C'erano una volta, quando eravamo piccini e più o meno implumi, dei film - o delle scene - che ci facevano
pppaura.
Alcuni la fanno ancora, la maggior parte - rivisti oggi - farebbero ridere.
Prendendo spunto da un
interessante thread sul forum del mitico
FilmBrutti.com, ripropongo ed integro il mio elenco.
Oh voi
popolo dei blogghe a sfondo quasi-circa-cinematografico, postate anche voi un elenco di film o scene che da
pampini vi facevano
pppaura!
I titoli sono in ordine sparso, ed includono sia grandi classici che puro trash:
- Krakatoa, East di Java: la passerella sulla lava mi ha convinto per sempre a stare lontano dai vulcani.
- La Macchina Nera: è una "pre-euro" e ora dovrebbe restare sempre in garage...
- L'Inferno di Cristallo: chi ha lasciato il gas acceso?
- Baby Killer: il terrore plasticoso!
- Carrie, lo Sguardo di Satana: ancora oggi uno dei migliori horror di sempre; finale leggendario.
- Visitors: un po' perché mangiavano topolini e pantegane, un po' per l'ambientazione semi-fantascientifica.
- Nightmare e Nightmare III: i guerrieri del sogno: per gli artigli, per il tizio che viene risucchiato dal letto e poi sputato fuori e per i buchi sulle braccia (da riproporre come spot anti-droga).
- L'Avventura del Poseidon: Gene Hackman ed Ernest Borgnine sotto-sopra!
- Il Pianeta delle Scimmie: per il finale e per il concept in sé.
- Hellraiser: ehi tu, occhio a non voltarti mentre dormi! (grane film, il primo).
- La Chiesa e Suspiria: in generale la roba scritta o diretta da Dario Argento mi ha sempre fatto più sbadigliare che paura, ma qui qualche scena che da bimbo mi fece pppaura c'era....
- La Cosa da un Altro Mondo e La Cosa: pietre miliari dell'horror e del cinema in generale.
- L'Esorcista: eeentra in meee! Immenso.
- Piranha Paura: aaargh! Il tonno alato mi insegue!
- L'Orca Assassina: a papà-pesce-mammifero girano le pinne (ovviamente anche il mitico Lo Squalo)
- Poltergeist: Tobe Hooper ci insegna a spegnere la TV...
- 2022: i sopravvissuti (Soylent Green): mmmmm... chebbbuono, sa di nonno!
- It: il ragnone delle fogne!
- Il Presagio e (credo) il secondo: per l'inquietante bambino sul triciclo (quello sulle scale, non quello nei corridoi di Shining) e per il (mancato?) olocausto nucleare.
- un numero imprecisato di episodi di Ai confini della realtà ed ovviamente la vecchia serie ed il film: mitici l'orologio che ferma il tempo, il demone sull'aereo, la famiglia con la figlia con la bocca cucita e gli occhiali del bibliotecario.
- Alligator: imparate anche voi i fondamenti dell'igiene casalinga!
- Tarantola: enorme, peloso ed inarrestabile... le signore l'adoreranno!
- The Swarm (Lo Sciame?): buono come il miele.
- Grizzly l'Orso che Uccide: chi vuole intendere in tenda...
Direi che quasi tutti questi li vidi per la prima volta tra i 10 ed i 13 anni (seconda metà/fine anni '80, quindi); forse alcuni prima, pochissimi dopo. Non metto in elenco l'immenso
Friday the 13th perché lo vidi solo molto più tardi (meraviglioso il finale).
Da bimbetto pacioccoso ricordo che mi spaventavano un poco i nemici dei vari
Ufo robot,
Mazinga Z,
Vultus V ed amici - ma durò poco.
In generale era un'epoca più felice, per gli horror. Quelli attuali oramai presentano inquietanti analogie coi porno: nei
carnacci metà del lavoro consiste nell'inventarsi un titolo che sia descrittivo e di richiamo, negli horror moderni metà del lavoro consiste nel trovare una scusa per la quale i telefoni cellulari non funzionano...
Come si evince dall'elenco, una cosa di cui sento tanto la mancanza è il
filone horror-naturale, con bestiaccie feroci e creature assortite che si scatenano con inermi cittadini.
Non che un concept del genere possa funzionare al giorno d'oggi (nonostante qualcuno stia cercando di rispolverarlo), ma che nostalgia!
Towering Inferno, The (1974)
Inferno di cristallo, L'
Regista: John Guillermin,
Irwin Allen Scrittore: Richard Martin Stern,
Thomas N. Scortia Genere: Action, Thriller, Drama
Valutazione: 6.6/10 (8390 voti)
Durata: 165 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Doug Roberts, Architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper. He goes to the party that night concerned he's found that his wiring specifications have not been followed and that the building continues to develope short circuits. When the fire begins Michael O'Halleran is the chief on duty as a series of daring rescues punctuate the terror of a building too tall to have a fire successfully fought from the ground burns.
