Written by frontman trent reznor and coproduced by flood, the song serves as the sixth track of nine inch nails 1992 ep, broken. The film has some of the homophobia, coprophillia, and necrophilla in here. It was released on september 22, 1992, by nothing, tvt, and interscope records. Trailers 0 youtube videos 0 posters 1 quotes 1 comments 1 change logs. Trent reznor breaks silence on undeniably hooky old.
Nine inch nails the broken movie original dvd quality. Reznor posted the movie to nins vimeo channel today, warning. The ep was produced by frontman trent reznor and flood. For those unfamiliar with the term, a snuff movie is a movie in which an actor is actually murdered or. At this age i was mostly listening to hip hop and street punk. Trent reznor presents his dark vision of the ep broken by telling the story of a man kidnapped and forced to watch nine inch nails videos, disturbing in their own right, while being tortured. Nine inch nails frontman and old town road sample fodder trent reznor has broken his silence on the undeniably hooky song. Tracks 1 4 are the videos that have been shown on mtv and appear on the closure vhs, track 5 has been filmed for this release and is a man being kidnapped, tortured and made to watch nine inch nails videos. Riding a wave of soaring popularity, trent reznor and his backing band, nine inch nails, embarked on a slew of tours, culminating in a disastrous trek opening for guns n roses across europe.
In 1988, a young musician and janitor in the employ of tvt records wrote and recorded a stable of songs that would later appear on the smash hit album pretty hate machine. Thompson may 6, 20 music 0 comment broken the short film, not the cd was like an urban legend in the 90s. Although not technically so, broken is usually considered nine inch nails second major release after pretty hate machine since it consists entirely of new material. In 1993 nine inch nails released the 20 minutes short film broken often referred to as the broken movie featuring 4 music videos from the.
Broken is a collection of music videos from the album of. Nine inch nails 1993 gave up broken movie file size. Fanmade unofficial release of promo video made for the release of the broken ep. The movie wove brokens four music videos together via a violent snuff film and included its own video for the song gave up as its conclusion. The broken movie is a short film made in 1993 to promote the broken ep, released in 1992.
But as my fellow nin superfan rob galuzzo rightly pointed out in that article, many of the most eyeballburning, stomachchurning clips featured therein are parts of a larger project the. With trent reznor, james duval, bob flanagan, nine inch nails. Broken also known as halo 5 is an ep released on september 22nd 1992. It was followed in 1993 by a short film, roughly 20 minutes in length, known as the broken movie. The film itself consisted of segments shot in the style of an amateur snuff movie based on a scenario by trent reznor. Its hard to imagine that anyone involved in the making of the broken movie ever seriously thought it would get a commercial release. The release of nine inch nails debut, pretty hate machine. The movie wove broken s four music videos together via a violent snuff film and included its own video for the song gave up as its conclusion. In the early 1990s, trent reznor should have been on top of the world. In 1993 nine inch nails released the 20 minutes short film broken often referred to as the broken movie featuring 4 music videos from the broken ep. Broken is the first extended play ep and second major release by american industrial rock band nine inch nails. As gritty, nasty, and industrial as anything nine inch nails have ever put out there, this is a fantastic ep that any music collection would be richer for including. Broken is a 1993 horror musical short film and longform music video filmed and directed by peter christopherson. Ive uploaded it in full so you can enjoy it as intended, complete with a large silence after gave up.
Nine inch nails infamous unreleased snuff film now online. Nine inch nails 1993 broken, the most disturbing music. Nine inch nails broken also known as the broken movie is a 1993 short film featuring four music videos from the broken ep with wraparound segments shot in the style of an amateur snuff film. Omfg nine inch nails releases incredibly rare broken. Fans of nine inch nails and loud music know the story of the broken ep. Nine inch nails broken also known as the broken movie is a 1993 short film featuring four music videos from the broken ep with. Created by trent reznor and peter christopherson as a means to link the videos for nine inch nails broken into a mini movie, it metaphorically picked up where the infamous video for nine inch nails happiness. Unofficial release of promo video made for the release of the broken ep. According to the official nine inch nails tumblr, this 1993. Omfg nine inch nails releases incredibly rare broken video movies universal bringing jaws to 45th anniversary limited edition 4k ultra hd in june. This bootleg copy of the 20minute short film for broken ep might just take the prize as their most provocative and graphic video ever. Broken, also known as the broken movie, was a short horror film made in 1993 to promote the nine inch nails ep of the same name. Nine inch nails snuff movie for broken ends up on archives side. Some copies were sold in a vhs case with same artwork as the ep.
The song is noted for its multiple music videos and became a. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Nine inch nails extremely graphic broken short film. The extremely graphic film was directed by peter christopherson of throbbing gristle, coil, and hipgnosis design group fame. Nine inch nails 1993 broken, the most disturbing music video ever made, now legally online. Not too long ago, we corralled a collection of the most extreme nine inch nails music videos ever made, and you should definitely check those out pronto.
Kindle direct publishing indie digital publishing made easy. The movie was filmed and directed by peter christopherson. The extremely graphic film was directed by peter christopherson of throbbing gristle, coil, and hipgnosis design group. It is based on an idea by trent reznor, founder of industrial rock band nine inch nails, and is a companion piece to the 1992 nine inch nails ep broken. Nine inch nails extremely graphic broken short film surfaces 20 years later images of sex, murder, and cannibalism make up the nsfw 1993 feature kyle mcgovern may 6, 20.
I seen a part of the video for gave up and it was so disturbing i could not get through it. Pulling the harsh sounds of industrial rock into the mainstream, trent reznor and his band nine inch nails became the face of industrial music in the 90s with head like a hole, closer, and hurt becoming hits and the downward spiral 1994 and the fragile 1999 topping the charts. Gave up is a song by american industrial rock band nine inch nails. Broken informally known as the broken movie is a 1993 horror musical short film and longform music video filmed and directed by peter christopherson. Watch nine inch nails graphic, unreleased short film broken. It is presented as a snuff film, about 20 minutes in length, interspersed with broken s four music videos and includes its own video for the song gave up as its conclusion. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Broken 1993 trent reznor presents his dark vision of the ep broken by telling the story of a man kidnapped and forced to watch nine inch nails videos. The horrifying nine inch nails movie trent reznor doesn. This page is dedicated to the nine inch nails movie based on the ep of the same. Twenty years after its creation, nine inch nails mastermind trent reznor today finally released broken, the 20minute, highly graphic short film directed by peter christopherson. Released 20 years ago today september 22nd, 1992, this album blew away a generation.
The broken movie is a short film made in 1993 to promote the broken ep. Broken 1993 trent reznor presents his dark vision of the ep broken by telling the story of a man kidnapped and forced to watch nine inch nails videos, disturbing in their own right, while being. The horrifying nine inch nails movie trent reznor doesnt. Trent reznor presents his dark vision of the ep broken by telling the story of a man. Shutterstock 2 when trent reznor first heard old town road. Almost 25 years after it was unleashed upon the world, the broken film remains the most graphic and unsetting piece of art nine inch nails have.
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