Snuff-Movie
Snuff-Movie is a 2005 gothic horror film written and directed by British director Bernard Rose.
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Directed by | Bernard Rose |
Written by | Bernard Rose |
Produced by | Lisa Enos Donald Kushner Pierre Spengler Brad Wyman |
Starring | Jeroen Krabbé Hugo Myatt Lisa Enos Teri Harrison Alastair Mackenzie Lyndsey Marshal |
Cinematography | Bernard Rose |
Edited by | David Gamble |
Music by | Matthew Schultz |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Plot
It stars Jeroen Krabbé as horror filmmaker Boris Arkadin, whose pregnant wife Mary was supposedly brutally murdered by a Manson-like gang of hippy psychopaths during the 1960s. An eccentric recluse, Boris makes a comeback when he invites some actors to a large mansion in the English countryside to 'audition' for his new film. Unknown to most of them they are being filmed by hidden cameras linked to a snuff website.
Cast
- Jeroen Krabbé as Boris Arkadin / Mr. Maezel
- Lisa Enos as Mary Arkardin / Wendy Jones
- Teri Harrison as Pamela / Angie
- Alastair Mackenzie as Justin / Andy / Freddy / Peter
- Lyndsey Marshal as Sandy / X / Janice
- Hugo Myatt as Dr. Culpepper / Leon Bank / Desk Sergeant
- Tedy Necula as Marco Arkadin
- Joe Reegan as James / Jack
Reception
Snuff. A horror film from 1975 that gained notoriety due to an outrageous PR stunt orchestrated by the film's producer and distributor, Alan Shackleton. The narrative about a murderous cult, inspired by the Manson Family, was originally named "The Slaughter." Shackleton took control of it and added a cliffhanger finale that made it seem like we were really seeing a murder unfold.