Combat Shock

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

1986 1h 37m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 83

WarDramaHorror

Synopsis

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

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

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Cast

Rick Giovinazzo
Frankie Dunlan (as Ricky Giovinazzo)
Veronica Stork
Cathy Dunlan
Mitch Maglio
Paco - Gang Leader
Asaph Livni
Labo - Gang Member
Nick Nasta
Morbe - Gang Member
Michael Tierno
Mike - Junkie
Arthur Saunders
Pimp
Lori Labar
Lead Prostitute / Vietnamese Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Buddy Giovinazzo
Writers: Buddy Giovinazzo
Languages: German, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo, shot by Stella Varveris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Buddy Giovinazzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Rick Giovinazzo and Veronica Stork and Mitch Maglio carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fighting, killing, maiming. Agent Orange and the torture cages were the easy part!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090866 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Buddy Giovinazzo directs. Stella Varveris behind the camera. Buddy Giovinazzo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
4Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo, shot by Stella Varveris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Buddy Giovinazzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rick Giovinazzo and Veronica Stork and Mitch Maglio carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Fighting, killing, maiming. Agent Orange and the torture cages were the easy part!".
8IMDB entry: tt0090866 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "vietnam", "post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)", "nihilism", "flashback".