Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction?
Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction?
| 01 January 1999 (USA)
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Director/creator Conan LeCilaire attempts to quell the mysteries surrounding his controversial Faces of Death film series. After the release of the films, questions arose as to the authenticity of some of the scenes in them and whether or not the films themselves belonged to the outlawed "snuff film" genre. Mr. LeCilaire reveals information regarding scenes such as those involving monkey brain meals, animal slaughter, and executions.

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Cubussoli

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Ensofter

Overrated and overhyped

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GazerRise

Fantastic!

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Catangro

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

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Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki

This annoying little time-waster begins with flashbacks to the opening credits of the first film. Oh, good. We're doing that flashback padding thing again, just like "The Worst of ...", and FOD part 5, and at least two versions of FOD part 6 did. So we are watching the exact same footage for about the ninth time here, in this bogus documentary about a bogus documentary, written by "Richard Head and Johnny Getchakokov," and produced by "S. Pew" and Thomas Jefferson, co-starring bug-eyed Louis Flellis, with a cameo appearance by his goofy as ever glowing red lava lamp. There is a difference between *satirical* and *stupid*. This is a bogus documentary detailing supposed life story of director Conan LeCilaire, played by writer/ director/ producer Alan Black, his voice distorted and his face nothing more than a silhouette in a darkened television studio. Like the supposed sniper from the first film, if they tell his name, why bother to distort his image and voice? That doesn't add "realism" or mystery to the proceedings, it just makes it annoying to watch and listen to. Mockumentary purports to tell the story of the making of Faces Of Death, but amounts to nothing more than yet another flashback-padded rehash of it, trying to cash in on the late 1990s reality TV craze. The wash-effect with lifeguard's white jeep with a surfboard on roof on the beach leading to end credits, was that supposed to be a segway? Did they plan on them driving in front of the camera like that?

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bobjaxon

This "documentary" is no where close to being a documentary. I watched the original "Faces of Death" film years ago. And I realized then that all of the sequences shown were either fake or simply film that already existed. However, it was a surprise to realize that those same people made this film apparently questioning the authenticity of the originals.The so called "Director" who, although being born & raised in France, had no trace of a french accent, who was interviewed in shadows as if to protect his identity, is almost as big a joke as the "Doctor" who has a terminal illness, needs oxygen (but only in small whiffs), and is so afraid of discussing his own impending death, he wets himself at the thought of it.Don't waster your time or money on this total waste of film & video tape.

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Cowman

Those looking for the history of the notorous FACES OF DEATH series or an explanation of the controversy regarding the validity of its footage--don't be fooled. FACES OF DEATH: FACT OR FICTION? doesn't tell you anything you don't already know. FOD director John Alan Schwarz (who insists on using the pseudonym Conan Le Cilaire) and the woman interviewing him carefully tiptoe around the main purpose of this tape, constantly becoming sidetracked with unfunny anecdotes, completely unrelated and long-winded rants, clips from the series itself, and sometimes flat-out lies about the FOD films. FACT OR FICTION? is not informative in the least, and resembles more of a promotional tool for the now-defunct series than it does an actual documentary about it. And with an appallingly hammy performance by the supposedly cancer-ridden "Dr. Louis Flellis", as well as end credits attributed to names like Richard Head and Johnny Getyerkokov, you can't help but feel insulted, disappointed, and ripped off.

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Afracious

This is an interview with the creator of the original Faces of Death, which doesn't really explain anything, only what we already knew, it was faked or 'simulated' as Conan Le Cilaire tells us. He appears under a dark shroud and with his voice distorted, and explains how the scenes were simulated. Also a very amateur and simpering actor plays Dr. Louis Flellis, who tries to throw some light on the film, but fails miserbly.

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