The Worst of Faces of Death
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| The Worst of Faces of Death | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Alan Schwartz |
| Written by | John Alan Schwartz |
| Music by | Gene Kauer |
| Distributed by | Gorgon Video |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Running time | 54 Min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Faces of Death III |
| Followed by | Faces of Death IV |
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The Worst of Faces of Death is a direct-to-video compilation of highlights from the first three Faces of Death films. The parachuter landing in the alligator pit, as well as the slaughterhouse footage, the shootout in front of the pharmacy and monkey brain eating sequence are lifted whole from the earlier films. In between there are brief introductory scenes featuring James B. Schwartz as "Dr. Louis Flellis".
Flellis explains that his friend and mentor Dr Francis B. Gröss died while Flellis himself was performing a routine operation on him, although it remains unclear why. In reality, actor Michael Carr did not return to portray Gröss again.
This film was titled The Best of Gesichter des Todes 1-3 (The Best of Faces of Death 1- 3) for its release in Germany.
[edit] Series
Followed by:
- 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
