Combat Shock
Fighting, killing, maiming. Agent Orange and the torture cages were the easy part!
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5/1/1986Runtime
97 minsOverview
A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.
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A relentless descent into the fractured psyche of a damaged veteran trapped in the urban decay of 1980s Staten Island. Watching it feels like being locked inside a deteriorating mind, punctuated by violent flashbacks and the slow erosion of any hope for escape or redemption.
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Rick Giovinazzo
Frankie Dunlan (as Ricky Giovinazzo)
Veronica Stork
Cathy Dunlan
Mitch Maglio
Paco - Gang Leader
Asaph Livni
Labo - Gang Member
Nick Nasta
Morbe - Gang Member
Michael Tierno
Mike - Junkie
Arthur Saunders
Pimp
Lori Labar
Lead Prostitute / Vietnamese Woman
Jim Cooney
Interogating GI
Ray Pinero
Welfare Worker
Leo Lunney
Frankie's Father
Eddie Pepitone
Terry - Strung-Out Junkie (as Ed Pepitone)
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