The Killing of America
Movie • 1981 • Crime
ReportA documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much-much more.
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Surprisingly, a film which features many disturbed serial killers doesn't mention any animal deaths which many killers are known to have engaged in when they were younger.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Several graphic images are shown. Footage of a Viet-Cong soldier being shot in the head, several photos of dead bloody bodies, Footage of buried corpses being dug up by police, stabbing victims, Graphic up-close footage of JFK's head being shot, hundreds of bodies from Jonestown is, footage of a man lying on his stomach with a hole in the back of his head.
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Graphic footage of the Jonestown aftermath is shown, other suicides are mentioned by the narrator.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Teeth injuries are described by victims and some crime scene photos show facial injuries including teeth.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Not depicted but mentioned by the narrator.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Dean Corll, Charles Manson & Jim Jones are featured, among others who probably gaslighted accomplices and victims.
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Is there hate speech?
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Some footage of African Americans being attacked is shown. A black man has a metal chair thrown at him and several people attempt to attack him. He is shielded by a police officer who is also attacked with chairs.
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Is there a hanging?
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There are a few photos of hanging bodies. One man has hanged himself over a bridge and one has hanged himself from a chimney with chains.
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Is there amputation?
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One killer describes sleeping with the severed heads of his victims.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Some viewers might when it's owner. (This is not meant to be a humorous statement.)
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Lots of uncensored footage of violent injuries.
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Does a parent die?
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A mass murderer describes killing his mother.
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Is someone stalked?
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It's one of the recurring themes of the film.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Lots of crowd scenes, especially during some of the assassination attempts (of which there are several.)
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Are there clowns?
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John Wayne Gacey is featured.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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The Jonestown Massacre is featured.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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A police officer interrogates a man who was stabbed in the shoulder in a hospital.
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Does a kid die?
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Not shown but child victims are described with brutal descriptions of their fate.
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Wayne Henley is featured
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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A sniper believes he's an alien.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Dean Corll & Ted Bundy are featured and their atrocities are described.
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A criminal describes suicidal thoughts to a news crew he's taken hostage and does later commit suicide off screen.
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Is there copaganda?
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The documentary neither praises nor criticizes the police. Only showing their involvement.
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Several are featured
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Violence
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A lot of real gore from crime scene photos and shocking documentary film footage.
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Is there gun violence?
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The number one purpose of the film is to bring attention to the alarming rise in gun violence that occurred in the 1960s and 70s in the U.S.A.
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