{"id":69714,"date":"2021-02-21T17:40:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69714"},"modified":"2021-02-21T17:46:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:46:49","slug":"deathdream-night-walk-the-dead-of-night-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69714","title":{"rendered":"Deathdream \/ Night Walk, The \/ Dead of Night (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I died for you, doc &#8212; why shouldn&#8217;t you return the favor?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster-189x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-69715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster-189x300.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster-646x1024.png 646w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster-81x128.png 81w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster-170x270.png 170w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster.png 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter his mother (Lynn Carlin) prays for him to come home safely, a Vietnam War soldier (Richard Backus) reported as dead shows up at his house, surprising everyone &#8212; including his father (John Marley), sister (Anya Ormsby), girlfriend (Jane Daly), and a local doctor (Henderson Forsythe) who suspects he may have been involved in the recent death of a trucker (David Gawlikowski).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ghosts<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam War<\/li>\n<li>Zombies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, this &#8220;effective, little-known horror film&#8221; is &#8220;well-directed by Bob Clark&#8221;, best known for helming <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11867\"><em>Black Christmas<\/em> (1974)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1411\"><em>Porky&#8217;s<\/em> (1982)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38106\"><em>A Christmas Story<\/em> (1983)<\/a>. He acknowledges that &#8220;Clark has made a creepy, moody horror film&#8221; but notes that &#8220;it is, on closer examination, also a perceptive critique of a patriarchal family, a microcosm of the patriarchal society that is willing to sacrifice its sons in an ugly war that their fathers are responsible for.&#8221; While I don&#8217;t necessarily see themes of patriarchal society playing out so strongly, Alan Orsmby&#8217;s script does a remarkable job positing soldiers&#8217; PTSD as a literal form of horror, one that manifests not only for the men but for their loved ones back at home. Even if Backus hadn&#8217;t died in Vietnam, his return home might very well have provoked an equally confused and problematic response, given how deeply impacted so many soldiers were by this senseless war. Interestingly, one can&#8217;t tell exactly what horrific fate has befallen Backus, which is why I&#8217;ve listed three different sub-genres (ghosts, vampires, and zombies) above: the point is that this soldier-turned-monster can no longer function &#8220;normally&#8221; in &#8220;regular&#8221; society, no matter how much his loved ones want to believe he can and will.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Marley as Charles Brooks<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Morley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Morley.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Morley.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Morley-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Morley-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Morley-497x270.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lynn Carlin as Christine Brooks<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Carlin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Carlin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Carlin.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Carlin-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Carlin-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Carlin-497x270.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A creepy, well-handled screenplay and premise<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Premise.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Premise.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Premise.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Premise-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Premise-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deathdream-Premise-497x270.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a surprisingly good show. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0068457\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aycyas.com\/deadofnight72.htm\">And You Call Yourself a Scientist! Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=9035\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canuxploitation.com\/review\/deathdream.html\">Canuxploitation Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/72606\/deathdream\/\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/dead-of-night-1974-deathdream.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I died for you, doc &#8212; why shouldn&#8217;t you return the favor?&#8221; Synopsis: After his mother (Lynn Carlin) prays for him to come home safely, a Vietnam War soldier (Richard Backus) reported as dead shows up at his house, surprising everyone &#8212; including his father (John Marley), sister (Anya Ormsby), girlfriend (Jane Daly), and a local doctor (Henderson Forsythe) who suspects he may have been involved in the recent death of a trucker (David Gawlikowski). 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