A Cat in the Brain
Hitchcock invented the thriller… Fulci perfected it!
1990 · 93 min · ★ 5.7 · Horror, Comedy
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.
Directed by Lucio Fulci · Written by Giovanni Simonelli
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Lucio Fulci Dr. Lucio Fulci -
David L. Thompson Professor Egon Schwarz - J Jeoffrey Kennedy Officer Gabrielli
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Malisa Longo Katya Schwarz -
Paola Cozzo Nurse Lilly - S Shillett Angel Filippo the Producer
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Brett Halsey Human Monster - R Robert Egon Himself / Second Monster
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Ria De Simone Sopran - S Sacha Darwin Woman in the Oven
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Annie Belle Nightmare Victim -
Marco Di Stefano Nightmare Victim
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