Visible crew/equipment: When Tom goes to talk to Max the second time at the porn shop, just as he gets to the counter, you see the boom mic on the left top of the screen.
8mm (1999)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Joaquin Phoenix, Peter Stormare, James Gandolfini
Audio problem: Right after Max and Tom watch the two fake snuff films, Max mentions the record company's lack of interest. At one point his lip movements don't seem to match his words. (00:50:35)
Photolab Assistant: This incredibly expensive machine has given us a picture of the back of a man's head.
Question: Can someone please explain what a snuff film actually is? I've heard that they don't exist, and they are just a rumor, but can someone clarify all this?
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Answer: A snuff film is a movie where someone is actually killed on film, where the intention is to sell the movie afterwards. There are several other instanses where people are shown murdered on film (news reports, the Zapruder film, dictatorships documenting executions, etc.), but if the purpose of making the movie is not commercial, it is not a geniune "snuff" film. FBI experts and other law agencies state that they have never seen a genuine "snuff", and that it is most likely just a rumor, especially since the concept of someone willingly selling evidence of their own crimes to strangers and remaining undetected for 30 years, is highly unlikely. See http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_258.html for more details.
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