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Trauma

- A dark secret. A twisted mind. An insane desire for revenge.

A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known as The Headhunter.

Release Date : 1993-03-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Overseas FilmGroupADC Films

Production Country : ItalyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Dario Argento's Trauma

Cast

Christopher Rydell

Character Name : David Parsons

Original Name : Christopher Rydell

Gender : Male

Asia Argento

Character Name : Aura Petrescu

Original Name : Asia Argento

Gender : Female

Piper Laurie

Character Name : Adriana Petrescu

Original Name : Piper Laurie

Gender : Female

Frederic Forrest

Character Name : Dr. Judd

Original Name : Frederic Forrest

Gender : Male

Laura Johnson

Character Name : Grace Harrington

Original Name : Laura Johnson

Gender : Female

Dominique Serrand

Character Name : Stefan Petrescu

Original Name : Dominique Serrand

Gender : Male

James Russo

Character Name : Capt. Travis

Original Name : James Russo

Gender : Male

Brad Dourif

Character Name : Dr. Lloyd

Original Name : Brad Dourif

Gender : Male

Sharon Barr

Character Name : Hilda Volkman

Original Name : Sharon Barr

Gender : Female

Hope Alexander-Willis

Character Name : Linda Quirk

Original Name : Hope Alexander-Willis

Gender : Female

Lester Purry

Character Name : Sgt. Carver

Original Name : Lester Purry

Gender : Male

Ira Belgrade

Character Name : Arnie

Original Name : Ira Belgrade

Gender : Male

Isabell O'Connor

Character Name : Georgia Jackson

Original Name : Isabell O'Connor

Gender : Female

Cory Garvin

Character Name : Gabriel Pickering

Original Name : Cory Garvin

Gender : Male

Terry Perkins

Character Name : Mrs. Pickering

Original Name : Terry Perkins

Gender : Male

Tony Saffold

Character Name : Ben Aldrich

Original Name : Tony Saffold

Gender : Male

Peter Moore

Character Name : Mark Leneer

Original Name : Peter Moore

Gender : Male

David Chase

Character Name : Sid Marigold

Original Name : David Chase

Gender : Male

Jacqueline Kim

Character Name : Alice

Original Name : Jacqueline Kim

Gender : Female

Rita Vassallo

Character Name : Rita

Original Name : Rita Vassallo

Gender : Male

Stephen D'Ambrose

Character Name : Pale Man

Original Name : Stephen D'Ambrose

Gender : Male

Kevin Dutcher

Character Name : John Miller

Original Name : Kevin Dutcher

Gender : Male

Fiore Argento

Character Name : Farraday Clinic Receptionist

Original Name : Fiore Argento

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Heads You Win! Dario Argento's 1993 Giallo is a mixed bag, it's a film on his CV that his fans readily accept shows the best and worst of the goremeister's bent. Asia Argento plays a troubled young woman with a eating disorder who runs away from a psychiatric hospital. Teaming up with a hero in waiting, she is drawn into the hunt for a serial killer known as "The Headhunter", a hooded killer who has a penchant for decapitation. Backed by American dollars for the first time, Dario Argento is in a mischievous mood here. Pumped by Pino Donaggio's chipper musical compositions, Trauma struggles to get the audience to take it seriously as a horror film. Conversely, it's still a bunch of fun, intentionally or otherwise, with the director blending gore and suspense with his playful peccadilloes. The murder scenes are handled with the customary Argento skill, where we even get introduced to what can only be described as Garrote-O-Vision! His camera work quite often borders on the brilliant, but elsewhere the acting is poor across the board and the uneven tone destabilises the pic as a "horror" film of substance. Roll the dice and take your chance here really. It's fun not scary, bloody yet playful, classy yet amateurish, gotta love those red berries though. 6.5/10