Trivia random: The HH-1N helicopters are in the original paint scheme used by NAS Lemoore's Search and Rescue Flight. Later on, they were painted Red and White. Up until the unit's disbandment in 2004, the Flight was still pointing out it was their helicopters used in the movie.
Citazione random: [Doug Roberts gets a call for Harry Jernigan from the Security station in the Tower]::Doug Roberts: Harry?::Harry Jernigan: [picks up the phone] Jernigan.::[Jernigan learns that Lisolette Mueller is trapped on the 87th floor trying to rescue the Albright family]::Harry Jernigan: What? Dammit man, you should have sent a man up there!::[pause]::Harry Jernigan: How do you expect her to hear a phone call? She's deaf!::[pause]::Harry Jernigan: Sure the kids can hear!::[pause]::Harry Jernigan: I don't know, maybe they were in the shower or something when you called.::[pause]::Harry Jernigan: No, you stay where you are, I'll get them down.::[Doug Roberts listens while Kappy angrilly demands reinforcements over his radio]::Harry Jernigan: There's still some people on Eighty-Seven. I'll get 'em down.::Doug Roberts: I'll give you a hand.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
"V" (1984)
Regista: Ray Austin,
Earl Bellamy Scrittore: Donald R. Boyle,
Colley Cibber Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.0/10 (388 voti)
Durata: 60::(19 episodes) min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:- Marc Singer .... Mike Donovan (17 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Jane Badler .... Diana (16 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Faye Grant .... Dr. Julie Parrish (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Jennifer Cooke .... Elizabeth (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Jeff Yagher .... Kyle Bates (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Robert Englund .... Willie (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
- June Chadwick .... Lydia (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Michael Ironside .... Ham Tyler (11 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Blair Tefkin .... Robin Maxwell (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Michael Wright .... Elias (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
Trama:The Earth has been invaded by lizard-like beings from another planet called Visitors. A small resistance of rebels led by photojournalist Mike Donovan, Dr. Julie Parrish and mercenary Ham Tyler fight the Nazi-like reign. The aliens usually appear disguised as humans, and are led by Diana, their queen.
Trivia random: When the romance between Mike and Julie began to fade, both Faye Grant and Michael Ironside pushed to have a romance between their characters. Unfortunately, Ironside's character Ham was written out before this could happen, and the show was canceled before he could return.
Citazione random: [Nathan Bates is apparently collaborating with the Visitors]::Mike Donovan: We know Bates is in bed with Diana.::Willie: Really? I did not know that.::Elias Taylor: It's a figure of speech, Willie.::Willie: With Diana... one never knows.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981)
Piranha paura
Regista: James Cameron Scrittore: H.A. Milton Genere: Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 3.4/10 (1453 voti)
Durata: 84 min
Paese: USA, Italy
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:A sunken US supply ship off a Caribbean island resort is the focus for a series of mysterious piranha attacks. Investigating the death of one of her son's companions after a scuba-diving trip, Anne Kimbrough breaks into the morgue with holidaymaker Tyler Sherman, only to discover that the fish have wings and can fly. But the hotel manager refuses to call off the annual fish fry on the beach, with inevitable consequences...
Trivia random: In an interview, James Cameron said, "I believe 'The Spawning' was the finest flying piranha movie ever made."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Borgnine, Ernest
Nome di battesimo: Borgnine, Ermes Effron
Data di nascita: 24 January 1917
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Tova Traesnaes::(24 February 1973 - present), Donna Rancourt::(June 1965 - 1972) (divorced) 2 children, Ethel Merman::(27 June 1964 - 29 July 1964) (divorced), Katy Jurado::(31 December 1959 - 3 June 1963) (divorced), Rhoda Kemins::(1948 - September 1958) (divorced) 1 child
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Ernest Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents were Charles and Anna Borgnine, who had emigrated from Carpi, Italy. As an only child, Ernest enjoyed most sports, especially boxing, but took no real interest in acting. At 18, after graduating from high school in New Haven, and undecided about his future career, he joined the navy, where he stayed for ten years until leaving in 1945. After a few factory jobs, his mother suggested that his forceful personality could make him suitable for a career in acting, and Borgnine promptly enrolled at the Randall School of Drama in Hartford. After completing the course he joined Robert Porterfield's famous Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, staying there for four years, undertaking odd jobs and playing every type of role imaginable. His big break came in 1949, when he made his acting debut on Broadway playing a male nurse in "Harvey". In 1951 Borgnine moved to Los Angeles to pursue a movie career, and made his film debut as Bill Street in The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951). His career took off in 1953 when he was cast in the role of Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in From Here to Eternity (1953). This memorable performance led to numerous supporting roles as "heavies" in a steady string of dramas and westerns. He played against type in 1955 by securing the lead role of Marty Piletti, a shy and sensitive butcher, in Marty (1955). He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, despite strong competition from Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, James Dean and James Cagney. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s Borgnine performed memorably in such films as The Catered Affair (1956) and Emperor of the North Pole (1973). Between 1962 and 1966 he played Lt. Quinton McHale in the popular TV series "McHale's Navy" (1962). In early 1984 he returned to television as Dominic Santini in the action series "Airwolf" (1984), and in 1995 he was cast in the comedy "The Single Guy" (1995) as doorman Manny Cordoba. He also appeared in several made-for-TV movies. Ernest Borgnine has often stated that acting is his greatest passion, and he's still working today. His amazing 51-year career includes appearances in over 100 feature films and three television series, as well as voiceovers in animated films such as All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and Small Soldiers (1998). He is married to Tova Traesnaes, who heads her own cosmetics company. They live in Beverly Hills, where Borgnine assists his wife between film projects. When not acting, he actively supports numerous charities and speaks tirelessly at benefits throughout the country. He has been awarded several honorary doctorates from colleges across the US as well as numerous Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 1996 he purchased a bus and traveled across the U.S. to see the country and meet his many fans. On December 17, 1999, he presented the University of North Alabama with a collection of scripts from his film and television career, as he is good friends with alumni and actor George Lindsey.
