American Nightmare

Starring: Brandy Little, Debbie Rochon Director: Jon Keeyes Original UK Premiere: 2003 Dvd Release: 9th February, 2004 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding

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Give Up The Ghost was a hardcore punk band based in Boston, MA. Originally formed in 2000 by Wes Eisold & Ten Yard Fight s Tim Cossar as American Nightmare, the band was forced to change its name after legal proceedings were threatened by a band of the same name from Philadelphia. The band briefly performed under the name American Nothing before finally deciding on the name Give Up The Ghost in 2003. Despite the name change, many fans still refer to them as American Nightmare or simply AN. The band recorded a demo tape in 2000, followed by their debut release, a self-titled 7, on Bridge 9 Records. The band then recorded their second release 7, The Sun Isnt Getting Any Brighter, which was later combined with their self-titled release to form the Year One EP. Give Up The Ghosts debut LP, Background Music, was recorded for Equal Vision Records in 2002 & was released to much acclaim. In 2003, a second LP, Were Down Til Were Underground was released on Equal Vision Records after the band changed their name to Give Up the Ghost.

I must admit that I was expecting this movie to be one long horror movie cliche after another, the title doing little to reassure me. But wait...what a surprise.....American nightmare is first rate! Yes the film does bear a strong resemblance to Friday 13th & Halloween , but that is where all similarities end.

I dont know if my fellow horror fans will agree, but I am getting sick of all those big budget, no suspense horror flicks which are being churned out at the moment. American nightmare is a low budget, inventive, suspenseful with a surprise ending. The acting is also first rate, with particular credit going to Debbie Rochon & Brandy Little. And as for that ending???????????? Well you will just have to buy it & see for yourself!

Canadian b-movie actress Debbie Rochon was born on November 3, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Debbie had a very troubled childhood and, after years of abuse, turned to acting as an escape. The Fabulous Stains! starring Diane Lane. At that point, she realized that acting was going to be her life. By age seventeen, she had saved up enough money to move to New York City. Early on, Rochon worked with numerous off-off Broadway theater companies, performing in over 25 stage productions. Debbie Rochon acquitted her self well as the cocaloony bird in Tennessee Williams’ The Gnadiges Fraulein. Feeling like she had gone as far as she could on the stage, Rochon focused on the cinema & has worked on over one hundred independent features since. The Reunion. In 1995 she was singled out for her work as the conniving television producer in Broadcast Bombshells winning her the prestigious Barbarella Award. She appeared in a commercial for Gillette directed by Pedro Almodovar & was a featured guest player on Fox’s New York Undercover.

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