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Sadly Troma got kicked off youtube so both these links are dead.
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The movie was released in 1986 to very mixed reviews, but has since gotten a bit of a cult status. Both the [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwik5YuD3dPjAhWcJDQIHS3vDAUQxa8BCCgwAA&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov theatrical]] and [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwik5YuD3dPjAhWcJDQIHS3vDAUQxa8BCCowAQ&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov director's cut]] can be watched on Troma's official [=YouTube=] account for free.
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The movie was released in 1986 to very mixed reviews, but has since gotten a bit of a cult status. Both the [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwik5YuD3dPjAhWcJDQIHS3vDAUQxa8BCCgwAA&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov theatrical]] and [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwik5YuD3dPjAhWcJDQIHS3vDAUQxa8BCCowAQ&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov director's cut]] can be watched on Troma's official [=YouTube=] account for free.
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* Jerkass: Frankie's wife Cathy can come off as this. She's constantly nagging him and is pretty insensitive to his trauma from Vietnam. Granted, [[JerkassHasaPoint she's not wrong about Frankie needing a job and how serious their situation is]], but her constant nagging and her disregard for her husband's serious personal issues still make her come off as an insensitive jerk.
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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: Frankie's wife Cathy can come off as this. She's constantly nagging him and is pretty insensitive to his trauma from Vietnam. Granted, [[JerkassHasaPoint she's not wrong about Frankie needing a job and how serious their situation is]], but her constant nagging and her disregard for her husband's serious personal issues still make her come off as an insensitive jerk.
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* IndustrialGhetto: The neighborhood where Frankie and his family live.
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->''"I go back there every night, without fail."''
-->-- '''Frankie'''
''Combat Shock'' is a 1986 action war drama released by [[Creator/{{Troma}} Troma Entertainment]].
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The movie was released in 1986 to very mixed reviews, but has since gotten a bit of a cult status. Both the [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwik5YuD3dPjAhWcJDQIHS3vDAUQxa8BCCgwAA&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov theatrical]] and [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwik5YuD3dPjAhWcJDQIHS3vDAUQxa8BCCowAQ&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov director's cut]] can be watched on Troma's official [=YouTube=] account for free.
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* BMovie: It's a Troma film after all.
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* CreatorCameo: The voice of Frankie's deformed baby is provided by director Buddy Giovinazzo.
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!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:
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* ShellShockedVeteran:Frankie has flashbacks of being ambushed by an NVA squad and being tortured as a POW.
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