NOMADS (1986) – Episode 246 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“You just looked too closely. Most people are lucky. They never know that a certain percentage of what they see is… not there. But the problem now is not what you know, it’s what they know. You. They know about you.” That takes care of what everyone knows, but what about what about all the stuff you don’t know? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to decipher the puzzling plot of Nomads (1986).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 246 – Nomads (1986)

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A French anthropologist gets murdered in Los Angeles after discovering the existence of ancient demonic spirits, first described in legends, that can take human form and prank, possess or even kill people. Before he dies, he reveals this secret to a young female doctor who quickly realizes that his wife is now in danger as well.

 

• Writer/Director: John McTiernan
• Selected Cast:
  • Lesley-Anne Down as Dr. Eileen Flax
  • Pierce Brosnan as Jean Charles Pommier
  • Anna Maria Monticelli as Veronique Pommier / Niki (as Anna-Maria Monticelli)
  • Adam Ant as Number One
  • Mary Woronov as Dancing Mary
  • Héctor Mercado as Ponytail
  • Josie Cotton as Silver Ring
  • Frank Doubleday as Razor
  • Jeannie Elias as Cassie
  • Nina Foch as Real Estate Agent
  • J. Jay Saunders as Cort (as J.J. Saunders)
  • Alan Autry as Olds
  • Dana Chelette as Orderly
  • Frances Bay as Bertril
  • Junero Jennings as Gas Station Attendant
  • Anita Jesse as Nurse
  • Athan Karras as Apartment Manager
  • Josee Beaudry as Nurse
  • Freddie Duke as Nurse
  • Read Morgan as Cop (as Reed Morgan)
  • Paul Anselmo as Cop in Apartment
  • Kario Salem as Schacter

Presenting Nomads (1986), the debut film from John McTiernan, the director of Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). Future “James Bond” actor, Pierce Brosnan, known primarily at the time for his role in TV’s Remington Steele (1982-1987), takes on the lead opposite Lesley-Anne Down. The film also features Mary Woronov and… Adam Ant. This “terrifying tale of the supernatural” follows Brosnan’s French anthropologist as he exposes a group of nomads as something far more sinister. Check out what the Grue Crew has to say about this often-overlooked feature.

At the time of this writing, Nomads is available for streaming from Tubi, Shudder, and Screambox, and as PPV from AppleTV and Amazon Prime. It is also available on physical media in standard Blu-ray format from Shout! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be Return to Horror High (1987), George Clooney’s first credit. Hmmmm.

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