Most everyone has seen or at least heard about this movie. Whitehouse, who attempted to police the nations morals in. Its tag banned in xx countries made people believe that it really had been banned in many countries all over the world, which only made many people want to see this to see what the big deal was. In this one we see many staged and not so staged looking deaths ranging from bungee jumping accidents and magic tricks gone bad. Faces of death 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Apr 27, 2019 faces of death was directed by conan lecilaire working off a screenplay from alan black both pseudonyms for john alan schwartz.
The movie includes 105 minutes of, among other things, footage of an autopsy, piranha attacks, a beheading, a grizzly bear mauling a tourist, a drowning victim, a suicide, and a cannibal orgy. Making up details that werent even in the movie to other kids which had yet to see it. Faces of death 1978 full movie is part 1 of 5 in the faces of death series. The films distributor, gorgon video, which was created solely to distribute the movie, played up to the forbidden, dark, underground nature of its. Although several of the human death scenes and one depicting a monkey being killed are obvious fakes3 with allan a. Best of banned and death faces, the vol 2 film defend against stick attacks, body blows and learn evasive techniques and takedowns. I would be inclined to agree with her, although her neomondo subgenre and the orignal mondo subgenre are very close, being distinct only in date of production and distribution techniques. A scene from cult underground movie faces of death screenshot mary whitehouse has a lot to answer for. One of its many bonus features was an eyeopening documentary called the death makers which revealed the many secrets of fod. I wonder if seeing a film of a death meets such a definition. Unlike its predecessor faces of death, traces of death contains actual footage of deaths, killings, and shocking imagery. Banned in 46 countries is faces of death the most shocking film.
Monkey brains scene how it was done lesleyronny on dailymotion. Banned by authorities from australia to germany, the sheer brutality and shock. Umbrella entertainment intended to release the first four faces of death films in february 2008 as part of a dvd box. A z film mondo shockumentary about death and killing.
John alan schwartz, susumu saegusa, and 1 more credit. In 1983, gordon video released the film with the banner, banned. Faces of death the mythology of the banned film haunted mtl. I was in 5th grade when i saw this for the first time. Asked in movies what is the duration of faces of death. Faces of death portrayed itself as a film compilation of real suicides, deaths, and autopsies. Ah yes, faces of death, that infamous movie that boasts how it was banned in 46 countries. The 1978 horror movie faces of death proved there was a wide audience of people with a morbid curiosity they were looking to satisfy. In fact, faces of death may have only been banned in a few countries. Of all of the releases that were banned during the video nasty era, faces of death remains one of the most controversial.
In what countries is faces of death really banned answers. That one movie that kids of a young age at around the time it came out late 70s would whisper to each other about, how it was that movie you werent allowed to see. There are executions by decapitation in an unknown arab country and the electric chair. It was written and narrated by damon fox also known as brain damage. Orgies in human blood, smashed bodies after car crashes and monkeys being clubbed to death the true story behind faces of death the most shocking film ever which was banned. Its not banned, mostly video stores refuse to carry it. Traces of death video 1993 traces of death video 1993. Death faces, also released as death faces iv, also dying. Faces of death 1978 the most bizarre, grisly, death experiences are now documented in this graphic study of mans greatest fear the fear of death. More seriously, these do not constitute a snuff movie. Often this film was talked about on the playground,bragging to one another about eating and watching it. Sure to shock, horrify and even repulse, these brutal films are not meant for the faint of heart. Jul 12, 2012 if nothing else, faces of death isnt a boring movie by any stretch, and if you ask me, nowhere near as graphic as its reputed to be. Butcher block mondo shockumentary faces of death turns.
These are the kind of shocking scenes portrayed in faces of death, one. It features many of the same scenes shown in faces of death. Faces of death vi is a directtovideo compilation of the highlights of the earlier films in the faces of death series. Faces of death 3 directed by john alan schwartz 1985 usa imdb umbrella entertainment had a dvd of faces of death 3 banned in december 2007. We are studding the art of banned films and so far in our culture there are only 8. Mar 02, 2017 most every person born in the 70s and 80s will remember seeing at least one of the faces of death films. Aug 27, 2016 duke nukem 3d 20th anniversary world tour e1l7. The producers of the film seemed to take a lot of joy. Faces of death also released as the original faces of death is a 1978. Shudder faces of death the electric chair facebook. Faces of death later rereleased as the original faces of death is a 1978 american mondo horror film written and directed by john alan schwartz, credited under the pseudonyms conan lecilaire and alan black respectively. In harry potters world, those who witness death will, afterwards, see a thestral carnivous horselike flying creature if one is around.
