| Cat in the Brain | |
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 Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti | |
| Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
| Screenplay by | Lucio Fulci Giovanni Simonelli (as John Fitzsimmons) Antonio Tentori |
| Story by | Lucio Fulci Giovanni Simonelli |
| Produced by | Antonio Lucidi Luigi Nannerini |
| Starring | Lucio Fulci Brett Halsey (stock footage) Jeoffrey Kennedy Malisa Longo Ria De Simone Sacha Maria Darwin |
| Cinematography | Alessandro Grossi |
| Edited by | Vincenzo Tomassi |
| Music by | Fabio Frizzi |
Production company | Exclusive Cine TV |
| Distributed by | Lucas Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes [1] |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Budget | $100,000 (U.S.) |
Cat in the Brain[2] (Italian: Un gatto nel cervello (I volti del terrore)) (lit. A cat in the brain), also known as Nightmare Concert,[2] is a 1990 Italian horror film written and directed by Lucio Fulci.[3] Fulci stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a tortured horror filmmaker who is driven by the violent visions that he experiences both behind the camera and off the set.[4] Feeling like he's losing his grip on reality and disturbed by murderous fantasies, Fulci consults a psychotherapist, who is secretly a serial killer and using hypnosis, exploiting the director's vulnerabilities to his own murderous ends.[5]
A Cat in the Brain has been called the horror film equivalent of Federico Fellini's 8½, using cynical, Grand Guignol humour.[5][6] Juxtaposing gory horror clips from several of his own past horror films which he had worked on, Fulci shot a wrap-around segment featuring his own plot and used Vincenzo Tomassi's film editing to create the storyline[6] – a personal insight into the effects of horror filmmaking on the psyche.[4]
- ^ a b Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond Terror, the films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press. p. 281.
- ^ a b Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond Terror, the films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press. page 281.
- ^ Patricia MacCormack (22 April 2004). "Lucio Fulci". sensesofcinema.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b The Spinning Image UK "Cat in the Brain" a review
- ^ a b "Cat in the Brain (1990) - DVD Review" by Drew Fitzpatrick, Cinefanastique, March 31, 2009
- ^ a b Coffel, Chris (October 19, 2016). "[Blu-ray Review] 'Cat in the Brain' is Fulci's '8 1/2'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 19, 2023.