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Nightmare at Noon

1988 · 96 min

A scrappy, sun-baked siege of a town gone rabid, mixing cheap thrills with a few genuinely strange, tense set pieces.

Directed by
Nico Mastorakis
Genres
Action, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
An experiment in terror.
Overview
Scientists poison the water supply of a small town, turning the residents into homicidal maniacs who kill each other and anybody who passes through.

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Directed by
Nico Mastorakis
Genres
Action, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • conspiracy
  • violence
  • isolation
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, horror, thriller
Directed by
Nico Mastorakis
Written by
Kirk Ellis, Nico Mastorakis
Starring
Wings Hauser, Bo Hopkins, George Kennedy, Brion James, Kimberly Beck, Kimberly Ross, Neal Wheeler, David Christiansen
Music
Hans Zimmer
Cinematography
Cliff Ralke
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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