Gorgon released a 30thanniversary edition of the original faces of death film on dvd. Mar 31, 2012 faces of death can try to chuck its moral messages around all it wants, but its clear theyve simply been shoehorned in there to justify showing the footage. Faces of death ii 1981 faces of death iii 1985 the worst of faces of death 1987 a clip show made up of footage from the prior films, albeit with new narrator dr. 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 iv is the final real sequel to faces of death, in that it is the last sequel to include any original footage. Sebastian shock, the listed director is countess victoria bloodhart and steve white, though it is unclear exactly whether or not those are the names of the people involved. Why the hell would you bring a girl to see a film about death. In fact, these are the very reasons that this film was banned in.
Faces of death also released as the original faces of death is a 1978. Its premise is to showcase a supposedly educational kaleidoscope of the various forms, or faces, of death that take place in the world, and naturally, such a claim allows. If you have not played the walking dead up through the season finale, do not read this. Continuing with the same type of material explored in the first three volumes, faces of death iv features even more gruesome scenes of death and carnage designed to leave audiences wonder if what theyve just witnessed is real or staged. The influence of antonio climatis savage man savage beast is impossible to miss, as john alan schwartz billed as conan le cilaire mimics the farsuperior. Hed brought a print of a documentary called the great hunt, full of footage of animals dying. We reached the end of the road for lee everetts journey in the final episode of telltale games the walking dead. Prepare yourself for the final chapter in the faces of death series. Often this film was talked about on the playground,bragging to one another about eating and watching it. The film has been banned at least temporarily in australia, norway, finland, new zealand, and the united kingdom.
They were watching faces of death, a film containing footage of. Follows the same pattern of the other faces of death movies. Warning thread faces of death ii and worst faces of death might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Faces of death v 1995 another clip show, this time not even bothering with adding. Faces of death the most forbidden film of the 80s youth. Faces of death vi the 1996 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. This film contains graphic content and explicit scenes. Everything you need to know about faces of death movie. Mondo, shockumentary, mockumentary, call it what you want but 1979s faces of death is probably the most famous type of this kind of picture. A wave of violent horror films that came to be known as video. Faces of death 4 1990 this was the first fod film i ever rented and it is also one of the most blatantly vile and expletive.
Vanity who sang in girl band vanity 6 and appeared in the films the. A comparison between the british dvd bbfc 18 by screen entertainment and the german vhs fsk 18 by madison video. I was in 5th grade when i saw this for the first time. Faces of death iii 1985 this third installment focuses largely on serial killers, with lengthy reenactments of police investigations of bodies being found in a dumpster, and a staged courtroom sequence with schwartz again making a cameo appearance as the serial killer on trial for raping and murdering a girl, allegedly captured on video. We bring season ones installment to a close, and talk through the big, emotional moments in the season finale. Faces of death iv contains more than 50 separate scenes of bloodchilling horror, none of which have ever been seen by the public, until now. Banned in 46 countries is faces of death the most shocking film. If you thought the first five faces of death were gory you aint seen nothing yet, highlights include. Find similar and related movies for faces of death v 1996 on allmovie. Even if youve seen the first three faces of death films, this new film is definitely not for the weak of heart. With damien ayars, damien harrison, paul pj james, francesco minniti.
As for today, a 4 disc box of the complete series, which contains part 14, is available. Mortuarys, accidents, police work are filmed by tv crews and home video. Buy or rent faces of death collection movie now family video. There is no escape from death and in this film they show a firsthand glimpse at the many ways of dying. In a modern world where death is all too prevalent in our media, faces of death continues to thrill, terrify, and inform having become more than just a film, but a landmark of human. Making up details that werent even in the movie to other kids which had yet to see it. The crucial work that bridges the gap between classic mondo cinema and the next generation of death films, faces of death was perhaps the first and certainly most notorious shockumentary to focus exclusively on death. Well after the film, we were givin certificates that stated that we survived the faces of death film. Mar 17, 2016 faces of death vi is a directtovideo compilation of the highlights of the earlier films in the faces of death series.
