Nightmares in a Damaged Brain


1h 37m 1981

Brief Synopsis

When mental patient George Tatum is released prematurely from an institution, he heads back to his home in Florida. On his way, he starts having nightmares about a violent incident from his childhood and begins to kill innocent people. When George kills a babysitter and is about to kill three childr

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1981
Location
New York, USA; Florida, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

When mental patient George Tatum is released prematurely from an institution, he heads back to his home in Florida. On his way, he starts having nightmares about a violent incident from his childhood and begins to kill innocent people. When George kills a babysitter and is about to kill three children, one of the children shoots him. As George is dying, he fully recalls what happened in his childhood that drove him insane.

Crew

Murri Barbar

Music Supervisor

Richard Belton

Production Assistant

Wendy Caplin

Sound Editor

Carl Clifford

Production Manager

Jack Cooley

Sound

Mik Cribben

Unit Manager

Christopher Cronyn

Associate Producer

Ted Daryll

Song

Peter Fernandez

Sound Editor

Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci

Director Of Photography

Ian Foster

Production Assistant

Jan Foster

Art Director

Edward French

Special Makeup Effects

Bob Gallagher

Production

Robin Grey

Location Manager

Lonnie Griffis

Song Performer

Lonnie Griffis

Song

Jo Hansen

Makeup

Ingrid Johanson

Production

David Johnson

Production Assistant

David Jones

Executive Producer

Bob Kaye

Production Assistant

Ron Kiroche

Production Assistant

Leslie Larraine

Special Effects

William Lucas

Production Assistant

Robert T. Megginson

Editor

Chuck Miller

Assistant Director

William Milling

Special Effects

William P Milling

Producer

Simon Nuchtern

Production Supervisor

Kevin O'neil

Stunts

Gary Olson

Art Director

Jon Oshima

Production Assistant

Karen Patterson

Production Assistant

William Paul

Associate Producer

Alex Pfau

Sound Effects

Barbara Reeves

Production Assistant

Steven Reiss

Production Assistant

Stephanie Rogers

Assistant Director

Michael Russell

Sound

Tom Savini

Special Effects Supervisor

Romano Scavolini

Screenplay

Bruce Shaefer

Production Assistant

Robin Stevens

Makeup

Michael Sweney

Assistant Director

John L Watkins

Producer

Hannah Watkins-noethiger

Production Assistant

Jack Eric Williams

Song

Jack Eric Williams

Music

Peter Zimmern

Production Assistant

Joe Zwick

Editor

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1981
Location
New York, USA; Florida, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1981

Released in United States 1981