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  • The American Nightmare (2000)
  • Not Rated
    73 min | Documentary, Horror
The American Nightmare (2000)
Not Rated
73 min | Documentary, Horror

An examination into the nature of 1960s-'70s horror films, the artists involved, and how they reflected contemporary society.
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor (as Godspeed You Black Emperor!) | Karlheinz Stockhausen
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Updated Sep 11, 2000

Release date
Nov 17, 2000 (United States)

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79 cast members
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Carol J. Clover
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Marshall Anker
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Evelyn Ankers
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Kirsten Bishop
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Joan Blackman
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Marilyn Burns
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Bill Cardille
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Cynthia Carr
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Nick Castle
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Marilyn Chambers
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Lon Chaney Jr.
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Charles Craig
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Jamie Lee Curtis
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Allen Danziger
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Fred Doederlein
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Camil Ducharme
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John Dugan
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Marilyn Eastman
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Samantha Eggar
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Cathy Graham
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John Michael Graham
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Lucy Grantham
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Paul Hampton
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Gunnar Hansen
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Karl Hardman
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Debbie Harry
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David Hess
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S. William Hinzman
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Steve Hutsko
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Sandy Johnson
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Duane Jones
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Boris Karloff
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Martin Luther King
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Allan Kolman
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George Kosana
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Elsa Lanchester
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Janet Leigh
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Fred J. Lincoln
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Lynn Lowry
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Bela Lugosi
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Hyla Marrow
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Wally Martin
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Teri McMinn
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Tony Moran
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Edwin Neal
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Richard Nixon
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Judith O'Dea
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George O'Hanlon Jr.
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Paul A. Partain
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Sandra Peabody
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Anthony Perkins
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Susan Petrie
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Hanna Poznanska
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Jeramie Rain
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Judith Ridley
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Will Sandin
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Kyra Schon
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Jim Siedow
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Joe Silver
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P.J. Soles
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Joe Spinell
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Barbara Steele
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Russell Streiner
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Vincent D. Survinski
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Richard Towers
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William Vail
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Keith Wayne
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Roy Wittan
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James Woods
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