The Dream You Can't Escape ALIVE!
A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares is released from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.
Nightmare (1981) is a horror film directed by Romano Scavolini, released on October 23, 1981 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke and Mik Cribben. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 122 ratings.
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Directed by Romano Scavolini, written by Romano Scavolini, produced by Bill Milling and John L. Watkins.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 122 ratings.
Nightmare was released in 1981, right in the middle of the slasher boom of the 80’s. Thankfully, it was one of the better slashers to be released during that wave. Nightmare follows a mental patient in New York. He escapes from a mental institution where doctors have been giving him experimental drugs to try to cure, or find the cause of, his psychosis. We follow this patient as he makes his way down the East…
Reviewed on August 9, 2015
**_Psychological study of a psycho-slayer traveling from Manhattan to Cocoa Beach_** A man with obvious mental issues is deemed well by his handers at the asylum and so he's let loose in New York City whereupon he falls back into his murderous ways and naturally travels to Florida in order to see some former family members. “Nightmare” (1981) is serious psychological horror, like "Don't Go in the House" (1979),…
Reviewed on December 31, 2022
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Nightmare (1981) is available to stream on Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel and ARROW, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Nightmare (1981) includes Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke, Mik Cribben and Danny Ronan. The film was directed by Romano Scavolini. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Nightmare was released on October 23, 1981 and runs for 1h 39m.
Nightmare (1981) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 122 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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