Trivia random: Father of Cris Borgnine.
Citazione random: "Ever since they opened the floodgates with Clark Gable saying, 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn,' somebody's ears pricked up and said, 'Oh boy, here we go!'. Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right."
Salario massimo: $5,000, per Marty (1955)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
"Twilight Zone, The" (1985)
Ai confini della realtà
Scrittore: Paul Chitlik,
William Bermender Genere: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Valutazione: 7.6/10 (241 voti)
Durata: 60::(63 episodes) min
Paese: UK, Canada, USA
Lingua: English
Cast:- Robin Ward .... Narrator (3 episodes, 1987-1989)
- William Atherton .... Brian Wolfe / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
- Roberts Blossom .... Hawkline / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
- Heather Haase .... Lianna (segment "The Shadow Man") / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
- Danica McKellar .... Deidre Dobbs / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
- Tim Russ .... (segment "Kentucky Rye") / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
- James Whitmore Jr. .... Dennis Wells (segment "Nightcrawlers") / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
- Raye Birk .... Bearded Man (segment "Wordplay") / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
- David Hayward .... Mark (segment "Dreams for Sale") / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
- Nan Martin .... First Nun (segment "If She Dies") / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Trama:An updated version of the famous 1960's TV series created by Rod Serling. Each week presents one to three tales about some unusual situation that turns out to be even more unusual than initially suspected. Whether the tone of the story is horror, suspense or humor, there is always a surprise twist at the end.
Trivia random: Rod Serling (creator of the original series, "The Twilight Zone" (1959)) made up the phrase "Fifth Dimension" to use in one season's opening narration. He stated that he wanted to go one beyond the four known dimensions. A reporter one time asked him what was the fourth dimension (given the first three are length, width, and height). Serling supposedly answered, "I don't know. Aren't there four?"
Citazione random: [after his life is saved by a time traveler, JFK gives a speech to a Harvard class - in 2172]::President John F. Kennedy: Let the record show that in any age - good or bad - there are men of high ideals. Men of courage! Men who do more than that for which they are called upon! You will not always know their names. But let their deeds stand as monuments, so that when the human race is called to judgment, we may say, "This too was humanity!"
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Car, The (1977)
Macchina nera, La
Regista: Elliot Silverstein Scrittore: Michael Butler,
Dennis Shryack Genere: Horror
Valutazione: 4.9/10 (1519 voti)
Durata: 96 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:A sleek, possessed car terrorizes everyone it comes in contact with.
Trivia random: There were six Cars built for filming by Barris Kustoms in Lynnwood, California: one main car of steel and five fiberglass replicas. Three replicas were destroyed in the climactic explosion scene and the other two replicas were wrecked in rollovers. The gloss-black main Car is a custom Lincoln Mark III with a locked 4.11 differential (to allow easier spinning), a 460 cubic-inch V8 engine, heavy-duty suspension, roll bar, safety harness, and amber-tinted glass. The top is lowered and the beltline raised. Twelve craftsmen built the main Car in six weeks.
Citazione random: Chas: [to Lauren, as they drive past his mobile home] Just checkin' the tipi.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Suspiria (1977)
Regista: Dario Argento Scrittore: Dario Argento and,
Daria Nicolodi Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (8165 voti)
Durata: 98 min
Paese: Italy
Lingua: Italian, Russian, English, German, Latin
Cast:Trama:A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. As she arrives, the camera turns to another young woman, who appears to be fleeing from the school. She returns to her apartment where she is gruesomely murdered by a hideous creature. Meanwhile, the young American is trying to settle in at the ballet school, but hears strange noises and is troubled by bizarre occurrences. She eventually discovers that the school is merely a front for a much more sinister organization.
