8j.jpg)
Allen Danziger
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![Fred Döderlein](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pSaNKJ7gtviWgaFpLvMtNETXAOD.jpg)
Fred Döderlein
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![John Dugan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1tnzwJZeR94uQTwO3QKxIvw5d6J.jpg)
John Dugan
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![Marilyn Eastman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qQqJ6tUNHHJWTrUJNR3D5xYFf28.jpg)
Marilyn Eastman
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![Samantha Eggar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//Vbk8DHrsowKNG5wWuFzKOk26OR.jpg)
Samantha Eggar
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![John Michael Graham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p67XshUxGdMtUW0bDhtrbZnV3bn.jpg)
John Michael Graham
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![Lucy Grantham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1Uzicpe0Octakq0rlLpfNfTmxdX.jpg)
Lucy Grantham
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![Paul Hampton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ayJd34mycfSKp0HZ0AKbxGFoxxr.jpg)
Paul Hampton
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![Gunnar Hansen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p3LvCnLn1SVkCYYuEJsjnMVTsUb.jpg)
Gunnar Hansen
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![Karl Hardman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vs5xLO71stUS3Cn1UD1EWeGAa7b.jpg)
Karl Hardman
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![Debbie Harry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//reqwsCzLcEBgzZ9uerQx3mD1fGy.jpg)
Debbie Harry
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![David Hess](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1vmMkBszcMgyn63UFZqJcosCGuw.jpg)
David Hess
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![S. William Hinzman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jD1fEONB10zMGHbqamOSCt32AYK.jpg)
S. William Hinzman
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![Sandy Johnson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5x2LWHYLz9uIVGoHYFBFwhyhRst.jpg)
Sandy Johnson
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![Duane Jones](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Duane Jones
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![Boris Karloff](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fVi0QkiziavXB8HnWk5NzRcnCO1.jpg)
Boris Karloff
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![Robert F. Kennedy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//PtUWEm4K4WQl6FyqO7PZX1GHny.jpg)
Robert F. Kennedy
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![Martin Luther King Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5AYILU60HVNMWmhDEhFtnJVv31O.jpg)
Martin Luther King Jr.
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![Allan Kolman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//18Y2IkYm3UZw7QXtS18BjO9LATU.jpg)
Allan Kolman
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![George Kosana](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Kosana
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![Elsa Lanchester](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sG1otCRGe2gHrMzkv5HE68a9KJH.jpg)
Elsa Lanchester
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![Janet Leigh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2dv9IqJEx31RSoH7xAHlJZXF5uB.jpg)
Janet Leigh
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![Fred Lincoln](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fred Lincoln
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![Lynn Lowry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2G2z7AYgkZf35aF946BSSeJfOfp.jpg)
Lynn Lowry
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![Bela Lugosi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fwimu7WKcaJXIjaDwYQg42GxUxa.jpg)
Bela Lugosi
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![Teri McMinn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4XUT1qyy0jif14Mtn9Egx3nBFiT.jpg)
Teri McMinn
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![Tony Moran](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nJMahzNxuRRFbFGXamBOdEuWAaN.jpg)
Tony Moran
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![Edwin Neal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ltosUj8qUhPS82mhDxP9avpHjCC.jpg)
Edwin Neal
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![Richard Nixon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uCJeC6LXnv3KVA1YUNTpBh8uAhC.jpg)
Richard Nixon
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![Judith O'Dea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nihfq3xdU22xnxHKmqA0Mv9rUvv.jpg)
Judith O'Dea
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![George O'Hanlon Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jVWtAwIQtuDA4fXDQynIrA7cwtn.jpg)
George O'Hanlon Jr.
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![Paul A. Partain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//laJJQ2N032xzJKF1qyZXwEFmGZL.jpg)
Paul A. Partain
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![Sandra Peabody](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3xIRmM3qMCj46LHq7apWYvKES3m.jpg)
Sandra Peabody
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![Anthony Perkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2BD15q5z5xpO0lAymi6VSGESk9Z.jpg)
Anthony Perkins
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![Susan Petrie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Susan Petrie
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![Jeramie Rain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fNEnmGQwhlYDSqaX9WJu2Zdzb1e.jpg)
Jeramie Rain
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![Judith Ridley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e6vZxGc7QP5CSlwUrvuQbSfiBvA.jpg)
Judith Ridley
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![Will Sandin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lpjVt9yDvXwH5Ux6f2gagl1JyWC.jpg)
Will Sandin
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![Kyra Schon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kyra Schon
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![Jim Siedow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1VyuXh0j36fDAz9E1oLYJiA8JkL.jpg)
Jim Siedow
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![Joe Silver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//A0vk5ZnczujRSV2s0M0t3iUCySM.jpg)
Joe Silver
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![P.J. Soles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1f8uZoN3oLGmsoEOmOiaorxWoMt.jpg)
P.J. Soles
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![Joe Spinell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jiok99ZvHDOj51BBgio2qvum0Mb.jpg)
Joe Spinell
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![Barbara Steele](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//m5rKaeUo5kwTBqZpBonzfPwkuIn.jpg)
Barbara Steele
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![Russell Streiner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5WaEdrnUROv9HF3Z2LTHET1JmX9.jpg)
Russell Streiner
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![Richard Towers](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Towers
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![William Vail](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William Vail
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![James Woods](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tLH7mpH4KqkWL5VgjueTbewGsfK.jpg)