S&man (2006)

S&MAN begins with footage from Michael Powell's exploration of voyeurism, "Peeping Tom." Director JT Petty uses this footage as a starting point to examine the classic comparison between ... See full summary »

Director:

J.T. Petty

Writer:

J.T. Petty (screenplay)

Stars:

Elizabeth Cartier, Carol J. Clover, Debbie D

Cast

Credited cast:
Elizabeth Cartier
Carol J. Clover	...	Herself
Debbie D	...	Herself
Freddie Dingo	...	Himself - Owner of Dingo's Den & Dingbatz
Michelle Glick	...	Jasmine
Julie Katz
Erik Marcisak	...	Eric Rost
Carlina Salemi
Fred Vogel	...	Himself
Bill Zebub	...	Himself

Storyline

S&MAN begins with footage from Michael Powell's exploration of voyeurism, "Peeping Tom." Director JT Petty uses this footage as a starting point to examine the classic comparison between filmmaking and voyeurism, particularly within the horror genre. He goes on to investigate this connection further, but rather than looking to classic horror films, Petty explores the seedy underground genre of fetish films. These movies are basically simulated snuff films where victims are raped and murdered in a variety of fantasy scenarios. The most notorious of these is a series called "S&Man," where voyeurism takes center stage as people are unknowingly followed with a camera. Petty plunges headfirst into this world of bizarre fetish films, and comes up with mesmerizing interviews with the producers and actors of these movies. Much of the footage from these videos will shock and disturb even the most seasoned horror veteran. However, the connection that Petty draws between these films and ...

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Plot Keywords:

fetish | voyeurism | interview | director | filmmaking | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of strong disturbing horror violence and aberrant behavior including graphic dialogue, sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sandman

Company Credits

Production Co:

Circle of Confusion, HDNet Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A week before S&man was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2006, then-independent movie news website Twitch published an investigative report that publicly exposed it as a hoaxumentary rather than a documentary, which it was being promoted as.

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Connections

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User Reviews

Misogynistic Neo-Snuff

When the narrator/director of the film begins with praising a neighborhood peeping tom for "getting away with it" you can pretty much guess what this is all about. Ostensibly an attempt to uncover the world of proto-snuff and other depraved 'underground film making', it becomes a numbing vehicle for it- tarting itself up with intellectual deconstructions and interviews with the participants of these movies and and ultimately revealing itself as another sad exercise of the... form.

Bitter, sociopathic white males acting out their inner rage by staging graphically detailed depictions of the murder of one woman after another may be a lot of things, but one thing it will never be is *art*. Gaspar Noe's movies are better-produced versions of the same thing, and just as unworthy of your time. Proceed accordingly.

2 Stars for genre fans' ability to harvest anecdotes/background information on these movies and that's about it.