Martin (film)
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Martin is a 1977 horror film written and directed by George A. Romero.
The film is notable for being the first collaboration between George Romero and special effects artist Tom Savini. Romero is also on record as saying Martin is his favorite among all his films.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1977 and was released in US cinemas on 7 July 1978.
Plot outline
John Amplas plays the title role of a teenager in Braddock, Pennsylvania who claims to be an 84 year old vampire. Martin moves in with his zealously Old-World-Catholic uncle Tada Cuda, who believes Martin's claim and promises to cure him.
Martin appears to almost everyone he encounters (except for the unceasingly suspicious Cuda) as a merely a sullen, lonely teen. Though he does commit increasingly violent slayings over the course of the film, it is never explicitly revealed whether his vampirism is real or merely a delusion.
Primary cast:
- John Amplas : Martin
- Lincoln Maazel : Tada Cuda
- Christine Forrest : Christina
- Elyane Nadeau : Mrs. Santini
- Tom Savini : Arthur (also Special Effects)
- Sara Venable : Housewife Victim
- Francine Middleton : Train Victim (as Fran Middleton)
- Roger Caine : Lewis (as Al Levitsky)
- George A. Romero : Father Howard
External link
| Films directed by George A. Romero |
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| Night of the Living Dead | There's Always Vanilla | The Crazies | Season of the Witch | Martin | Dawn of the Dead | Knightriders | Creepshow | Day of the Dead | Monkey Shines | Two Evil Eyes | The Dark Half | Bruiser | Land of the Dead |
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