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MASTER SCORE 49.4 / 100
2012·Crime / Horror / Thriller·1h 25m

THE COHASSET SNUFF FILM

“No one took him seriously. They do now.”

In 2009, the small town of Cohasset, Massachusetts was rocked with tragedy. A 17-year-old high school senior named Collin Mason murdered three classmates. All the murders were videotaped and uploaded to the Internet via bit torrent sites and for three days, the world viewed the murders of these three innocent teens. Through legal action, the parents of the victims were able to remove all footage from the Internet and the town tried to save face by pretending it never happened. Bootleg copies of this footage are still passed around and downloaded through illegal means. The impact of this video is still being felt in Cohasset today. The video has become infamous, and is now referred to as The Cohasset Snuff Film.

Above the Line
Edward Payson·DirectorEdward Payson·WriterDarnell J. Taylor·WriterAtlas Mason·MusicGene Shaw·Editor
Cast
Bill Shafer·HimselfChad Addison·Hunter Sunley (uncredited)Becky T. Bordo·Alyssa Jacobson (uncredited)Daniel Button·Fred Baker (uncredited)Christina Desiere·Mrs. Coughlin (uncredited)Rick Dumont·Heron (uncredited)Jordan Elizabeth·Elle Thurman (uncredited)Jackie B. Fabian·Kristen (uncredited)Debby Gerber·Melissa James (uncredited)Jason Inman·Christopher (uncredited)
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 1
Edward Payson·Director
Writing· 2
Edward Payson·WriterDarnell J. Taylor·Writer
Editing· 1
Gene Shaw·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Atlas Mason·Music
Production· 14
Kevin A. McCarthy·Executive ProducerEdward Payson·ProducerMark Behar·Executive ProducerJeremy McGovern·Executive ProducerDarnell J. Taylor·Executive ProducerGene Shaw·Executive ProducerDavid Kingsley·CastingDerek B. Griffith·Associate ProducerBarry Buck Goldstein·Associate ProducerChristian Lownds·Associate ProducerJoseph Pozo·Associate ProducerErick von Schulz·Associate ProducerMarcus Bradford·Associate ProducerTodd Plesco·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 1
Kevin A. McCarthy·Cinematography
By the Numbers
49.4
OF 100
Master Score
4.1
OF 10
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