Un gatto nel cervello (1990)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writers:

John Fitzsimmons (writer)
Lucio Fulci (writer)

Release Date:

8 August 1990 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A horror film director is stalked by a mad psychiatrist/serial killer bent on killing people to model the killings after the director's gory death scenes from his movies.

Plot Keywords:

Gore | Decapitation | Child Murder | Violence | Extreme Violence

Cast

Lucio Fulci	...	Dr. Lucio Fulci
David L. Thompson	...	Professor Egon Schwarz
Jeoffrey Kennedy	...	Officer Gabrielli
Malisa Longo	...	Katya Schwarz
Ria De Simone	...	Sopran ('When Alice Broke the Mirror') (archive footage)
Brett Halsey	...	Human Monster ('When Alice Broke the Mirror') (archive footage)
Sacha Darwin	...	Woman in the Oven ('When Alice Broke the Mirror') (archive footage)
Robert Egon	...	Himself / Second Monster ('Ghosts of Sodom')
Shillett Angel	...	Filipio the Producer
Paola Cozzo	...	Nurse Lilly (as Judy Morrow)
Layla Frank	...	Nightmare Victim (archive footage)
Georgia Moore	...	Nightmare Victim (archive footage)
Paul Muller	...	Nightmare Victim (archive footage)
Marco Di Stefano	...	Man run over by car ('When Alice Broke the Mirror') (archive footage)
Maurice Poli	...	Nightmare Victim (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Nightmare Concert (A Cat in the Brain) (International: English title)
Un gatto nel cervello (I volti del terrore) (Italy)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore, a strong scene of sexuality and some nudity.

Runtime:

87 min | Germany:66 min | USA:93 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:(Banned) (uncut) | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (2000) | UK:(Banned) (original rating) | Italy:VM18 (video premiere) | USA:R | UK:18 (video rating: 2003)

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Executive Cine TV

Trivia:

The original script was 49 pages long and contained no dialogue. It consisted of descriptions of bodily mutilations/imagery and sound effects that would compliment them on screen.

Movie Connections:

References E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà (1981)

This film's power is unmistakable

I don't know what it is exactly, but the film is happily sitting on my shelf, with no thought of ever leaving me...Fulci has crafted one of the most ridiculous, bizzare, cheez-infested and well unique movies I've ever seen. Not sure what else to say about it, but I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! The steak tartar scene is absolutely uproarious, and the whole nazi torture orgy fiasco is strangely hilarious...I'm not sure what Fulci was trying to do, but has anyone heard that, based on this film, Fulci accused Wes Craven of ripping him off with "Scream"? "Cat in the Brain" is a must for bad movie lovers everywhere...Yes I'll definitely say it's not a "good" film, but I guarantee certain scenes will stick in your mind forever! This is an exercise in craziness, people...I guess if I were a "serious" critic I'd give it a 3, but on sheer enjoyability (again I can't really explain my affections) I'd give it a 7....Really whacked out flick...