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
Not too shabby innit
not to shabby innit
Wow! One of the few movies that bothered me and didn't need a budget.
Sometimes low budget filmmaking makes for something special. When there's no studio execs making calls, anything can happen. This is an odd work, but it certainly has some powerful moments. A Vietnam vet returns damaged, so much so that even his baby is a mutant. I liked the TV in the apartment that had only audio, so it goes from "entertainment" to commenting on the situations in the film. The battle flashbacks don't really seem like Vietnam, but that's okay if one thinks of them as distortions of a deluded mind.
Bloody hell.