Nine inch nails abbreviated as nin, sometimes stylized as ni is an american industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by trent reznor in cleveland, ohio. The film itself consisted of segments shot in the style of an amateur snuff movie based on a scenario by trent reznor. Directed by serge becker, peter christopherson, eric goode. During the 2006 with teeth tour, trent collaborated with peter murphy on a series of radio performances, playing their own songs as well as a variety of covers. For those unfamiliar with the term, a snuff movie is a movie in which an actor is actually murdered or. May 06, 20 trent reznor is embracing the power of the internet like no other, using it to continually engage fans of nine inch nails, and his new project, how to destroy angels. One year later, reznor partnered with peter christopherson founding member of. Dead souls joy division cover natural born killers 1994. Apr 28, 2016 nine inch nails grotesque film broken finally makes its way online. 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. Trent reznor is embracing the power of the internet like no other, using it to continually engage fans of nine inch nails, and his new project, how to destroy angels. I cant say the visual component broken the movie supplies actually deepens the experience of broken the albumfury is its entire message, method, and appealbut the fact is that broken remains some of the very best music released under the nine inch nails moniker, and what the sick, relentless nature of these images lends it is dimension and. The extremely graphic film was directed by peter christopherson of throbbing gristle, coil, and hipgnosis design group.
Feb 17, 2019 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. Some copies were sold in a vhs case with same artwork as the ep. The nine inch nails short film known as broken is up online, but nobody knows for how long. In 1992 nine inch nails released broken, an ep featuring six songs and two bonus tracks. 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. But as my fellow nin superfan rob galuzzo rightly pointed out in that article, many of the most eyeballburning, stomachchurning clips featured therein. But the threeyear wait actually helped most of nins fans were relatively recent converts, and they eagerly snapped up 1992s broken, which afforded the already angstridden reznor. 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. This page is dedicated to the nine inch nails movie based on the ep of the same. Broken informally known as the broken movie is a 1993 horror musical short film and longform music video filmed and directed by peter christopherson. It is presented as a snuff film, about 20 minutes in length, interspersed with brokens four music videos and includes its own video for the song gave up as its conclusion. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, reznor is the only official member. During the time that pretty hate machine was becoming an underground sensation, trent reznor became embroiled in legal difficulties with his label that prevented the release of any new nine inch nails material.
Nine inch nails released both the broken and fixed eps. Nine inch nails 20year old broken film is too violent for. Watch nine inch nails disturbing broken short film nsfw. 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. Released 20 years ago today september 22nd, 1992, this album blew away a generation. Unlike other nine inch nails albums trent reznor is backed by flood, reznors touring band, and features screeching guitars and live drum tracks. Some of the tracks on volume one are highenergy edm grooves with scuzzy guitar never surrender and others sound like brokenera nine inch nails outtakes the brick or. Apr 15, 2018 nine inch nails abbreviated as nin, sometimes stylized as ni is an american industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by trent reznor in cleveland, ohio.
Sep 19, 2017 broken doesnt get any less nerveracking from there, featuring images of a person being drowned, reznor and nine inch nails performing in a cage surrounded by lunatic fans trying to attack them, and a sequence scored to happiness in slavery involving performance artist bob flanagan as hes strapped naked into a torture machine while his body. It contained music videos for songs off the broken ep but it is. The extremely graphic film was directed by peter christopherson of throbbing gristle, coil, and hipgnosis design group fame. With trent reznor, james duval, bob flanagan, nine inch nails.
The ep was produced by frontman trent reznor and flood. Which nine inch nails songs were featured in films. Fans of nin will know what i mean when i say that nine inch nails sound, and its here on the broken ep in abundance. The reason for this is 1992s broken ep, a 99 track 33 minute long metalfest essential to the nine inch nails collection, despite its underratement. Watch nine inch nails graphic, unreleased short film broken.
The movie was filmed and directed by peter christopherson. Listen free to nine inch nails broken pinion, wish and more. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, reznor is the only official member of nine inch nails and remains solely responsible for its direction. Broken is the first extended play ep and second major release by american industrial rock band nine inch nails. The ep was recorded in secret, in order to avoid interference from tvt records. 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. Trent reznor on watchmen soundtrack, nine inch nails. Way back in 1992, nine inch nails released the broken ep, perhaps trent reznors most purely aggressive album to date. May 06, 20 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. Unofficial release of promo video made for the release of the broken ep. 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 20year old broken film is too violent for vimeo. Feb 11, 2010 music video by nine inch nails performing pinion.