Sep 15, 2017 while marketing materials for the cult series of snuff films faces of death often allude to the original movie being banned in 46 countries, only a handful actually bothered to put formal. Oct 01, 2018 the films vhs packaging certainly didnt sell it short. Gorgon released a 30thanniversary edition of the original faces of death film on dvd. Faces of death is a mixed bag of qualities and defects, and ends up being a tremendoulsy bad and varied documentary that treats death in several ways. Apone, makeup and special effects artists for the movie saying that about 40. Unlike the myriad imitators that followed it, such as the traces of death and faces of gore series, theres an almost playful quality to the movie. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. If history is any indicator, these films tend to draw on viewers curiosity. Faces of death boasts realistic footage of the expiration of life killing animals, killer animals, accidental deaths, suicide, capital punishment, autopsies, murderous cults and any form of death you can imagine.
Faces of death portrayed itself as a film compilation of real suicides, deaths and autopsies. He is trying to show you the different faces of people while dying. The secrets of faces of death finally revealed ihorror. They were watching faces of death, a film containing footage of humans and animals, either dead or in the process of dying, usually brutally. Theres simply no escape from the encroaching darkness, and in this film were offered a. It features many of the same scenes shown in faces of death 1 and 4. In the united kingdom, the film was prosecuted and added to the video. The best of banned and death faces video 2001 4 10. Best of banned and death faces, the vol 2 dvd movie. Due to its graphic content, faces of death was banned and censored in many countries. There are faked scenes of people getting killed intermixed with footage of real accidents. Was india banned from football after trashing nigeria. The film has been banned at least temporarily in australia, norway, finland, new zealand, and the united kingdom. The best of banned and death faces video 2001 imdb.
As gross as the morgue scene was to watch, it was interesting and i believe authentic. Oct 01, 2018 orgies in human blood, smashed bodies after car crashes and monkeys being clubbed to death the true story behind faces of death the most shocking film ever which was banned in 46 countries. Faces of death ii 1981 faces of death iii 1985 faces of death iv 1990 faces of death v 1995 movies like faces of death 1978 full movie. The bbfc deemed the film to have no journalistic, educational, or other justifying context for the images shown. The first part of the faces of death series had already been banned in great britain for a long time when in 2003 the bbfc finally gave an 18 rating for a censored version of the film. The flesh and blood show 1972 blood feast 1963 zombie island massacre 1984 bloodwood cannibals 2010 blood mania 1970. It was a right of passage from when i was a teenager. Faces of death, one of the most talked about video series of all time, examines the many guises of death in extreme closeup. The films vhs packaging certainly didnt sell it short. In the united kingdom, the film was prosecuted and added to the video nasty list, as it was deemed to violate the obscene publications act 1959. To call the reception mixed is an understatement while some critics consider it to be one of the greatest experimentations in the horror genre, others. Faces of death the most forbidden film of the 80s youth. Last seconds of life, and in a re edited version beyond reality, is a mockumentary about cannibalism released directly to video originally in 1988.
How the most shocking film ever was banned in 46 countries. The 1978 horror movie faces of death proved there was a wide audience. This monkey has some serious concerns about the faces of death script. Vhs, 80s films, slasher films, alien, ufo, new world order, 911, conspiracy, illuminati, freemasons, bilderbergers. Mortuarys, accidents, police work are filmed by tv crews and. Sep 21, 2017 the 1978 horror movie faces of death proved there was a wide audience of people with a morbid curiosity they were looking to satisfy. Original faces of death pt1 full movie experience the. To this day, the name faces of death inspires fear and awe in. Brave the notorious cult documentary faces of death in shudders unblinking eye collection. Faces of death made me realize i should be greatful for everyday i have on this earth. A pathologist portrayed by actor michael carr hosts a series of graphic vignettes depicting many aspects of death. Follows the same pattern of the other faces of death movies. Faces of death is perhaps the bestknown shock documentary aka shockumentary, a style of documentary filmmaking that exploits extreme reallife footage such as violence or exotic rituals.
While marketing materials for the cult series of snuff films faces of death often allude to the original movie being banned in 46 countries, only a handful actually bothered to put formal. The crew featured a number of individuals who, in some cases, also worked under aliases or even chose to remain anonymous, for fear of being associated with something so despicable for the rest of their lives. Faces of death wasnt the first mondo film, a name for exploitation documentary films that emphasized taboo subjects and often featured brutal. This movie despite all the controversy of it being staged and being fake is really a facinating look into death. Sometimes described as the first found footage film, it made. Dec 11, 2014 ask any horror movie fan old enough to remember the genre 30 years ago, and he or she will probably tell you about their first experience with faces of death, arguably one of the first found footage movies ever made.
The film was certainly illegal in britain, where the distribution of video nasties was a criminal offence. A musthave for any martial artist from blackbelt magazine comes more martial arts action with their newest release, modern arnis. Is it because such a large number of the deaths in the movie are real, and. Oct 29, 2009 comparison between the censored english dvd bbfc 18 from screen entertainment and the unrated usdvd from gorgon video. This includes, in addition to the eight faces of death films, nick bougas death scenes series, the traces of death series, and similar fare.
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