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| Year: | 1978 |
| Rating: | 3.4(2347) |
| Listed in: | Documentary, Horror |
| Directed by: | John Alan Schwartz |
| Actors: | Michael Carr |
| "Banned in 46 Countries!" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| John Alan Schwartz | |
| Actors | |
| Michael Carr | as Dr. Francis B. Gröss |
| Samuel Berkowitz | as Himself; Cryogenics patient |
| Adolf Hitler | as Himself |
| Thomas Noguchi | as Himself |
| John Alan Schwartz | as Leader of Flesh Eating Cult |
| Actresses | |
| Mary Ellen Brighton | as Herself; suicide victim shown jumping out of a window |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, German |
| Budget: | USD 450,000 |
| Plot: | A 'mockumentary' hosted by Dr. Francis B. Gross, a coroner. He is trying to show you the different 'faces' of people while dying. There are faked scenes of people getting killed intermixed with footage of real accidents. There are executions by decapitation (in an Arab country) and the electric chair. One scene shows a group of tourists in Egypt smashing a monkey's head while still alive and eating its brains. There are shots of animals eating people and satanic orgies using dead bodies. There is a segment that deals with an alligator that accidentally entered 'residential' waters. The local warden goes in his boat to get the crocodile back into the sea when he accidentally falls over and becomes gator bait. The film ends with news clippings of people jumping off buildings and major accidents. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Faces of Death Theme Part 1" Written by Gene Kauer Performed by Gene Kauer "Burning Soul" Written by Gene Kauer Performed by Gene Kauer "Life" Music by Gene Kauer Lyrics by Jerry Winn Sung by Bruce Scott "Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore" Music by Gene Kauer Lyrics by Richard McAndrews and Robert C. Wayne Sung by Robert C. Wayne |
Goofs
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Miscellaneous: Numerous continuity and logic errors, casting doubt on the validity of the movie's claim to be authentic. Fact errors: The narrator refers to "the country of Africa". Africa is a continent. Continuity: When the waiter puts the plate with the knife down on the table, during the monkey brain scene, the empty glass beside the plate is suddenly full of drink in a close-up. Miscellaneous: A sign posted reads "Authurised entry only", it should say "Authorized entry only". Continuity: After the farmer chops off the roosters head, she hacks the ax back into the stump and it sticks in at a perfectly straight angle. Then it is suddenly sticking out at a horizontal angle. |
Quotes
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Dr. Francis B. Gröss: Do the animals know they are going to die? The men who kill them claim they don't. But when the machinery begins to rumble and the conveyor belts start to roll, sounds that expedite death are heard by animal and man alike. Dr. Francis B. Gröss: The only thing I question is their method of death. Whether or not the seal feels any pain is purely a matter of conjection. I am convinced that when these animals are herded together their instincts warn them of their final destiny. A warning would soon no longer matter as this island is transformed into a battleground of naked carcasses. Dr. Francis B. Gröss: Watching this man in his last moments of life I began to feel guilty. True, he had commited murder, but wasn't there some other alternative? Dr. Francis B. Gröss: Strapped to a seat that you will never leave alive is a situation that I still cannot justify. A man on death row is in a continuous battle with time and byrocracy. When both fallen to the proper alignment the condemned knows that death will be the result. During the final preparations those of us watching this man could feel the fear being transmitted from his body. Even though he had commited an inexcuseable crime I began to wonder if two wrongs really make a right. Dr. Francis B. Gröss: This accident occured in an air show in the Western United States. The man plummeted to earth from 2,000 feet when his parachute malfunctioned. I wondered what thoughts went through this man's mind as he fell from the sky at 80 miles per hour. Doctors later informed me the man suffered a painless death or he had slipped into cardiac arrest before hitting the ground. After playing this action back in slow motion I disagreed. It appeared the sky diver struggled throughout the fall, trying in vain to prevent his destined outcome. This nightmarish death made me question the role of cautionary measures necessary to prolong life. After pondering this possibility I realized that no matter how cautious I am, if it's my time to die, it doesn't matter if I'm walking down the sidewalk or jumping out of a plane. Dr. Francis B. Gröss: Many of those who witnessed the crash and the aftermath which followed are still to this day under psychiatric care. Living through this nightmare is an experience one cannot easily forget. When a woman heard the crash and went through her door a body came flying through the window covering her in blood. There would be a long time before the people of this area would ever board a plane again. [last lines] Dr. Francis B. Gröss: During the past 20 years I know that my compulsion to understand death was much greater than just an obsession. My dreams have dictated my mission. But now it is time to witness the final moment, to discover the circle that forever repeats ifself. The end of the beginning or the beginning of the end? I'll leave that decision to you. |
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