Violent Shit

Infobox_Film
name =Violent Shit


caption =Violent Shit VHS box
imdb_id =0094271
writer =Andreas Schnaas (uncredited)
starring =Andreas Schnaas,

Gabi Bäzner,

Wolfgang Hinz
director =Andreas Schnaas
producer =Andreas Schnaas and The Violent Shitters
distributor =Anthroproject Films
released =1987
tagline =A new butcher is born
runtime =75 min.
language =German
music =Micky Engels
awards =
budget =$2,000 (reported)

"Violent Shit" is an extremely low budget film, most notable as the first feature-length movie directed by Andreas Schnaas. It was filmed over the course of several days in 1987 and was released the same year.

Although the country's first direct-to-video movie, "Violent Shit" was immediately banned by German authorities for its explicit violence and soon became an underground cult hit. It played midnight showings for years before receiving a proper video release.

It has spawned three sequels, "Violent Shit 2: Mother Hold My Hand", "Violent Shit III: Infantry of Doom" ("Zombie Doom" in the US), and "" Although they all feature a masked killer named Karl, the films are otherwise unrelated.

The film is often mistaken for a mondo film because of its cover art (which seemingly mimics their covers). In actuality, it is the story of a young man, Karl (played by Andreas Schnaas, the director), who goes on a heinous killing spree. The effects are amateurish, but still quite grisly. Many of the sequences involve graphic sexual mutilation, which greatly upset censors upon its initial release.

Its somewhat-infamous name was taken from a conversation the director had with a friend, who referred to his low-budget film ventures as "Nothing more than violent shit."

Trivia

The makers of this film illegally used a song by the metal band W.A.S.P. entitled "The Torture Never Stops" during a scene in the movie. Due to "Violent Shit"'s extremely low budget and international copyright laws, a lawsuit was never issued.