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)

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:

Featured in "The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist? (#2.4)" (2006)

¡Dios mio!

"Snuff" is quite laughably bad. Lame acting, idiotic dialogue, terrible voice-overs, and poor picture quality (even for 1971) is strongly evident here. Bad movie buffs will undoubtedly like this one.

The movie begins with a cokehead next to a rusted-out train and chicks on motorcycles with a faux-Steppenwolf soundtrack (it sounds like the beginning of "Born to Be Wild") in the background that repeats ad nauseum and can be heard at various times throughout the film. From then on it is a violent war among drug dealers. There are many murder scenes involving knives, guns, and even jigsaws, all of which are poorly staged and very humorous. There was one particular scene where the biker chicks go to a local store and give the clerk quite a scare; you have to see the expression on his face when he says, "¡Dios mio!". The chicks then notice a car outside and, in a very silly manner, do away with the occupants.

The end is an obvious fabrication of a supposedly real mutilation of a woman, who is supposedly one of the actresses in the "film" that has lead up to this point. I might have been grossed out if it looked more real. The entire premise that this final killing scene is a behind-the-scenes pointless death experience of an actress that played in the film is completely ridiculous.