Snuff (1976)

Director:

Roberta Findlay

Writer:

Roberta 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 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ana Carro	...	Ana (archive footage) (uncredited)
Liliana Fernández Blanco	...	Susanna (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Findlay	...	Detective / voice of Max Marsh (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)

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:

Angelica's Father: [discovering farmer in bed with Angelica] Pig! Filthiest of all animals! I will cut your heart from your body and feed it to the dogs!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blue Nude (1977)

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

Snuff is believed to be one of the bases for the urban legend of snuff films. It is one of the video nasties that were banned in Britain on its release, but later allowed to be shown uncut in 2003. It is reported the 1971 film The Slaughter with a new ending making it a "snuff" film.

While actress Terri London (Mirtha Massa) is frolicking with her lover (Clao Villanueva), Satan (Enrique Larratelli) and his biker chicks are plotting the murder of her producer, Max Marsh (Aldo Mayo), to free her to bear a child for sacrifice.

Terrible acting, a script that makes no real sense, lots of boobage, but nothing spectacular, dismemberment, and disembowelment as they pretend to really kill a girl at the end.