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The Big Shave

The Big Shave

1967Short⏱️ 5mNot Rated
ShortDramaHorror
7
IMDB Rating
9,824 votes

In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.

Director
Martin Scorsese
Writers
N/A
Stars
Peter Bernuth
Language
None
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Peter Bernuth
Peter Bernuth
as Young Man

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

🏷️ Keywords

no music during end creditsbathroomwar allegoryexperimental filmindependent short

🎯 Categories

Body HorrorDark ComedyDramaHorrorShort

⭐ Featured Review

That's a big shave alright
by Jeremy_Urquhart2023-04-09
6/10

"Saturday, the 8th of April was one of those days when I didn't have a lot of free time to watch a movie. On days like that, sometimes it's nice to watch a short film because at least it's something, and part of me feels compelled to at least log something every day. So I picked the first short film that came to mind, which is one of the earliest things Martin Scorsese ever made: a dialogue-free horror film about a guy shaving. He keeps shaving more than he needs to, and things get bloody. That's about it. It's kind of effective for something so simple? But I wish it ..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film is included in the "Martin Scorsese Shorts" set, released by the Criterion Collection, spine #1,030.

📖 Synopsis

In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.