Trivia random: Joan Bennett's last feature film.
Citazione random: Helena Markos: [aroused from her snoring slumber] Who is it? Who's there? Ah, I've been expecting you! The American girl! I knew you'd come. You want to kill me! You want to kill Helena Markos!::[vanishes, laughing]::Helena Markos: You wanted to kill me! You wanted to kill me! What are you gonna do now, huh? Now death is coming for you! You wanted to kill Helena Markos! Hell is behind that door! You're going to meet death now... the LIVING DEAD!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Grizzly (1976)
Grizzly l'orso che uccide
Regista: William Girdler Scrittore: Harvey Flaxman &,
David Sheldon Genere: Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 4.3/10 (450 voti)
Durata: 91 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:A fifteen-foot grizzly bear figures out that humans make for a tasty treat. As a park ranger tries rallying his men to bring about the bear's capture or destruction, his efforts are thwarted by the introduction of dozens of drunken hunters into the area.
Trivia random: This ended up becoming the most financially successful independent motion picture of 1976, earning an impressive $39 million world wide in box office revenue, breaking records as well. It held this position for two solid years, until Halloween (1978) surpassed its record.
Citazione random: Don Stober: If ya feel a wet snout in ya face, whatever you do, don't move. And don't kiss it back 'cause it ain't me.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Omen, The (1976)
Presagio, Il
Regista: Richard Donner Scrittore: David Seltzer Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.5/10 (15484 voti)
Durata: 111 min
Paese: UK, USA
Lingua: English, Latin
Cast:Trama:Rome, 6juin, 6heures du matin. Katherine Thorn, l'épouse d'un diplomate américain de renom, est victime d'une fausse couche. Son mari, l'ambassadeur Robert Thorn, ne peut se résigner à lui avouer la mort de son bébé. Sur les instances d'un religieux, il accepte d'adopter un nouveau-né dont la mère est morte peu de temps après l'accouchement, et de ne rien dire à son épouse. Cinq années se sont écoulées.Les Thorn habitent Londres, où Robert a été nommé ambassadeur, ils mènent l'existence paisible d'un couple heureux. Leur enfant, Damien, est un petit garçon charmant et particulièrement gâté par ses parents. Une grande reception est organisé à l'occasion de son cinquième anniversaire. Alors que les festivités battent leur plein, un drame inattendu plonge les invités dans l'horreur: la gouvernante de Damien s'est pendue.
Trivia random: Richard Donner decided that Harvey Stephens' naturally blond hair should be dyed black to give him a more sinister look in his role as Damien.
Citazione random: Photographer: Run out of film?::Keith Jennings: Saving it for his cannonization.::Photographer: How's that?::Keith Jennings: I don't know if we've got the heir to the Thorn millions here or Jesus Christ Himself.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984)
Nightmare dal profondo della notte
Regista: Wes Craven Scrittore: Wes Craven Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.3/10 (22672 voti)
Durata: 91 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson (Langenkamp) and a group of her friends including Tina Gray (Wyss), Rod Lane (Garcia) and Glen Lantz (Depp) are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger (Englund). Nancy must think quickly, as Freddy tries to pick off his victims one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you?
Trivia random: This movie was almost never made. About halfway through filming, New Line lost its deal with the distribution company. As a direct result, they couldn't pay the cast or crew for two whole weeks until they found another distribution company. They didn't lose one crew member.
Citazione random: Hallguard: Where's your pass?::Nancy: Screw your pass.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Orca (1977)
Orca assassina, L'
Regista: Michael Anderson Scrittore: Luciano Vincenzoni,
Sergio Donati Genere: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Valutazione: 4.7/10 (2131 voti)
Durata: 92 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:After witnessing his mate and child's death from Nolan's hands, Orca, the killer whale, goes on a rampage in the fishermen's arbor. Under the villagers's pressure, Nolan, Rachel and an indian sails after the great beast, who will bring them on his own turf.
Citazione random: Rachel: The killer whale. He is a mammal with warm blood, found in every sea.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Hellraiser (1987)
Regista: Clive Barker Scrittore: Clive Barker,
Clive Barker Genere: Horror, Fantasy
Valutazione: 6.9/10 (11662 voti)
Durata: 94 min
Paese: UK
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Clive Barker's feature directing debut graphically depicts the tale of a man and wife who move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S demons, the Cenobites, he is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him his necessary human sacrifices to complete his body... but the Cenobites won't be happy about this.
Trivia random: SPOILER: When initially shot, Leon Davis (2nd Victim) shot his death scene in the attic without underwear. However, fearing the studio wouldn't allow frontal male-nudity in the film, they shot an alternate version with the actor's underwear on, which appears in the finished product. Davis, however, wanted to do it completely naked.
