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6 unusual facts about Lucio Fulci


David Schow

Schow has also been a frequent contributor to DVD extras content (liner notes) for horror film distributors Grindhouse Releasing/Box Office Spectaculars, notably on the upcoming North American DVD release of Italian horror filmmaker Lucio Fulci's Cat in the Brain.

Godfather of Gore

Lucio Fulci (June 17, 1927 – March 13, 1996), an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor

Ken Tobias

In 1978, he toured Europe, and while there he collaborated on the soundtrack of the Italian spaghetti western Sella d'Argento (Silver Saddle/They Died with Their Boots On), directed by Lucio Fulci.

Lucio Fulci

His features released from 1979 through 1983 (most of them scripted by famed Italian screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti) were described by some critics as being among the most violent and gory films ever made.

The Curse (1987) (aka The Farm) – Fulci was credited as co-producer on this H. P. Lovecraft adaptation, based on The Colour Out of Space, which was directed by David Keith.

Shinji Mikami

Shinji Mikami has also said that he created the original Resident Evil game in response to his disappointment with Zombie, a gory 1979 film by Italian director Lucio Fulci; Mikami was determined to make a game with none of the failings of the movie.


Al Cliver

Al Cliver (born 16 July 1951) is an Italian actor who is perhaps best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci and Jesús Franco.

Ernesto Gastaldi

He has collaborated with Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, Riccardo Freda, Tonino Valerii, Sergio Martino and Sergio Leone; as such he can be regarded as a chief architect of the giallo and Spaghetti Western film.

Gaia Germani

Born in Rome as Giovanna Giardina, she made her film debut in a French film, Georges Lautner's En plein cirage and later starred both in Italian and in French productions, working with Sergio Sollima, Bernard Borderie, Marco Ferreri, Lucio Fulci.

Geretta Geretta

She has starred in such classic Italian films horror films as, Lucio Fulci's MurderRock, Bruno Mattei's Rats: Night of Terror and Terminator 2, Producer; Dario Argento and Director; Lamberto Bava's DEMONS, and began her career in Susan Siedelman's Smithereens.

Giannetto De Rossi

Stallone was so impressed by De Rossi's work that he made sure to hire him again for the make-up effects for Daylight (1996 film), which was shot in Rome and put Stallone's son Sage Stallone in contact with Lucio Fulci.

Scream Bloody Gore

For example, Regurgitated Guts was inspired by the film City of the Living Dead a.k.a. The Gates of Hell, Beyond the Unholy Grave was influenced by the movie The Beyond, and Zombie Ritual was inspired by Zombie, all of which were films directed by Italian director Lucio Fulci.

Zora Kerova

Throughout her acting career she has worked with such directors as, Joe D'Amato, Umberto Lenzi, Lucio Fulci, and Ferdinando Baldi.


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Bruno Mattei

Although Hollywood film critics undoubtedly regard him as a hack, it should be remembered that Mattei worked with many well-known cult filmmakers like Jesus Franco, Joe D'Amato, Lucio Fulci and Claudio Fragasso, and got to direct such well-known stars as Lou Ferrigno, Reb Brown, Bo Svenson, Donald Pleasence and Richard Harris.

Cinzia Monreale

Monreale has worked with directors Lucio Fulci, Joe D'Amato and Vittotio Sindoni on more than one occasion and has also worked with Stefano Vanzina ("Steno"), Bruno Bozzetto, Marco Ferreri, and Corrado Colombo.