Snuff (1976)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Directors:

Michael Findlay
Roberta Findlay

Writers:

A. Bochin (writer)
Michael Findlay (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A film that could only be made in South America, where life is CHEAP!

Plot:

A so-called "snuff" movie involving the exploits of a cult leader leading a gang of bikers in a series of supposedly real killings on film. |

Plot Keywords:

Cult Leader | Biker | Killing | Trousers | Stabbed In The Back

Cast

Margarita Amuchástegui	...	Angelica
Ana Carro	...	Ana
Liliana Fernández Blanco	...	Susanna
Alfredo Iglesias	...	Horst's Father
Enrique Larratelli	...	Satan
Mirtha Massa	...	Terry London
Aldo Mayo	...	Max Marsh
Clao Villanueva	...	Horst Frank

Also Known As:

American Cannibale (USA)
El ángel de la muerte (Argentina)
Big Snuff (West Germany) (promotional title) [de]

Runtime:

80 min | UK:76 min

Country:

Argentina | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | West Germany:18 (re-rating) | West Germany:(Banned) (original rating) (cinema release) | Japan:R-18 (DVD) | Australia:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:X | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:R (re-rating) (2005) (uncut)

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company:

August Films

Trivia:

The final scene involving the simulated murder of a cast member was shot much later than the rest of the film at the behest of the film's distributor.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The dubbing does not match throughout the film.

Quotes:

Max Marsh: Miss Terri London is an actress and she'll do anything to give a good performance!

Movie Connections:

Edited into Dying: Last Seconds of Life, Part II (1988) (V)

Really silly 70s flashback.

OK first of all, if you watch this movie because you are expecting a real snuff film (or at least a realistic looking fake), you will be greatly disappointed.

First of all, there's no record of an actual snuff film being made. The fact that there is a DVD of this film available should tell you right away there's no way that it could be real snuff. If snuff exists, it is an extremely well kept secret.

Second, the snuff scene is so fake that I can't believe that anyone actually believed that it was real. You can see exactly how the gore was faked, not to mention the fact that the actress is not very good.

If you watch this film, watch it for the movie preceeding the snuff scene. It is extremely poorly written, directed and acted, but it is so bad that it will make you laugh. My friend and I think that this movie should be called SATAN'S B*TCHES, because it's kinda like CHARLIE'S ANGELS, but the women are evil and their master is Satan (pronounced Suh-TAWN). Rent this one if you just want to see a funny 70s movie.