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Stage fright just got fatal — and this actress brought her own props.
TMDB
50
IMDb
46
Rotten Tomatoes
14
Audience Score
14
Google
68
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Nightmares (1980)

sleazy Ozploitationtheatre-camp horrortrauma-core

Overview

HorrorThriller

A little girl named Cathy tries to keep her mother from making out with a man while driving one day, and she inadvertently causes her mother's death in the car crash. 16 years later, Cathy has changed her name to Helen and has become a psychotic actress. Things are going fine until horrible things starts to happened with the cast of her new play.

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Content warning
childhood traumatheater play
repressed childhood traumaart imitating violent deathfemale rage weaponized

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gloriously unconvincing glass shard deaths, chef's kiss.

Acting

Jenny Neumann's unhinged eye-contact deserves an award.

Best for:Solo: Late night with wine and zero interruptions.·Friends: Irony-appreciating horror buds who love a trainwreck.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Gratuitous nudity and deeply uncomfortable seduction scenes.·Violence: Glass-based kills that are somehow both tame and gross.
John D. Lamond

Director

John D. Lamond

ReleasedOct 30, 1980
Runtime1h 23m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
John Lamond Motion Picture Enterprises
Bioscope

Top Cast

Jenny Neumann

Jenny Neumann

Helen Selleck

Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

Terry Besanko

Nina Landis

Nina Landis

Judy

Max Phipps

Max Phipps

George D'alberg

Edmund Pegge

Edmund Pegge

Bruce

Briony Behets

Briony Behets

Angela

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Prime example of 'Ozploitation' — Australia's brief, beautiful obsession with copying American slashers on shoestring budgets.

Trivia

The glass-breaking sound effect is the SAME clip used four times. You'll never unhear it.

YouTube

Nightmares (1980) HD Trailer

Nightmares (1980) HD Trailer

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