Combat Shock
Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo
This low-budget cult classic follows a Vietnam veteran's slow descent into madness after failing to adjust to life upon returning home. Writer/director/producer Buddy Giovinazzo made his indelible debut with this nihilistic saga of Vietnam vet Frankie's (Ricky Giovinazzo) desperate pursuit to save his family from the horrors of poverty and urban squalor. Culminating in one of the most brutal climaxes ever committed to celluloid, this unforgiving masterwork remains as controversial, disturbing and relevant as it was at the height of Reagan's America. Contains violence and gore.
This low-budget cult classic follows a Vietnam veteran's slow descent into madness.
Cast: Rick Giovinazzo, Veronica Stork, Mitch Maglio
Member Reviews
It had me since the very beginning in a trance . Could not stop watching it , well until the credits were rolling. Wow this movie was made in the mid 1980s it depicted real life situations. I just don’t understand why the baby looked like an alien I thought it was going to be about the infant . Well either way this movie earned 5 skulls for being unsettling good .
2nd most disturbing baby - behind Eraserhead. Another movie with fade to black commercial breaks - not good Shudder.
Shows how war effects people. That's about it.
The kind of movie that sticks with you. Like a good meal.
Makes one feel dirty in the best way