Most every person born in the 70s and 80s will remember seeing at least one of the faces of death films. The film has been banned at least temporarily in australia, norway, finland, new zealand, and the united kingdom. There are faked scenes of people getting killed intermixed with footage of real accidents. We always act in good faith when posting any material, however as is the nature of internet communication today, knowing the source of material particularly images can be difficult to ascertain. Faces of death, one of the most talked about video series of all time, examines the many guises of death in extreme closeup. Unlike the myriad imitators that followed it, such as the traces of death and faces of gore series, theres an almost playful. The documentary approach was what made the film so upsetting. A pathologist portrayed by actor michael carr hosts a series of graphic vignettes depicting many aspects of death. Faces of death also released as the original faces of death is a 1978.
By the end of the movie my mother proclaimed that was interesting, she put the movie away and i wasnt allowed to choose a movie for a couple weeks. Faces of death also released more recently as the original faces of death is a 1978 american mondo exploitation pseudodocumentary horror film directed by conan lecilaire and written by alan black. October 7th, 2008 not yet rated 1 hr 45 min plot summary. Making up details that werent even in the movie to other. Gallery of 15 movie poster and cover images for faces of death 1978. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. When faces of death hit japanese cinemas in 1978, under the title junk, it was a massive hit. The secrets of faces of death finally revealed ihorror.
Gross shows scenes of gruesome deaths from around the world both real. The original faces of death 1978 movie lets take a break from our regular programming and reflect back to the gore of the past. The 1978 horror movie faces of death proved there was a wide audience of people with a morbid curiosity they were looking to satisfy. Faces of death iii is the second sequel to the 1978 mondo film faces of death. Faces of death 1978 video detective movie trailers. But the film s real success came a few years later, thanks to a revolutionary new piece of video. Oct 01, 2018 when faces of death hit japanese cinemas in 1978, under the title junk, it was a massive hit.
Anyway, if you havent heard by now, faces of death was a highly controversial documentary from the 1970s cobbled together from real footage of explicit death. Two insiders uncover the notsoreal faces of death amc. Faces of death bluray 30th aniversary edition 1978. Faces of death portrayed itself as a film compilation of real suicides, deaths, and autopsies. Faces of death 1978 trivia 14 add new in a february 2012 interview with the national public radio program on the media, the movie s creator, john alan schwartz. The movie that kicked off the series was originally released in 1978. He is trying to show you the different faces of people while dying. 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. To this day, the name faces of death inspires fear and awe in.
Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Blogs two insiders uncover the notsoreal faces of death amc. Faces of death later rereleased as the original faces of death is a 1978 american mondo horror film directed by conan lecilaire and written by alan black. With no place to turn, the boat survivors resort to cannibalism to stay alive. Continue reading the original faces of death 1978 movie. After its release in 1978, faces of death became one of the most popular cult horror videos in history, and watching it became a rite of passage for young horror fans who had to sneak the tape past their parents.
Faces of death 1978 full movie is part 1 of 5 in the faces of death series. Gross as he shows us images from his personal stash of death. 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. A scene from cult underground movie faces of death screenshot. The movie is rather dull and tame, and the attempt to tie all these videos into a story is quite a stretch.
Mortuarys, accidents, police work are filmed by tv crews and. Movies like halloween movies like happy death day movies like unfriended. The movie has been referred to both as a mocumentary and a mondo film, but if nothing else faces of death is an interesting look back into a preinternet world. Since its debut in 1978, an enormous amount of speculation has emerged regarding how. Apr 24, 2017 sham 69 angels with dirty faces top of the pops 1978. But that didnt keep me from being traumatized by the descriptions of the films rumored contents real footage of actual deaths which were passed by wordofmouth on the schoolbus, reducing wimpier kids like myself to puddles of pale dread. Faces of death 1978 full movie online free english youtube. A scene from cult underground movie faces of death. With many of its scenes now revealed to be hoaxes or fakes, the 1978 documentary faces of death may generate little interest from horror fans of today. Doin the nasties faces of death 1978 daily grindhouse. This movie basically had a collection of death and gory scenes which would cause the audience to get dark sights and nightmares. Shop faces of death bluray 30th aniversary edition 1978 at best buy.
