A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.
Acting
Rick Giovinazzo's unhinged physical disintegration.
Practical Effects
Zero-budget Staten Island becomes apocalyptic wasteland.
Direction
Buddy Giovinazzo directing his own brother into madness.
Director
Buddy Giovinazzo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on 16mm for roughly $40,000, with Buddy Giovinazzo maxing out credit cards and shooting guerrilla-style on actual Staten Island streets.
Lloyd Kaufman loved it so much Troma distributed it, ensuring this art-house trauma film reached midnight movie crowds expecting Toxic Avenger.
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