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Written & directed by: Michael & Roberta Findlay Taglines: “A film that could only be made in South America, where life is CHEAP!” “The picture they said could NEVER be shown” “The Bloodiest thing that ever happened in front of a camera!!!” Continue reading Snuff (1976) (a.k.a. Slaughter; American Cannibale)
Directed by: Ruggero Deodato Taglines: “Delivers Shocks To The Maximum … Pushes The Limits Of Acceptability” “David Hess … star of “Last House on the Left” is loose again … DON’T GO IN THE PARK!” Continue reading The House On The Edge Of The Park (a.k.a. La Casa Sperduta Nel Parco) (1980)
Director: Tony Maylam Taglines: “Don’t look, he’ll see you. Don’t breathe, he’ll hear you. Don’t move… you’re dead!” ——————————————————————————————————————————— As you can probably tell from the notable credits above, this is an interesting little movie in that it provided a starting point for a lot of current Hollywood talent. It was the first movies produced by the Weinsteins for their Miramax company, edited by Jack Sholder (who later directed the classic sci-fi/horror The Hidden among others), and features future Oscar winner Holly Hunter, future Seinfeld star Jason Alexander (with hair!) and future Short Circuit sidekick Fisher Stevens in very early roles. As a bonus, this is not only the first movie I’ve reviewed with effects by the legendary Tom Savini, but also the first to have had an official place on the “video nasties” list. More on that later. Continue reading The Burning (1981) (a.k.a. Cropsy) I’ll be doing a full article explaining these at some point in the future, but what follows is a list of all of the movies that ended up on the VPA’s “video nasties” list at some point. This makes them the main group of films banned in the UK under the 1984 Video Recordings Act, as [...] |
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