This violent film follows the miserable life of a miserable Vietnam vet as it goes from awful, to disgusting, to almost ludicrous (the life and the film). First the vet helps slaughter the inhabitants of a village during the war and then he is captured and tortured for two years. After that scenario, he winds up in a low-life neighborhood in New York owing drug money, saddled with a chunky, nagging, ugly wife and a little baby who inherited his mother's genes. One gory scene follows another until the climax which is meant to be the shocker that caps it all. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Nearly 25 years after its original release, Combat Shock returns from the cult underground to reclaim its title as perhaps the most shocking independent film of the '80s. Writer/director/producer Buddy Giovinazzo made his indelible debut with this nihilistic saga of a Vietnam vet's 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 and relevant as it was at the height of Reagan's America. Get ready to be blown away: Combat Shock is back like you've never seen it before.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

-American Nightmares (100 mins): The Never-Before-Seen Director s Cut

-Combat Shock (90 mins): The Theatrical Cut

-Audio Commentary with Director Buddy Giovinazzo and Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantik)

-Post-Traumatic, An American Nightmare All-new documentary exploring the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock, featuring:

John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), William Lustig (Maniac), Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil), Jim Van Bebber (Deadbeat at Dawn, The Manson Family), and many more

-The Early Works of Buddy Giovinazzo: 8 Never-before-released short films and music videos

-New interview with Buddy Giovinazzo on Combat Shock

-Unscarred: The first interview with Combat Shock star Rick Giovinazzo

-Buddy interviews Nekromantik Director Jorg Buttgereit at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival

-Der Combat: Buddy Giovinazzo and Lloyd Kaufman (President of Troma Entertainment and the creator of The Toxic Avenger) discuss Combat Shock at the 2006 Trominale in Berlin

-Hellscapes (10 min): A Look at the Locations from Combat Shock as they appear today

-Original Press and Photo Gallery

-Original Theatrical Trailers

-Solider of Misfortune: New Liner Notes by Steve Puchalski (Shock Cinema, Slimetime)