Ride the Nightmare story
An old man gets a younger man involved in extortion, kidnapping and murder. Directed by: Bernard Girard. Story by: Richard Matheson (novel).
11 total · 8 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a loved one being in peril | major | Christopher was upset when his wife was held hostage. |
| crime against property | major | Prison escapees demanded five, maybe six, but certainly no less than four grand for them to stop heckling Christopher. They proceeded to up the ante by kidnapping his wife. |
| husband and wife | major | Christopher and Helen Martin's lives were turned upside down when Christopher's secret criminal past came back to haunt them. |
| murder | major | Prison escapees tried to murder Christopher. Christopher shot one in what seemed like self-defense, but acted as if it was murder and clandestinely disposed of the corpse. |
| ransom kidnapping | major | Helen was kidnapped by prison escapees who wanted money from Christopher. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | The story concerned three prison escapees who were out to take revenge on a former partner in crime who had managed to run out on them and escape justice. |
| what if I found out that a loved one was not the person I thought they were | major | Helen was very upset when she found out that her husband was, in fact, a criminal masquerading under a fake name. |
| youthful indiscretion | major | Christopher referred to the crime he had committed 15 years ago with three other hoodlums as something he did while young and stupid. |
| big banking in society | minor | Christopher implored the heartless big bank director to make an irregular exception. |
| facing a home invader | minor | A gun wielding assailant broke into the Martin's home late at night. |