A Cat in the Brain

A Cat in the Brain

Hitchcock invented the thriller… Fulci perfected it!

R 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
Jeoffrey Kennedy Officer Gabrielli
Malisa Longo Katya Schwarz
Paola Cozzo Nurse Lilly
Shillett Angel Filippo the Producer
Brett Halsey Human Monster
Robert Egon Himself / Second Monster
Ria De Simone Sopran
Sacha Darwin Woman in the Oven
Annie Belle Nightmare Victim
Marco Di Stefano Nightmare Victim

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