Citazione random: Kirsty Cotton: It's just a puzzle box!::Lead Cenobite: Oh, no. It is a means to summon us.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Ai confini della realtà
Regista: Joe Dante,
John Landis Scrittore: Rod Serling,
John Landis Genere: Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.2/10 (6685 voti)
Durata: 101 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English, French, German, Vietnamese
Cast:Trama:Four directors collaborated to remake four episodes of the popular television series 'The Twilight Zone' for this movie. The episodes are updated slightly and in color (the television show was in black-and-white), but very true to the originals, where eerie and disturbing situations gradually spin out of control.
Trivia random: Narrator Burgess Meredith starred in four "The Twilight Zone" (1959) episodes, including "Time Enough at Last" and "Mr. Dingle, The Strong".
Citazione random: Mrs. Dempsey: Mrs. Cox would never allow us. It's against the rules.::Mr. Bloom: Rules? Did rules ever stop a child from playing?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Hooper, Tobe
Data di nascita: 25 January 1943
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Before becoming a filmmaker, Tobe Hooper, a native of Austin, Texas, spent the 1960s as a college professor and documentary cameraman. In 1974, he organized a small cast that was made up of college teachers and students, and then he and Kim Henkel made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). This film changed the horror film industry. Hooper based it upon the real-life killings of Ed Gein, a cannibalistic killer responsible for the grisly murders of several people in the 1950s. Hooper's success with "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" landed him in Hollywood and it remains a horror-film classic. Hooper rejoined the cast of "Texas" and with Kim Henkle again for Eaten Alive (1977), a gory horror film with Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, William Finley, and Marilyn Burns (who played the lead in "Chainsaw"). The film centered around a caretaker of a motel who feeds his guests to his pet alligator. Also in the film was Robert Englund, whom Hooper helped advance his career and worked with him again in the future. "Eaten Alive" also won many awards at Horror Film Festivals.Hooper was assigned to the Film Ventures International production of The Dark (1979), a science-fiction thriller. After only three day, he was fired from the film and replaced with John Cardos. Instead, Hooper had greater success with Stephen King's 1979 mini series Salem's Lot (1979) (TV). In 1981, Hooper directed the teen-slasher film The Funhouse (1981) for Universal Pictures. Despite its success, "The Funhouse" was a minor disappointment. In 1982, Hooper found greater success when Steven Spielberg hired him to direct his production of Poltergeist (1982) for MGM. It quickly became a top-ranking major motion picture, despite some differences that were resolved by Spielberg himself taking over Hooper's directing duties."Poltergeist" was perhaps a greater success than "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," but it was three years until Hooper found work again. He signed a three-year contract with Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Group, and directed more films, including Lifeforce (1985), the minor remake of Invaders from Mars (1986), and the disappointing sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). Since then, Hooper's career has gone downhill. He also directed two more Robert Englund films, Night Terrors (1993) and The Mangler (1995), in 1995 and he has also directed numerous horror television sitcoms. Recently, Hooper was asked to write a new script for Michael Bay's remake of Hooper's original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which was released in 2003.
Trivia random: Was inducted into the inaugural class of the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival Hall of Fame on October 22, 2005, in Tempe, Arizona.
Citazione random: [on horror] "You've got to send a physical sensation through and not let them off the hook. I like to make it faster and faster and faster and pumping and banging until I get into you."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Swarm, The (1978)
Regista: Irwin Allen Scrittore: Arthur Herzog Jr.,
Stirling Silliphant Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Horror
Valutazione: 3.7/10 (1584 voti)
Durata: 116 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Killer bees from South America have been breeding with the gentler bees of more northern climes, slowly extending their territory northward decade after decade. Entomologist Brad Crane (Michael Caine) has discovered that something is making them come together in huge, killer swarms. He wants to keep the General Slater (Richard Widmark) from using military tactics from further upsetting the balance of nature as they join to try to stop the swarms from approaching Houston.
Trivia random: The is that last film project for Fred MacMurray.
Citazione random: [after Crane leaves the missile silo's mortuary]::Major Baker: I noticed Dr. Crane seemed uneasy in here.::Dr. Krim: I can't imagine why anyone would be uneasy around all these *dead men*. Can you, Major?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Poseidon Adventure, The (1972)
Avventura del Poseidon, L'
Regista: Ronald Neame Scrittore: Paul Gallico,
Wendell Mayes Genere: Adventure, Thriller, Action, Drama
Valutazione: 7.0/10 (9517 voti)
Durata: 117 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English, Hebrew
Cast:Trama:A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. A tidal wave hits her, flipping her over so that all the internal rooms are upside down. A priest takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of the ship in an attempt to survive.
