Whenever Martin Scorsese’s filmography comes up, it’s quickly followed a discussion on his iconic gangster movies like Goodfellas, Casino, or The Departed. But did you know that in addition to making those classics and so many other great dramas over the course of the past 60 years, the Academy Award-winning director also made a body horror film way back in his younger days? I’m talking before Who’s That Knocking at My Door put him on the map.
Recently, while looking for something to watch with my HBO Max subscription, I stumbled upon a short film from 1967 called The Big Shave. Clocking in at six minutes in length, I decided to give it a watch, not realizing until the end credits that Scorsese was behind this bright, vibrant, and bloody short that was full of '60s-era social commentary.
