Nightmare 25,00  EUR

The story: A psychiatric hospital in New York. A man, George Tatum, has been under intensive treatment for two years, and they’re experimenting on him with certain drugs that seem to improve his condition. He’s classified as psychotic/paranoid/amnesiac. Contrary to what the doctor treating him thinks, one of the experimental drugs given to him causes harmful effects. George then breaks free of all control, and, heading toward an unknown destination, starts leaving a trail of horrendous murders in his wake...

The movie:

In the early 80s, Italian writer-director Romano Scavolini tried his hand at a very trendy genre, the slasher, and delivered Nightmares in Daytona Beach. This Italy-US co-production immediately faced the wrath of censorship. In North America, the MPA (Motion Picture Association) rated the film X. In the United Kingdom, the distributor who dared release the film in its original cut faced legal action. Romano Scavolini's brutal and disturbing work was ultimately banned and joined the infamous Videonasty list. In France, Nightmares in Daytona Beach was restricted to viewers over 18.

Nightmares in Daytona Beach also featured special effects by two of the best specialists in the field: Tom Savini (Friday the 13th, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead) and Ed French (Sleepaway Camp, CHUD, Breeders, Creepshow 2)

This cult film deserved an edition worthy of its reputation. In partnership with the excellent American distributor Severin Films, we are offering you an exceptional double Blu-ray. Many of you have been wondering: Nightmares in Daytona Beach is presented in its most complete cut to date, in a restored 2K master, made from a 4K scan of the 35mm internegative. All of this comes with 5 hours of extras, spread over 2 Blu-rays, all with French subtitles, and a reversible cover featuring the French and American theatrical posters, along with an exclusive slipcover. 

Edition features:

Double Blu-ray, all regions

Exclusive slipcover

Reversible cover

Original French version and original version with subtitles

Blu-ray 1:

The movie

The movie on VHSVision

Kill Thy Father And Thy Mother, interview with director Romano Scavolini (71 min)

Dreaming Up A Nightmare, making-of (39 min)

The Nightmare Of Nightmare, interview with special effects supervisor Tom Savini (8 min)

The Stuff That Nightmares Are Made Of, interview with makeup artist Robin Stevens (12 min)

A Nightmare On Many Streets, location tour with writer Michael Gingold (11 min)

Full-frame Peep Show sequence (3 min)

Deleted scenes

Photo gallery

Original trailer

Blu-ray 2:

Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant, documentary about English producer and distributor David Hamilton-Grant, who was jailed for distributing Nightmares in Daytona Beach in the UK (71 min)

3 rare productions by David Hamilton-Grant: The Office Party (55 min), Under the Bed (53 min), You’re Driving Me Crazy (53 min), Escape to Entebbe (9 min)