Trivia random: The original script called for Rev. Scott to send Mrs. Rosen on her underwater mission, and for her to be trapped and need rescuing by him. Gene Hackman decided that his character would never ask her to do this, and suggested their characters' situations be reversed. Director Ronald Neame agreed, and they persuaded Shelley Winters that this was indeed better for her character.
Citazione random: Reverend Frank Scott: I said I was gonna get everybody out of here and goddamit I'm gonna do it!::Linda Rogo: Well, what do you want us to do?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Chiesa, La (1989)
Regista: Michele Soavi Scrittore: Nick Alexander,
Dario Argento Genere: Drama, Horror, Fantasy
Valutazione: 6.0/10 (874 voti)
Durata: 102 min
Paese: Italy
Lingua: Italian, Hungarian, Latin
Cast:Trama:A church is built during medieval times on top of a pile of dead bodies that were considered possessed. Hundreds of years later a young librarian unleashes the evil within, by removing a rock in the catacombs. Series of events occur meanwhile, everybody just does not seem to be the same. Father Gus is the only one not possessed, he must save the city from becoming a pandemonium, he must find the ancient secret of the church so it can crumble to pieces.
Trivia random: The image of the biker's naked girl friend hugging a winged snake-man is taken directly from a famous Boris Vallejo painting.
Citazione random: Joanna: Where the fuck have you been? I've been looking all over for you.::Bruno: Joanna we have to get out of here.::Joanna: Well what are we waiting for, huh?
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It (1990) (TV)
Regista: Tommy Lee Wallace Scrittore: Stephen King,
Lawrence D. Cohen Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.7/10 (12231 voti)
Durata: 192 min
Paese: USA, Canada
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:A series of murders prompts Mike Hanlon to suspect that the supernatural menace that he and a group of friends battled as children has returned. He begins to call his friends to remind them of the oath they swore: if It returned again, they would come back to Derry to do battle again.
Trivia random: Bill is the author of a horror novel titled "The Glowing". This may refer to Stephen King's "The Shining".
Citazione random: Pennywise: Excuse me, sir. Do you have Prince Albert in a can? You DO? Well, you better let the poor guy out! A-ha! A-ha! A-ha!
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
Pianeta delle scimmie, Il
Regista: Franklin J. Schaffner Scrittore: Pierre Boulle,
Michael Wilson Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 7.9/10 (32862 voti)
Durata: 112 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Taylor and two other astronauts come out of deep hibernation to find that their ship has crashed. Escaping with little more than clothes they find that they have landed on a planet where men are pre-lingual and uncivilized while apes have learned speech and technology. Taylor is captured and taken to the city of the apes after damaging his throat so that he is silent and cannot communicate with the apes.
Trivia random: Charlton Heston was sick during much of the film with the flu. Rather than wait for him to get better, the producers felt that his hoarse voice added something to the character of Taylor.
Citazione random: [first lines]::George Taylor: And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown. We're now on full automatic, in the hands of the computers. I have tucked my crew in for the long sleep and I'll be joining them soon. In less than an hour, we'll finish our sixth month out of Cape Kennedy. Six months in deep space - by our time, that is. According to Dr. Haslein's theory of time, in a vehicle travelling nearly the speed of light, the Earth has aged nearly 700 years since we left it, while we've aged hardly at all. Maybe so. This much is probably true - the men who sent us on this journey are long since dead and gone. You who are reading me now are a different breed - I hope a better one. I leave the 20th century with no regrets. But one more thing - if anybody's listening, that is. Nothing scientific. It's purely personal. But seen from out here everything seems different. Time bends. Space is boundless. It squashes a man's ego. I feel lonely. That's about it. Tell me, though. Does man, that marvel of the universe, that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still make war against his brother? Keep his neighbor's children starving?
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Soylent Green (1973)
2022: i sopravvissuti
Regista: Richard Fleischer Scrittore: Harry Harrison,
Stanley R. Greenberg Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.0/10 (8010 voti)
Durata: 97 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:A tale of Earth in despair in 2022. Natural food like fruits, vegetables, and meat among others are now extinct. Earth is overpopulated and New York City has 40 million starving, poverty stricken people. The only way they survive is with water rations and eating a mysterious food called Soylent. A detective investigates the murder of the president of the Soylent company. The truth he uncovers is more disturbing than the Earth in turmoil when he learns the secret ingredient of Soylent Green.
Trivia random: All of the dialogue for actor Mike Henry ("Sgt. Kulozik") was dubbed. The actor's slight Southern drawl did not fit in with the New York cop character he was playing.
Citazione random: Det. Thorn: [Charlton Heston takes a cigarette from one of the girls at the party and smokes it] You know if I had the money I would smoke two... three of these every day.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
It's Alive (1974/I)
Baby Killer
Regista: Larry Cohen Scrittore: Larry Cohen Genere: Horror
Valutazione: 5.3/10 (1006 voti)
Durata: 91 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:The Davies expecting a baby which turns out to be a monster with the nasty habit to kill when it's scared.And it's easily scared...
