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Deathdream
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Deathdream (originally released as Dead of Night) is a 1974 horror film directed and produced by Bob Clark, written by Alan Ormsby, and starring Richard Backus, John Marley, and Lynn Carlin. Inspired by the W. W. Jacobs short story "The Monkey's Paw", the film is about young American soldier Andy Brooks (Backus) who returns home after seemingly being killed in Vietnam, only now as an undead, vampiric creature.
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6.3A young soldier who was thought to be killed in Vietnam returns home and exhibits disturbing behavior, much to the confusion of his family.
Cast
- John Marley as Charles Brooks
- Lynn Carlin as Christine Brooks
- Richard Backus as Andy Brooks
- Henderson Forsythe as Dr. Philip Allman
- Anya Ormsby as Cathy Brooks
- Jane Daly as Joanne
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- suicide
- vampire
- cemetery
- drive-in theater
- murder
- hitchhiker
- zombie
- soldier
- homecoming
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 627822
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- publication date
- 1974-08-29
- title
- Deathdream
- review score
- 6.7/10
- capital cost
- 300000
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13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Casting
- Filming
- Effects
- Release
- Critical response
- Home media
- Unproduced remake
- References
- External links
- Further reading
Deathdream (originally released as Dead of Night) is a 1974 horror film directed and produced by Bob Clark, written by Alan Ormsby, and starring Richard Backus, John Marley, and Lynn Carlin. Inspired by the W. W. Jacobs short story "The Monkey's Paw", the film is about young American soldier Andy Brooks (Backus) who returns home after seemingly being killed in Vietnam, only now as an undead, vampiric creature.
==Plot== In 1972 Vietnam, American soldier Andy Brooks is shot by a sniper and falls to the ground. As he dies, he hears his mother Christine's voice calling out, "Andy, you'll come back. You've got to. You promised."