Snuff (1976)

Director:

Roberta Findlay
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Writer:

Roberta Findlay (writer)
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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:

Biker | Cult Leader | Killing | Disembowelment | Intestines

Cast

Margarita Amuchástegui	...	Angelica (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ana Carro	...	Ana (archive footage) (uncredited)
Liliana Fernández Blanco	...	Susanna (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Findlay	...	Detective (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roberta Findlay	...	Carmela (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alfredo Iglesias	...	Horst's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
Enrique Larratelli	...	Satan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mirtha Massa	...	Terry London (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aldo Mayo	...	Max Marsh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clao Villanueva	...	Horst Frank (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Roberta Findlay
Michael Findlay		(archive footage) (uncredited)
Horacio Fredriksson		(archive footage) (uncredited)
Simon Nuchtern		(new footage) (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
A. Bochin		writer (uncredited)
Michael Findlay		writer (uncredited)
Roberta Findlay		writer

Produced by
Jack Bravman	....	producer
Allan Shackleton	....	producer

Original Music by
Rick Howard		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Roberta Findlay		(archive footage) (uncredited)
Roberto Herz Kowicz		(archive footage) (uncredited)

Production Companies

• August Films
• Selected Pictures

Distributors

• Monarch Releasing Corporation (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
• Marden Films (1977) (Canada) (theatrical) (Ontario)
• Cult Video (1982) (USA) (VHS)
• Astra Video (1982) (UK) (VHS)
• Blue Underground (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Vidimax Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)

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 | Canada

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 voice of "Max Marsh" was dubbed in by Michael Findlay (who also plays the detective). The Max Marsh and detective characters are in archive footage from The Slaughter (1971)

Goofs:

Continuity: When one of Satan's followers is murdered at the general store, the man who shoots her fires three shots into her with a six-shot revolver, but the man previously fired four shots into the air; the woman only would've been shot twice.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera (2008)

Categorically the worst viewing experience I can recall

It may come as a surprise to learn that my DVD of "Snuff" is the most played disc in my collection. I must add that this isn't down to the film's playability. No, the reason why this DVD was played night after night was its amazing sleep-inducing properties. It took me at least 4 or 5 attempts to finally finish this movie. "Snuff" is as bad as the reviews say. In fact, it's worse.

Despite some interesting ingredients (a bevy of beautiful women, a seventies' soundtrack with an interesting Steppenwolf-like quality, a splattering of blood and gore, exotic settings, etc.), the film manages to be way beyond the realms of enjoyment.

The last 5 minutes that gave this film its notoriety can be caught on documentaries such as UK Channel 4's "The Dark Side of Porn - Does Snuff Exist?" Even if you're a completist, save your money. This film just isn't worth the outlay.

Dire. 1 out of 10.