Faces of death 1978 not rated 1h 45min documentary, horror 10 november 1978 usa a collection of death scenes, ranging from tvmaterial to homemade super8 movies the common factor is death by some means. I was in 5th grade when i saw this for the first time. How the gore porn sensation became the original viral video and gripped the world. Often this film was talked about on the playground,bragging to one another about eating and watching it. Making up details that werent even in the movie to other kids which had yet to see it. Faces of death 1 hours and 45 minutes movie 1978 a mockumentary hosted by dr. The 1978 movie faces of death is one of the original gore compilations that became widely available to public. Faces of death faces of death 1978 faces of death ii 1981 faces of death iii 1985 the worst of faces of death 1987. Theres simply no escape from the encroaching darkness, and in this film were offered a. Faces of death was followed by faces of death ii in 1981. Swept out to sea, these people slowly starve to death in the hot sun with barely any food or clean water. 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.
Faces of death 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Faces of death takes an abrupt left turn near the conclusion to investigate a haunted house and then present a fake childbirth, a halfhearted attempt to address the circle of life and. With blockbuster movies like the conjuring franchise and it taking over theaters across the world not to mention youtube videos in the millions, depicting all sorts of monstrosities both real and imagined, a poorlyshot and edited. Mar 31, 2015 anyway, if you havent heard by now, faces of death was a highly controversial documentary from the 1970s cobbled together from real footage of explicit death. Faces of death is pseudo documentary film which follows dr. The producers of the movie marketed it with a slogan that the movie was banned in over 46 countries. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tv material to homemade super 8 movies. I never saw any of the faces of death movies, 7th grade peerpressure notwithstanding.
Faces of death 1978 trivia 14 add new in a february 2012 interview with the national public radio program on the media, the movies creator, john alan schwartz, said that the scene that purports to show real tourists in egypt killing a monkey and eating its brains was really filmed in a moroccan restaurant in the us using schwartzs. The many faces of death is committed to complying with u. 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 producers of the film seemed to take a lot of joy. There are executions by decapitation in an unknown arab country and the electric chair. Banned in 46 countries is faces of death the most shocking film. Graphic content full movie 720p if you want to watch the movie in 1080p, heres the link.
Faces of death 1978 conan lecilaire, john alan schwartz. An airplane goes down in the ocean during a storm and a few survivors find refuge on a small tour boat. 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. After its release in 1978, faces of death became one of the most popular cult horror videos in history, and watching it became a rite of passage for young horror fans who had to. Originally released to theaters in 1978, the infamous mondo moviea collection of real death scenes collected from various supposed real news sources and hosted by a deathobsessed worldtraveling pathologist named dr. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tv material to. But the films real success came a few years later, thanks to a revolutionary new piece of video.
One of the many pointless rites of passage for dopey teenage boys in the 80s present company included was watching faces of death on vhs. Sure to shock, horrify and even repulse, these brutal films are. Sometimes described as the first found footage film, it made. Faces of death is a mixed bag of qualities and defects, and ends up being a tremendoulsy bad and varied. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tvmaterial to homemade super8 movies.
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. 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. Faces of death the most forbidden film of the 80s youth. Of all of the releases that were banned during the video nasty era, faces of death remains one of the most controversial. With michael carr, samuel berkowitz, mary ellen brighton, thomas noguchi. Faces of death is lame and nasty, real and fake, controversial and dated, deep and shallow. Faces of death 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The flesh and blood show 1972 blood feast 1963 zombie island massacre 1984 bloodwood cannibals 2010 blood mania 1970. In 1983, gordon video released the film with the banner, banned.
Surgical footage autopsy footage newsreel footage of death, disease, famine mummified bodies dogfighting animal slaughter ritual and farming dead children mauling by alligator mauling by grizzly bear electrocution by state execution beheading ritualistic cult sacrifice. Oct 03, 2017 with many of its scenes now revealed to be hoaxes or fakes, the 1978 documentary faces of death may generate little interest from horror fans of today. 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. The love butcher 1975 slaughter creek 2011 recut 2010 mortal remains 20. Originally released to theaters in 1978, the infamous mondo movie a collection of real death scenes collected from various supposed real news sources and hosted by a deathobsessed worldtraveling pathologist named dr. Once again, john alan schwartz directed again as conan le cilaire and co wrote as alan black along with co writer veronica lakewood. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tvmaterial to homemade super8 movies the common factor is death by some means. Faces of death this 1978 movie faces of death was banned in 40 countries.
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