Remember Faces of Death ?

[toys2cool]

You must've been three years old...

I was 13, I just don't like to see death..i did it to show off in front of some chick

[MysteryWho]

When I finally saw it in my early 20s, it seemed pretty fake except for some of the stolen/stock footage. I used to be a major gorehound but I'm a total lightweight now. As Orlock points out, there's much worse stuff available freely on the internet and I can't watch ANY of it.

[Gorn Captain]

I've gone off the "hard stuff".
Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age, but I just don't need to see stuff like torture anymore. Even the make-believe kind...

[palitoy]

Did you get that info from the IMDB?

Well no I just mean he didn't get his brains eaten in a cantina.

I have a friend in the FX industry, those guys have really interesting stories and it's largely believed that over half of Faces of Death is fake. Some of it is very real, then other parts are just done by a crew.

[wolfie]

There is a film like this called Executions. This is not an exploitation film like faces but a serious look at the subject and is very good.

[Gorn Captain]

There is a film like this called Executions. This is not an exploitation film like faces but a serious look at the subject and is very good.

I can only assume all the "stars" didn't go on to have a promising career in the motion picture industry?

"Wow, that execution was great. Did you get it on film?"
"Uh, the sound wasn't on. Can we do it again?"
"Uuuuhhhh..."

[cjefferys]

Yeah, a good portion of the footage in Faces of Death is fake. The producers had the Ontario government fooled though, as the Ontario Film Review board banned those videos for years. Reminds me of Charlie Sheen and the FBI being fooled by the Japanese "Guinea Pig" videos for awhile and thought they were snuff films. Sometimes the authorities aren't as smart as they think they are.

BTW, there is a really good film book called "Killing for Culture" that examines all the mondo and exploitation films like Faces of Death, and goes through what is faked and what isn't. Very interesting read.

[jp1969]

parachuter in gator farm!

or what about the parachutist landing in the gator farm!!!

Yeah I still remember the look on that guys face as he got ripped apart by the gators.Sent chills up my spine.

[vulcan2074]

Hell Yeah. When I was in the military there was a video store right of base that had them. Me and some friends watched those a few times
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