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November 30, 1999
January 1, 2006
Heretic Films
NR (Not Rated)
Lance Weiler
Vince Mola, Jamil A.C. Mangan, Mary Monahan (III), Meryl Lynn Brown, Brandee Sanders
Heralded as the ultimate independent filmmaker, director Lance Weiler (who made The Last Broadcast for $900) has again impressed with his slick-looking psychological thriller, Head Trauma. In it, George Walker (Vince Mola) returns from a mysterious absence to reclaim his grandmother's house, which is actually a condemned building on the verge of collapse. Pitching a tent in the living room, and spending his days shuffling trash around, it becomes painfully clear to his neighbors that George has mental issues. When his neighbor, Julian (Jamil A.C. Mangan), comes by to investigate, George and him tussle, resulting in George's head trauma that sparks memories from his past. Throughout, as George sinks deeper into paranoia, suspecting evil spirits are threatening his life, one wonders which nightmares of his are true. Finally, in a bizarre near-death experience, George remembers why he is really traumatized. As in many horror films, Head Trauma relies on the criminal's flashbacks to complicate the story, and at times the film's reality becomes too obscure. Still, a strong character and an intriguing, truly mysterious plot carry the film, making it more original than most of today's clichéd horror rehashes. --Trinie Dalton - Amazon.com
After a 20 year absence, drifter George Walker, returns home to settle his grandmother's estate. As if awakening from a long dream, he finds his childhood home condemned and littered with the remnants of squatters. In the midst of trying to save his past, George falls and strikes his head, triggering an onslaught of vivid nightmares and waking visions. As the horror intrudes on George's reality, his conviction grows that someone or something is trying to kill him. - Description
