Combat Shock

Name: Combat Shock
Genre: Horror, War, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1986
Rating: 51.355000000000004
Cast: Rick Giovinazzo, Veronica Stork, Mitch Maglio, Asaph Livni, Nick Nasta

1986·Movie

1h 37min

Ratings

51/100

My ScoreNot Rated

6.2

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40|63

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Not available to stream in (flatrate)

About

Fighting, killing, maiming. Agent Orange and the torture cages were the easy part!

A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.

DNA

Genres: Psychological Thriller
Mood: DarkUnsettlingGrittyDisturbingIntenseBleak
Themes: Click below to reveal spoilers
Loss Of InnocenceSurvivalMoral AmbiguityPtsdMan Vs. NatureThe Horrors Of War
Plot: Click below to reveal spoilers
Descent Into MadnessUncovering A Sinister PlotAddictionPsychological BreakdownQuest For TruthWar TraumaEscaping A Living HellMilitary Conspiracy
Pacing: Building IntensitySlow BurnUneven
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeFlashbacks
Dialog: Minimalist DialogueInner MonologueNarrative VoiceoverPoetic Language
Character Types: WarriorInnocentAnti-HeroEveryman
Humor: Surreal HumorDark HumorSatire
Time: 1980sNear Future
Place: Urban CityscapeDesert LandscapeUnderground Hideouts
Cinematic Style: Long TakesSurreal ImageryHandheld Camera WorkHigh Contrast LightingMinimalist SetsFirst-Person Perspective
Costume and Set: Modern AttireWar-Torn Environments

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Buddy Giovinazzo, Stella Varveris

Written by:

Buddy Giovinazzo

Produced by:

Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Buddy Giovinazzo

Cast

Eddie Pepitone

Terry - Strung-Out Junkie (as Ed Pepitone)

Tom Desantis

Man Behind Frankie

Buddy Giovinazzo

Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo)

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