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A Cat in the Brain
Hitchcock invented the thriller… Fulci perfected it!
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.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about A Cat in the Brain
Cast
Lucio FulciDr. Lucio Fulci
David L. ThompsonProfessor Egon Schwarz
Malisa LongoKatya Schwarz
Paola CozzoNurse Lilly
Brett HalseyHuman MonsterCredits
- Directed by
- Lucio Fulci
- Written by
- Lucio Fulci, Antonio Tentori, Giovanni Simonelli, Lucio Fulci, Giovanni Simonelli
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Original title
- Un gatto nel cervello
- Budget
- $100K
Production
- Executive Cine TV
Themes
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