Snuff


1h 22m 1973

Brief Synopsis

A film within a film which resembles the Sharon Tate slaying by the Manson 'family'. The film opens with two biker chicks in hot pursuit of another woman who has ripped off their drugs. They catch her, place her in bondage and take her to their bearded guru, named Satan. Satan talks about the decadence of the rich in Montevideo and the cult girls and he lay out a plan for a ritual slaughter to avenge the sufferings of the poor. Their prime target is a beautiful, blonde, pregnant woman who is married to a film director. Satan and the biker chicks shoot the film director and then surround the bed where the pregnant woman cowers in fear. They plunge a dagger into her belly. After the dagger comes down the camera pulls back and the audience sees the film crew and the director talking about the final scene. A young woman on the crew tells the director that the stabbing scene turned her on. The director asks her if she would like to act out her fantasies. She complies and gets into bed with him. The filming doesn't stop and she tries to protest to it. She tries to pull away from the director. He picks up the blood-spattered dagger, looks into the camera and says: "You want to get a good scene?"...

Film Details

Also Known As
Slaughter, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1973

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color

Synopsis

A film within a film which resembles the Sharon Tate slaying by the Manson 'family'. The film opens with two biker chicks in hot pursuit of another woman who has ripped off their drugs. They catch her, place her in bondage and take her to their bearded guru, named Satan. Satan talks about the decadence of the rich in Montevideo and the cult girls and he lay out a plan for a ritual slaughter to avenge the sufferings of the poor. Their prime target is a beautiful, blonde, pregnant woman who is married to a film director. Satan and the biker chicks shoot the film director and then surround the bed where the pregnant woman cowers in fear. They plunge a dagger into her belly. After the dagger comes down the camera pulls back and the audience sees the film crew and the director talking about the final scene. A young woman on the crew tells the director that the stabbing scene turned her on. The director asks her if she would like to act out her fantasies. She complies and gets into bed with him. The filming doesn't stop and she tries to protest to it. She tries to pull away from the director. He picks up the blood-spattered dagger, looks into the camera and says: "You want to get a good scene?"...

Film Details

Also Known As
Slaughter, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1973

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color

Quotes

Miss Terri London is an actress and she'll do anything to give a good performance!
- Max Marsh

Trivia

The crucial scene where there is a simulated murder of a cast member was done as a marketing ploy for the film to claim it was genuine. To give it credibility, the producers hired fake protesters to picket theatres showing the film.

This film is believed to be the source of the urban legend of the existence of snuff films. In reality, there has been no confirmed case of a commercially produced and distributed film that depicts a premeditated murder planned by the filmmakers.