Faces of Death III
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| Faces of Death 3 | |
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| Directed by | John Alan Schwartz |
| Written by | John Alan Schwartz, and Veronica Lakewood |
| Music by | Gene Kauer |
| Distributed by | Gorgon Video |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Running time | 91 Min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Faces of Death II |
| Followed by | The Worst of Faces of Death |
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Faces of Death 3 (reportedly also known as Fear) is the second sequel to the 1978 mondo film Faces of Death. Once again, John Alan Schwartz directed (again as "Conan le Cilaire") and co wrote (as "Alan Black") along with co writer Veronica Lakewood. Michael Carr again portrays Dr. Francis B. Gröss.
This third installment focuses largely on serial killers, with lengthy re enactments of police investigations of bodies being found in a dumpster, and a staged courtroom sequence with Schwartz again making a cameo appearance as the serial killer on trial for raping and murdering a girl, allegedly captured on video. Schwartz has identified the girl allegedly killed in the video as his then girlfriend, whom he claims was a willing participant.
A suicide jumper shown partway into the film was portrayed by James B. Schwartz, John Alan Schwartz's brother. James B. Schwartz would later take over duties as narrator in the following films in this series.
The film was mentioned in the Jaws Wired Shut episode of The Simpsons. A sign can be seen outside of the the Demolition Derby with the heading "Demolition Derby" and a line below it saying "As seen on Faces of Death 3."
[edit] Series
Followed by:
- The Worst of Faces of Death (1987)
- A highlight of the goriest scenes from the first three films
- Faces of Death IV (1990)
- Co-directed by Susumu Saegusa and Andrew Theopolis
- Faces of Death V (1995)
- consists entirely of footage recycled from previous Faces of Death films.
- Faces of Death VI (1996)
- consists entirely of footage recycled from previous Faces of Death films.
- Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction? (1999)
- Mockumentary about the purported legend of Faces of Death, consisting of new interviews and footage from the previous Faces of Death films
