Dèmoni (1985)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Lamberto Bava

Writers:

Dardano Sacchetti (story)
Dario Argento (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

30 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

They will make cemeteries their cathedrals and the cities will be your tombs.

Plot:

A group of people are trapped in a large West Berlin movie theater infected by ravenous demons whom proceed to kill and posses the humans one-by-one thereby multiplying their numbers.

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Mask | Friend | Lobby | Pimp

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Urbano Barberini	...	George
Natasha Hovey	...	Cheryl
Karl Zinny	...	Ken
Fiore Argento	...	Hannah
Paola Cozzo	...	Kathy
Fabiola Toledo	...	Carmen
Nicoletta Elmi	...	Ingrid, the usherette
Stelio Candelli	...	Frank
Nicole Tessier	...	Ruth
Geretta Geretta	...	Rosemary (as Geretta Giancarlo)
Bobby Rhodes	...	Tony
Guido Baldi	...	Tommy
Bettina Ciampolini	...	Nina
Giuseppe Mauro Cruciano	...	Hot Dog (as Giuseppe Cruciano)
Sally Day	...	Carla
Eliana Miglio	...	Edith, woman in tent (Horror Film) (as Eliana Hoppe)
Jasmine Maimone	...	Nancy (Horror Film)
Marcello Modugno	...	Bob (Horror Film)
Peter Pitsch	...	Baby Pig
Lino Salemme	...	Ripper (as Pasqualino Salemme)
Enrica Maria Scrivano	...	Liz
Alex Serra	...	Werner
Michele Soavi	...	Man in Black / Jerry (Horror Film)
Claudio Spadaro	...	Liz's lover
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sami Habib Ahmed	...	Kathy's baby demon (uncredited)
Lamberto Bava	...	1st Man exiting subway (uncredited)
Victor Beard	...	Tony (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Paolo Corazzi	...	(uncredited)
Giovanni Frezza	...	Kirk (uncredited)
Claudio Insegno	...	(uncredited)
Sergio Stivaletti	...	Victim (uncredited)
Goffredo Unger	...	Jeep Driver (uncredited)
Emanuela Zicosky	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Lamberto Bava

Writing credits
Dardano Sacchetti		(story)
Dario Argento		(screenplay) &
Lamberto Bava		(screenplay) &
Franco Ferrini		(screenplay)

Produced by
Dario Argento	....	producer

Cinematography by
Gianlorenzo Battaglia

Film Editing by
Piero Bozza
Franco Fraticelli

Production Design by
Davide Bassan

Costume Design by
Marina Malavasi
Patrizia Massaia

Makeup Department
Sami Habib Ahmed	....	special makeup effects assistant
Giacinto Bretti	....	makeup artist
Giacinto Bretti	....	makeup assistant
Barbara Morosetti	....	special makeup effects assistant
Rosario Prestopino	....	makeup artist
Rosario Prestopino	....	special makeup effects
Sergio Stivaletti	....	special makeup creations

Production Management
Guido De Laurentiis	....	unit manager
Eros Lafranconi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fabrizio Bava	....	trainee assistant director
Michele Soavi	....	assistant director

Art Department
Maurizio Jacopelli	....	prop master

Sound Department
Nick Alexander	....	dubbing editor
Angelo Amatulli	....	boom operator
Raffaele De Luca	....	sound mixer
Romano Pampaloni	....	re-recording engineer
Federico Savina	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Special Effects by
Danilo Bollettini	....	special effects
Angelo Mattei	....	special construction models
Sergio Stivaletti	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Aldo Mafera	....	titles & opticals

Stunts
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Francesco Bellomo	....	still photographer: action stills (as Franco Bellomo)
Gianfranco Caira	....	still photographer: action stills
Daniele Cimini	....	assistant camera
Enzo Frattari	....	assistant camera
Federico Martucci	....	assistant camera
Claudio Nannuzzi	....	assistant camera
Franco Serantoni	....	key grip
Paolo Tiberti	....	grip
Cristo Verrillo	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carla Latini	....	seamstress
Livia Pascucci	....	assistant dresser

Editorial Department
Fabrizio Fraticelli	....	second assistant editor
Sergio Fraticelli	....	second assistant editor
Roberto Priori	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Ferdinando Caputo	....	production accountant
Fabrizio Diaz	....	production secretary
Rita Friggeri	....	production secretary
Enrico Lucherini	....	unit publicist
Renato Rinaldo	....	paymaster
Daniela Tonti	....	continuity
Luciano Vittori	....	processing laboratory

Production Companies

• DACFILM Rome

Distributors

• Ascot Films (1986) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Norstar Releasing (1986) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Belga Films Video (1987) (Belgium) (video)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
• New World Home Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Norstar Home Video Inc. (1986) (Canada) (VHS) (dubbed)
• Starz Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• CIAK Italia  camera equipment
• CIAK Italia  lighting
• Cinesicurtà  insurance consultant
• Corridori & Co.  special stage effects
• International Recordings  sound re-recording
• Lajon Productions Inc.  post-production: USA
• RCA Records  soundtrack album
• Romana Trasporti  transportation
• Studio Anzellotti  special sound effects
• The Sargassis  hairstyles
• Universo Film  music producers

Also Known As:

Demons (USA)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:(Banned) | Mexico:D | Argentina:18 | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

DACFILM Rome

Trivia:

All of the graphic violence in the film was fully scripted and little improvisation was done on screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where George and Cheryl have climbed out onto the roof of the cinema, a shot across the city skyline shows that there is a crescent moon. In the final shot of the film, a full moon is visible in the sky on the right hand side of the screen (it's the same night).

Quotes:

Tony the Pimp: What the hell happened to Rosemary?

Movie Connections:

Featured in A Head for Horror: Lamberto Bava on 'Macabre' (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Walking on the Edge

Nice and juicy Italian cult film with a rocking soundtrack.

Demons (1985) is a movie that has to be seen with a nice stereo sound system because the music rocks. Demons is gooey and bloody. It's also nicely accompanied by an awesome soundtrack. Argento wanted to produce a movie that was a mindless and brainless exercise of absurdity, an instant popcorn movie that was going to make him and his investors a lot of money. Well, with the aid of Lamberto Bava he accomplished what he set out to do. The results are what you see on the screen. An action packed thrill ride. A movie from the 80's. A young woman and her friend are given tickets to a movie by a masked man who sort of resembles Lou Reed (Michael Soavi). Argento's daughter is in this picture (Fiore Argento), Lamberto Bava has a cameo appearence and 70's Italian child star Nicoletta Elmi (she's all grown up!) has a role as the theatre usherette. If you like cheesy horror films, this one's right up your alley. Highly recommended.

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