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In 1981, filmmakers Sheldon Renan and Academy Award® nominee Leonard Schrader (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, MISHIMA, BLUE COLLAR) created a graphic and provocative examination of America’s history with – and penchant for – senseless violence, mass shootings and cold-blooded murder. It was condemned as “exploitive and obscene” (The New York Times), acclaimed as “among the most controversial documentaries in the history of cinema” (Fantasia Festival), and never distributed, televised or made available for sale in the United States. Severin Films now presents this infamous ‘shock doc’ fully restored, uncut and loaded with exclusive Bonus Features – including the even more unnerving Japanese version known as VIOLENCE U.S.A. – which remains one of the most profoundly disturbing and still chillingly relevant documentary experiences of our time.
Original Release
09/05/1981
US Release
02/13/1982
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chuck Riley | Narrator |
| Ed Dorris | Self |
| Thomas Noguchi | Self |
| Sirhan Sirhan | Self |
| Wayne Henley | Self |
| Ed Kemper | Self |
| Susan Atkins | Self |
| David Berkowitz | Self |
| Kenneth Bianchi | Self |
| Lawrence Bittaker | Self |
Directors
Sheldon Renan, Leonard Schrader
Writers
Chieko Schrader, Leonard Schrader
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chuck Riley | Narrator |
| Ed Dorris | Self |
| Thomas Noguchi | Self |
| Sirhan Sirhan | Self |
| Wayne Henley | Self |
| Ed Kemper | Self |
| Susan Atkins | Self |
| David Berkowitz | Self |
| Kenneth Bianchi | Self |
| Lawrence Bittaker | Self |
| James Brady | Self |
| Arthur Bremer | Self |
| Sam Brown | Self |
| Louise Bundy | Self - Ted Bundy's Mother |
| Ted Bundy | Self |
| Angelo Buono Jr. | Self |
| Dean Corll | Self |
| Juan Corona | Self |
| Edward Cowart | Self - Judge at Ted Bundy's Trial |
| Richard J. Daley | Self - Chicago Mayor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Leonard Schrader | Producer |
| Betsy Pollock | Producer |
| Mataichirô Yamamoto | Producer |
Editors
