Combat Shock

About Combat Shock

A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.

Buddy Giovinazzo's Combat Shock is a 1986 horror war film. Released in May 1986, it runs 97 minutes.

The film is filed under post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), poverty, vietnam, and nihilism.

Rick Giovinazzo appears as Frankie Dunlan (as Ricky Giovinazzo), Veronica Stork as Cathy Dunlan, Mitch Maglio as Paco - Gang Leader, and Asaph Livni as Labo - Gang Member. The screenplay is by Buddy Giovinazzo. Produced by Troma Entertainment. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and AMC+ in the United States.

You Were Never Really Here, The Deer Hunter, and Irreversible make useful companions to Combat Shock, all filed under drugs. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 83 votes and it carries a R rating.