Trivia random: 'Bernard Herrmann' entitled the music cue where the milkman meets his demise "The Milkman Goeth".
Citazione random: Lieutenant Perkins: Hunting and killing babies doesn't seem to be my specialty.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
"Twilight Zone, The" (1959)
Ai confini della realtà
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Valutazione: 9.6/10 (1654 voti)
Durata: 30::(138 episodes) min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:- Rod Serling .... Narrator / ... (156 episodes, 1959-1964)
Trama:Rod Serling's seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished.
Trivia random: Produced by Cayuga Productions, Inc., in association with the CBS Television Network. Most episodes filmed at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Pilot episode filmed at Universal-International Studios. Some second season episodes (1960-61) were videotaped at CBS Television City. Originally syndicated by CBS Films and then by its successor, Viacom, now Paramount Television.
Citazione random: Talky Tina: My name is Talky Tina, and I'm going to kill you.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Hackman, Gene
Nome di battesimo: Hackman, Eugene Allen
Data di nascita: 30 January 1930
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Betsy Arakawa::(December 1991 - present), Fay Maltese::(1 January 1956 - 1986) (divorced) 3 children
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:A child of a broken home, Gene Hackman left home at 16 for a 3-year hitch with the Marines. Moving to New York after being discharged, he worked in a number of menial jobs before studying journalism and television production on the G.I. Bill at the University of Illinois. Hackman would be over 30 years old when he finally decided to take his chance at acting by enrolling at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. Legend says that Hackman and Dustin Hoffman were voted "least likely to succeed." Hackman next moved back to New York, where he worked in summer stock and off-Broadway. In 1964, he was cast as the young suitor in the Broadway stage play "Any Wednesday." This role would lead to him being cast in the small role of Norman in Lilith (1964), starring Warren Beatty. When Beatty was casting for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), he cast Hackman as Buck Barrow, Clyde's brother. That role earned Hackman a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, an award for which he would again be nominated in I Never Sang for My Father (1970). In 1972, he won the Oscar for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in The French Connection (1971). At 40 years old, Hackman was a Hollywood star whose work would rise to the heights with Night Moves (1975) and Bite the Bullet (1975), or fall to the depths with The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Eureka (1984). Hackman is a versatile actor who can play comedy (the blind man in Young Frankenstein (1974)) or villainy (the evil Lex Luthor in Superman (1978)). He is the doctor who puts his work above people in Extreme Measures (1996) and the captain on the edge of nuclear destruction in Crimson Tide (1995). After initially turning down the role of Little Bill Daggett in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992), Hackman finally accepted it as a different slant on the western that interested him. For his performance he won the Oscar and Golden Globe and decided that he wasn't tired of westerns after all. He has since appeared in Geronimo: An American Legend (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), and The Quick and the Dead (1995).
Trivia random: Even though he is no longer a cigarette smoker, he played the role of a chain-smoker in Heartbreakers (2001). He was using a special kind of cigarettes that only gives heavy smoke without actually smoking.
Citazione random: "If I start to become a 'star', I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best."
Salario massimo: $2,000,000, per Superman (1978)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist: demoniache presenze
Regista: Tobe Hooper Scrittore: Steven Spielberg,
Steven Spielberg Genere: Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.4/10 (18019 voti)
Durata: 114 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:A young family are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorise the family before they "kidnap" the youngest daughter.
Trivia random: Steven Spielberg worked on this movie and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) literally back to back. Principal photography on Poltergeist ended in August of 1981, then Spielberg took a few weeks off and began work on E.T. Spielberg also supervised the visual effects for both films simultaneously (which were produced at Industrial Light & Magic under the supervision of Richard Edlund and Dennis Muren). Once post production work on Poltergeist began in early 1982, Spielberg was in total control. He was responsible for the editing of the film (Spielberg's usual editor Michael Khan edited this film while Carol Littleton edited E.T), the final sound mixes and loops, the supervision of the visual effects, and the selection of Jerry Goldsmith as the composer of the score. Poltergeist and E.T opened to theaters nationwide only a week between each other during the summer of 1982, Poltergeist on June 4th and E.T. one week later on June 11th.
Citazione random: Tangina: You can't choose between life and death when we're dealing with what is in between. Now tell her before it's too late.::Diane: Run to the light, baby. Mommy is in the light.::Tangina: Tell her you're waiting for her.::Diane: Mommy's waiting for you in the light.::[under her breath to Tangina]::Diane: I hate you for that.
