Ruggero Deodato
Age: Robert Kerman, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Francesca Ciardi
You Aughta Know: "Today people want sensationalism; the more you rape their senses the happier they are."
"Today people want sensationalism; the more you rape their senses the happier they are."

Forever vilified for its real scenes of animal murder and horrifically realized scenes of cannibal torture, interest in this faux documentary was revitalized when it was cited as the inspiration for The Blair Witch Project. Nothing in the latter film, though, could compare to the Nat-Geo feel that makes viewers gassy with discomfort. Banned in many countries, as the poster luridly pointed out—in fact, courts actually brought the footage in to determine if the killings were real.