Banned by authorities from australia to germany, the sheer brutality and shock value of conan lecilaires mondo classic is both staggering and aweinspiring a true testament to the dark ingenuity of the young director and his st. A short film about people dieng in very funny ways. 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 later rereleased as the original faces of death is a 1978 american mondo horror film directed by conan lecilaire and written by alan black. Many facets of death are explored in this gruesome collection of agony caught on tape. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tv material to homemade super 8 movies. If people are believing what they want to, then its. In between there are brief introductory scenes featuring james b. Faces of death also released as the original faces of death is a 1978.
Find similar and related movies for faces of death v 1996 on allmovie. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. The secrets of faces of death finally revealed ihorror. Faces of death portrayed itself as a film compilation of real suicides, deaths, and autopsies. It was directed by john alan schwartz again as conan le cilaire, susumu saegusa and andrew theopolis. Faces of death videos death the final journey, faces of death. Though it certainly isnt for everyone, its ambition, as well as its cult status is certainly undeniable.
One of its many bonus features was an eyeopening documentary called the death makers which revealed the many secrets of fod. 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. Banned by authorities from australia to germany, the sheer brutality and shock value of conan lecilaires mondo classic is both staggering and aweinspiring a true testament to the dark ingenuity of the young director and his stilllost crew. Fact or fiction, directorcreator conan lecilaire attempts to quell the mysteries surrounding his controversial faces of death film series. The parachutist landing in the alligator pit, as well as the slaughterhouse footage, the shootout in front of the pharmacy and monkey brain eating sequence are lifted whole from the earlier films. The worst of the faces of death not for the faint of heart. 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. Since its debut in 1978, an enormous amount of speculation has emerged regarding how. Dec 11, 2014 faces of death portrayed itself as a film compilation of real suicides, deaths, and autopsies. Coming to a grizzly end via imcdb 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.
Oct 29, 2009 comparison between the censored english dvd bbfc 18 from screen entertainment and the unrated usdvd from gorgon video. Faces of death ii, iii, and iv, as well as faces of death. One of the most interesting and controversial things about the movie is its use of real footage of deaths, be it human or animal. After the release of the films, questions arose as to the authenticity of some of the scenes in them and whether or. Faces of death is a flawed production, theres no denying that. Of course, the vast majority of footage in the faces of death series is staged. Some answered openended questions about death, to remind them of their mortality in a general way, while others imagined they were trapped and dying in the burning apartment. 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. We dont have an article named main facesofdeath, exactly. 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. There is no real plot to the faces of death documentaries. Batman has arguably the best rogues gallery of villains in comics and the books have been published since 1939 so the bat creators have had years to come up with a few compelling characters.
Faces of death is a 1978 american mondo horror film written and directed by john alan. Monkey brains scene how it was done lesleyronny on dailymotion. This was directed by john alan schwartz again as conan le cilaire, susumu saegusa and andrew theopolis. Jul 20, 2011 they recruited volunteers, ages 17 to 76, and primed them in different ways. Video 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Features some of the most bizarre and gruesome deaths caught on video. Faces of death iii features gory reallife footage of death, murder and mayhem, following in the footsteps of its infamous predecessor. Like its predecessor, the film was written and directed by john alan schwartz as alan black and conan le cilaire respectively. Schwartz puts in another cameo appearance, this time as the wounded criminal in front of the drug store. As for today, a 4 disc box of the complete series, which contains part 14, is available. This monkey has some serious concerns about the faces of death script. 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. Its a product of its time, and deserves a place in history. 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.
Despite this, it still manages to maintain its appeal. To this day, the name faces of death inspires fear and awe in filmgoers around the world. A pathologist portrayed by actor michael carr hosts a series of graphic vignettes depicting many aspects of death. Search, discover and share your favorite faces of death gifs.
Factchecking the patriots day movie the boston globe. The many faces of death car rollover crash crushes man to death. 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. 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 the film, shown in a documentarylike style, centers around pathologist francis b. Aug 18, 2010 a short film about people dieng in very funny ways. Sure, you can tell now that some of the famous scenes are not real, but it is still. Apr 06, 2008 of course, the vast majority of footage in the faces of death series is staged.
The opening scene with an exposed heart beating inside an open chest, along with the still miages of cadavers is almost certainly genuine. Faces of death ii is the first sequel to the 1978 mondo film faces of death. Some of these include a bungee jumping trip gone awry, a magicians fatal mishap with a houdini trick, a mechanic who has his left leg. Fact or fiction learn the truth about the secrets behind the faces of death series, whether or not they were real or, hopefully, staged contrivances by director conan le cilaire. If the brutal and explicit depiction of actual death is upsetting to you, please do not view this film. Film faces of deathtriviafaces of deathymmvfaces of deathif you meant one of those, just click and go. Of all of the releases that were banned during the video nasty era, faces of death remains one of the most controversial. The death of facts in an age of truthiness these days, untruths and falsehoods whisper to millions through the internet and social media.
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 iii is the second sequel to the 1978 mondo film faces of death. They were willing to give blood whether the need was high or low, suggesting a fundamental reexamination of values. Faces of death is more or less an exploitation film done in a documentarylike format. This movie is just as awful as the original but now it looks even more fake and. 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. 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. That said, the main goal of the film is still to shock and disturb the viewers.
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. As mentioned in the beginning of the film, the previous films narrator dr. Warning thread faces of death ii and worst faces of death might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Much like its first three predecessors, faces of death iv provides over fifty gory scenes of dying, murder, accidents, police brutality, execution, cult rituals, and other macabre events. Yeah, i know im really stretching the green theme, so shaddup. Is it because such a large number of the deaths in the movie are real, and that even some of the staged scenes have yet to be proven fake. Faces of death videos death the final journey, faces of. They were watching faces of death, a film containing footage of. I purchased this out of excitement that i would finally learn the truth to the controversy around the series validity. Death faces is film that was structured as a comedy and mockumentary. Even if youve seen the first three faces of death films, this new film is definitely not for the weak of heart. See also the traces of death series, which is very similar to faces of death except that it features less staged incidents and focuses more on actual footage of real death and injury.
Includes many disturbing highlights from the first three faces of death films, such as animal slaughtering, executions, and more. This film contains graphic content and explicit scenes. Monkey brains scene how it was done thecinemarejects. Faces of death is a film that has been condemned in many circles for many reasons. Its mostly faked film intermixed with some authentic newsreel and archival footage here and there. 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. Apr 29, 2012 the death of facts in an age of truthiness these days, untruths and falsehoods whisper to millions through the internet and social media. But those who were vividly primed by thoughts of their own death in flames were more generous even than those primed in a more subtle and abstract way. In fact, these are the very reasons that this film was banned in. Banned in 46 countries is faces of death the most shocking film. Once again, john alan schwartz directed again as conan le cilaire and co wrote as alan black along with co writer veronica lakewood. There is no escape from death and in this film they show a firsthand glimpse at the many ways of dying. Gorgon released a 30thanniversary edition of the original faces of death film on dvd. Includes both the original faces of death 1978, 88 min.
Like many hollywood movies based on reality, the film doesnt always. The worst of faces of death is a directtovideo compilation of highlights from the first three faces of death films. A look at the faces of death behindthescenes crew and production team. The film has been banned at least temporarily in australia, norway, finland, new zealand, and the united kingdom. It begins without any opening credits, before recycling for the third time the sequence from faces of death involving the killing of a monkey which. With michael carr, samuel berkowitz, mary ellen brighton, thomas noguchi.