A Cat in the Brain (1990)
The master of Italian horror, Lucio Fulci, stars as... Lucio Fulci, a filmmaker with a reputation for gruesome horror films. His body of work has started to plague his mental state, and he is haunted by the grotesque set-pieces his mind has conjured up during his career. His psychiatrist, Egon Schwarz, uses a hypnotised Fulci as an avatar to carry out his own disturbed fantasies, in hopes of ruining the master’s reputation once and for all.
Director:
Lucio Fulci
Writers:
Lucio Fulci, Giovanni Simonelli, Antonio Tentori.
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Lucio Fulci as Dr. Lucio Fulci |
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David L. Thompson as Professor Egon Schwarz |
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Jeoffrey Kennedy as Officer Gabrielli |
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Malisa Longo as Katya Schwarz |
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Paola Cozzo as Nurse Lilly |
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Shillett Angel as Filippo the Producer |
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Brett Halsey as Human Monster |
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Robert Egon as Himself / Second Monster |
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Ria De Simone as Sopran |
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Sacha Darwin as Woman in the Oven |
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Annie Belle as Nightmare Victim |
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Marco Di Stefano as Nightmare Victim |
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Lubka Lenzi as Nightmare Victim |
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Jessica Moore as Nightmare Victim |
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Paul Müller as Nightmare Victim |
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Maurice Poli as Nightmare Victim |
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Vincenzo Luzzi as Man with Chainsaw |
| Sound | Fabio Frizzi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Antonio Lucidi | Producer |
| Production | Luigi Nannerini | Producer |
| Directing | Lucio Fulci | Director |
| Writing | Lucio Fulci | Story |
| Writing | Giovanni Simonelli | Story |
| Writing | Lucio Fulci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giovanni Simonelli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Antonio Tentori | Screenplay |
| Directing | Roberto Lucidi | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Alessandro Grossi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Vincenzo Tomassi | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Teresa Carrera | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuseppe Ferranti | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Vincenzo Luzzi | Grip |