By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. This edition is taken from an hd source and appears to be far more complete. This mondo film purports to be a documentary that features real footage of real people and animals dying or already in a state of death, hosted by a real pathologist, doctor francis b. As mentioned in the beginning of the film, the previous films narrator dr. Although faces of death is far less exploitative and insulting than its successor series traces of death and faces of gore, its true colors as exploitation bosh are all too apparent. The european version as it was sold in the netherlands was a lot longer and partially compiled differently than the us version, both wound up cut in germany european or in gb us respectively. In 1983, gordon video released the film with the banner, banned. As for its place in horror cinema history, well, that remains to be seen. Most every person born in the 70s and 80s will remember seeing at least one of the faces of death films. It was directed by john alan schwartz again as conan le cilaire, susumu saegusa and andrew theopolis. Nov 09, 2016 the gig will reunite the jay and silent bob creator with the goldbergs creator adam f. Death faces is film that was structured as a comedy and mockumentary. Search, discover and share your favorite faces of death gifs. Faces of death vi is a 1996 directtovideo compilation of the highlights of the earlier films in the faces of death series.
Faces of death can try to chuck its moral messages around all it wants, but its clear theyve simply been shoehorned in there to justify showing the footage. The precise details of that conclusion were yours to make. Jan 09, 20 the conclusion of our fivepart conversation with telltale games about each episode of the walking dead. Gross had passed on and was being given his funeral rite. Among the images included in the disturbing clips are an attack by a.
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. Faces of death vi is a directtovideo compilation of the highlights of the earlier films in the faces of death series. Watch free faces of death rape videos at heavyr, a completely free porn tube offering the worlds most hardcore porn videos. The grudge 3 99 movie clip a final confrontation 2009 hd. 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. Basically, its the same deal with faces of death 3 as with faces of death 2. It features many of the same scenes shown in faces of death 1 and 4, as well as the earlier compilation faces of death v. Faces of death is a film that has been condemned in many circles for many reasons.
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. A look at the faces of death behindthescenes crew and production team. We start with the fake dr grosse talking direct to camera about his journey around the world seeing and dealing with the many types of death, it then changes into several clips of death deaths. As a curiosity piece, faces of death is well worth a look, especially if youve not seen it in a very long time. We start with the fake dr grosse talking direct to camera about his journey around the world seeing and dealing with the many types of death, it then changes into several clips of deathdeaths. Faces of death is a series of shockumentaries made by john alan schwartz, credited under the names conan le cilaire for his directing credits and alan black for his writing credits, beginning in 1978 the whole gimmick of the series is to showcase various ways and events involving death, with actual stock footage of real deaths and injury spliced along side staged footage. I saw one of the faces of deaths in florida at a movie theatre. One of its many bonus features was an eyeopening documentary called the death makers which revealed the many secrets of fod. Faces of death iv is the final real sequel to faces of death, in that it is the last sequel to include any original. This monkey has some serious concerns about the faces of death script. Petty director john burrud executive producer previous cast members more cast members. Oct 29, 2009 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. I say closeminded, because it has been revealed years ago, that 80% of the footage in the faces of death film series, was reinacted andor simulated, based upon the actual horrific and gruesome incidents they represent. As the film picked up steam on the midnight movie circuit, differing opinions over the authenticity of certain scenes became more passionate and intense.
Fact or fiction, directorcreator conan lecilaire attempts to quell the mysteries surrounding his controversial faces of death film series. Goldberg, who cowrote the 2009 film fanboys, about star wars fanatics, in which smith had a cameo. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tvmaterial to homemade super8 movies. The gig will reunite the jay and silent bob creator with the goldbergs creator adam f. After the release of the films, questions arose as to the authenticity of some of the scenes in them and whether or not the films themselves belonged to the outlawed snuff film genre. Abe vigoda, 94, the character actor whose leathery, sadeyed face. Faces of death iv 1990 another instalment hosted by dr.
It features many of the same scenes shown in faces of death 1 and 4, as well. Mar 02, 2017 most every person born in the 70s and 80s will remember seeing at least one of the faces of death films. The film opens with a crematorium and a body being burned, the narrator begins by saying that the original host dr. It begins without any opening credits, before recycling for the third time the sequence from. This hardly seems shocking in 2009 and we also now know much of it was faked. Gorgon video presents the fourth entry in the cultclassic faces of death series. Feb 03, 2014 buy or rent movie faces of death collection from. Directed by john alan schwartz, susumu saegusa, andrew theopolis. The simple fact is that regardless of how much of it is fake, the fact that much of it is real footage of humans and animals being killed means this is a film that truly lives up to.
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