Broken doesnt get any less nerveracking from there, featuring images of a person being drowned, reznor and nine inch nails performing in a cage surrounded by lunatic fans trying to attack them, and a sequence scored to happiness in slavery involving performance artist bob flanagan as hes strapped naked into a torture machine while his body. The broken movie is a short film made in 1993 to promote the broken ep, released in 1992. Slicing up eyeballs points to a post on nine inch nails tumblr page, on which trent reznor has posted a 1993 short film made in conjunction with the bands broken ep, directed by peter sleazy christopherson, of throbbing gristle and coil fame the video, which is highly disturbing and presented as a snuff film though were pretty sure nobody was actually killed for the. Omfg nine inch nails releases incredibly rare broken. Broken ep by nine inch nails cd, oct1992, interscope. The horrifying nine inch nails movie trent reznor doesnt officially want you to see. 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. Nine inch nails 20year old broken film is too violent.
Shocking longform music video was both ahead of its time and. Due to its extreme graphic content, the broken movie was never officially released. Trent reznor presents his dark vision of the ep broken by telling the story of a man. Watch broken 2006 full movie free online streaming tubi. Nine inch nails broken also known as the broken movie is a 1993 short film featuring four music videos from the broken ep with. Broken ep by nine inch nails cd, oct1992, interscope usa. For many years now, its been almost impossible to find. Reznor posted the movie to nins vimeo channel today, warning that it contains extreme violent and sexual content.
Broken is a collection of music videos from the album of the same name with fauxsnuff interludes to tie things together. This bootleg copy of the 20minute short film for broken ep might just take the prize as their most provocative and graphic video ever. 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. Broken also known as halo 5 is an ep released on september 22nd 1992. Twenty years after its creation, nine inch nails mastermind trent reznor today finally released broken, the 20minute, highly graphic short film directed by late throbbing gristle member peter sleazy christopherson. The nine inch nails short film known as the broken movie is up online, but nobody knows for how long. Brokenthis is the dvd quality version of the broken film. Much of the cast, save bob flanagan in happiness in slavery and the band itself in wish, is unknown. It was followed in 1993 by a short film, roughly 20 minutes in length, known as the broken movie. Its very violent and extremely graphic, which are a couple of reasons why i really dig it. It was released on september 22, 1992, by nothing, tvt, and interscope records.
Nov 05, 2019 some of the tracks on volume one are highenergy edm grooves with scuzzy guitar never surrender and others sound like brokenera nine inch nails outtakes the brick or even james. Apr 26, 2016 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. 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. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. According to the official nine inch nails tumblr, this 1993. May 06, 20 way back in 1992, nine inch nails released the broken ep, perhaps trent reznors most purely aggressive album to date. Nine inch nails grotesque film broken finally makes its way. 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. Nine inch nails infamous unreleased snuff film now online. 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. Broken doesnt get any less nerveracking from there, featuring images of a person being drowned, reznor and nine inch nails performing in a cage surrounded by lunatic fans trying to attack them, and a sequence scored to happiness in slavery involving performance artist bob flanagan as hes strapped naked into a torture machine while his body parts are prodded, pulled, stabbed and grinded into meat. The film involves a young man being kidnapped and made to watch nine inch nails videos while being tortured. In the liner notes, reznor credited the 1991 nine inch nails touring band as an influence on the eps sound.
There are only a few songs on this ep but they are all worth the money. 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. Nine inch nails infamous unreleased snuff film now. This intense visual was created by peter christopherson of throbbing gristle, coil, and hipgnosis design group.
Nine inch nails grotesque film broken finally makes its way online. The ep was recorded in secret, in order to avoid interference from tvt records it was followed later that year by fixed, a companion ep of remixes of the. Fanmade unofficial release of promo video made for the release of the broken ep. Nine inch nails grotesque film broken finally makes its. Filled with crunchy yet catchy riffs, broken is the perfect transition from the cheesy 80s to the dark 90s.
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