Faces of Death II (1981)
- Directed by
- John Alan Schwartz
- Genre
- documentary film, horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 62 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A doctor presents a collection of footage showing people dying in various ways. Some of the footage is staged and some is real.
grotesqueexploitativeunsettlingrawsensationalistbleakmacabregraphic
What happens
Faces of Death (later re-released as The Original Faces of Death) is a 1978 American mondo horror film written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, credited under the pseudonyms "Conan Le Cilaire" and "Alan Black" respectively. The film, presented as if it were an actual documentary, centers on pathologist Francis B. Gröss, played by actor Michael Carr, who presents the viewer with footage showing different gruesome ways of dying from a variety of sources. Many scenes were faked for the film, but most portions include pre-existing video footage of real deaths and their aftermath. Faces of Death received generally negative reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, reportedly grossing over $35 million worldwide. It gained a cult following and spawned several sequels, the first of which, Faces of Death II, was released in 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Worst of Faces of Death (1987)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.