Combat Shock
Fighting, killing, maiming. Agent Orange and the torture cages were the easy part!
1986 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Buddy Giovinazzo |
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| Writer: | Buddy Giovinazzo |
| Staring: |
| A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle. | |
| Release Date: | May 01, 1986 |
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| Director: | Buddy Giovinazzo |
| Writer: | Buddy Giovinazzo |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, War |
| Keywords | post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), nihilism, vietnam, flashback, poverty, drugs, veteran, urban decay, staten island, new york city, agent orange |
| Production Companies | Troma Entertainment, 2000 A.D. Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $40,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Martin Blank | Doctor |
| Bob Mireau | Security Guard |
| Tom Desantis | Man Behind Frankie |
| Nancy Zawada | Girl on Motorcycle |
| Brendan Tesoriero | Weird Guy |
| Buddy Giovinazzo | Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo) |
| Mary Cristadoro | Mary - Mugging Victim |
| Dean Mercil | Passerby |
| Colette Geraci | Prostitute |
| Janet Ramage | Prostitute |
| Melissa Tait | Young Prostitute |
| Stacey Tait | Young Prostitute |
| Ginny Cattano | Vietnamese Woman |
| Doo Kim | Vietnamese Man |
| Claire Harnedy | Nurse |
| Howie Murphy | Passerby |
| Bobby Giovinazzo | Passerby (as Bobby G) |
| Tom Devito | Passerby |
| Vincent Petrizzo | Bum |
| Yan Lai | Vietcong Soldier |
| Leif Vetland | Vietcong Soldier |
| Don Loftin | |
| Jimmy May | |
| Barry McBride | |
| Jeff Mathes | Passerby |
| Joe Loach | |
| Ralph Cordero | Man Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited) |
| Jerry Giovinazzo | Prisoner of War (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Buddy Giovinazzo | Director, Writer, Editor |
| Brian Powell | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Rick Giovinazzo | Music |
| Mirella Jona Affron | Thanks |
| Stella Varveris | Director of Photography |
| Matthew Affron | Grip |
| Jim Grib | Lighting Design, Gaffer |
| Rose Giovinazzo | Thanks |
| Phill Niblock | Thanks, Technical Advisor |
| George Rice | Key Grip, Special Effects |
| Howie Murphy | Sound |
| Jerry Giovinazzo | Thanks |
| Ralph Cordero | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Skipper Martin | Colorist |
| Ed Varulo | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Brendan Tesoriero | Grip |
| Jeff Mathes | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Buddy Giovinazzo | Producer |
| Michael Herz | Executive Producer |
| Lloyd Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Jerry Giovinazzo | Associate Producer |
| Lori Labar | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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