August Underground (2001) (V)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Fred Vogel

Writers:

Allen Peters (writer)
Fred Vogel (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The sickest film ever made

Plot:

Two serial killers go on a murdering rampage as one films the outcome from behind a video camera. One of the most realistically portrayed simulated snuff films. |

Plot Keywords:

Snuff Film | Serial Killer | Concert Footage | Torture | Vomit

Cast

Kyle Dealman
Casey Eganey	...	Girl in supermarket
Dan Friedman	...	Owner of supermarket
Alexa Iris	...	Hitchhiker
Victoria Jones	...	Old woman
Joe Knetter	...	Himself
Aaron LaBonte	...	Younger twin, tattoo artist
Ben LaBonte	...	Older twin
Andrew Lauer		(as Andy Lauer)
Peter Mountain
Allen Peters	...	Man behind the Camera
AnnMarie Reveruzzi	...	Girl in cellar
Erika Risovich	...	Blonde prostitute
Russel A. Sagona
Randi Stubbs	...	Black prostitute
Fred Vogel	...	Killer
Stephen Vogel	...	Boy in supermarket
John A. Wisniewski	...	Dead man in bathtub
Nick Yatsko	...	Bouncer at concert

Runtime:

USA:70 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:(Banned) (2007) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Toe Tag Pictures

Movie Connections:

Featured in S&Man (2006)

one of the harshest movies in existence

Only the very hardest viewers need apply to this indie. It is the absolute closest thing to genuine snuff you will ever see. Far more unsettling and realistic than the over hyped Guinea Pig series. Obviously without the use of a simple tripod August Underground assaults the senses from the first minute to the last. The movie comes off as something found stowed away in the recesses of a twisted serial killer's private collection of home videos because the basic plot is two college aged psychos tape their carnage. The acting is amazingly real, the effects are nightmarish. What makes it so realistic is the amateur way it comes off, ironically. With bad blips of home editing, camera shots up in the air and unsteady and the absence of any opening credits it's hard to believe what you are seeing is a full fledged movie. The camera person never makes an appearance but his sick laughing at his victims along with childish banter with the one killer we do see makes this feel like a homemade episode of Jackass that enters the zone of murder.

This is not a movie that most people would be able to handle. It takes a strong stomach and a numbed mind for this truly is one of the most extreme and violent pieces ever to make it to video.