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Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987)
Nightmare III: i guerrieri del sogno
Regista: Chuck Russell Scrittore: Wes Craven,
Wes Craven Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.0/10 (8910 voti)
Durata: 96 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist specializing in dream therapy. She meets a group of children at a local hospital facing Freddy Krueger, the same demon she once encountered in her sleep. One of them is Kristen, who has the power to draw other people into her dreams. Working with a male doctor assigned to the case, Nancy helps the kids realize their special abilities within the nightmare world. When Freddy captures one of her charges, she leads a rescue attempt into Krueger's domain, in hopes of putting his spirit to rest once and for all.
Trivia random: For the scene where Freddy kills Jennifer, his line in the script was "This is it Jennifer, your big break on TV!". Robert Englund said this line for the first two takes, but on the third take changed it to "Welcome to Prime Time, bitch!" Director 'Chuck Russell' couldn't decide which version to use, so he edited to two together.
Citazione random: Kristen Parker: The man in my dreams... he's real, isn't he?::Nancy Thompson: He's real.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)
Krakatoa est di Giava
Regista: Bernard L. Kowalski Scrittore: Bernard Gordon,
Cliff Gould Genere: Adventure, Drama
Valutazione: 4.9/10 (309 voti)
Durata: 131 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:The Dutch East Indies, in the late 19th century. Capt. Hanson of the "Batavia Queen" is preparing to embark on a salvage expedition. His mistress, Laura, knows the location of a ship belonging to her late husband, a shipwreck concealing a cargo of rare pearls. A diver and a diving bell are aboard ship. But a government agent coerces Hanson into accepting a shipment of convicts for the ship's hold. The wreck lies dangerously close to the erupting volcano on the island of Krakatoa, where Laura's young son attends the convent school...
Trivia random: At the time this was in production, Rome was building an extension of its subway system. Some of the excavated dirt was piled on the back lot at Cinecitta. Eugène Lourié made arrangements to use the 70-foot mound of dirt as one of the miniatures of Krakatoa.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Shining, The (1980)
Shining
Regista: Stanley Kubrick Scrittore: Stephen King,
Stanley Kubrick Genere: Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 8.4/10 (90478 voti) [#59 nella top250]
Durata: 119 min
Paese: USA, UK
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:A man, his son and wife become the winter caretakers of an isolated hotel where Danny, the son, sees disturbing visions of the hotel's past using a telepathic gift known as "The Shining". The father, Jack Torrance, is underway in a writing project when he slowly slips into insanity as a result of cabin fever and former guests of the hotels ghost's. After being convinced by a waiter's ghost to "correct" the family, Jack goes completely insane. The only thing that can save Danny and his mother is "The Shining".
Trivia random: Stanley Kubrick decided that having the hedge animals come alive was unworkable, so he opted for a hedge maze instead.
Citazione random: Injured Guest with Head Wound: Great party, isn't it?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Friday the 13th (1980)
Venerdì 13
Regista: Sean S. Cunningham Scrittore: Victor Miller Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.1/10 (13624 voti)
Durata: 95 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Many years after two summer camp councilers are killed at Camp Crystal Lake, the owner decides to reopen, which sparks a series of grisly murders.
Trivia random: Composer Harry Manfredini has said that contrary to popular belief, "chi chi chi, ha ha ha" is actually "ki ki ki, ma ma ma". It is meant to resemble Jason saying "kill kill kill, mom mom mom"
Citazione random: Crazy Ralph: Doomed... You're all doomed.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Carrie (1976)
Carrie, lo sguardo di Satana
Regista: Brian De Palma Scrittore: Lawrence D. Cohen,
Stephen King Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.3/10 (19948 voti)
Durata: 98 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Carrie White is a shy young girl who doesn't make friends easily. After her class mates taunt her about her horrified reaction to her totally unexpected first period one of them takes pity on her and gets Tommy Ross, her boyfriend and class hunk to invite Carrie to the senior prom. Meanwhile another girl who has been banned from the prom for her continued aggressive behaviour is not as forgiving and plans a trick to embarrass Carrie in front of the whole school. What she doesn't realise is that Carrie is ... gifted, and you really don't want to get her angry.
Trivia random: Amy Irving, who played Sue Snell, originally read for the part of Princess Leia, and William Katt, who played Tommy Ross, originally read for the part of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (1977).
Citazione random: Margaret White: They're all gonna laugh at you.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Jaws (1975)
Squalo, Lo
Regista: Steven Spielberg Scrittore: Peter Benchley,
Peter Benchley Genere: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 8.3/10 (78370 voti) [#90 nella top250]
Durata: 124 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Martin Brody is the new police chief of Amity, an island resort town somewhere in New England. He has a wife named Ellen, and two sons named Michael and Sean. On a Summer morning, Brody is called to the beach, where the mangled body of Summer vacationer Chrissie Watkins has washed ashore. The medical examiner tells Brody that it could have been a shark that killed Watkins. Mayor Larry Vaughn, who is desperate to not lose the money that will be brought in by 4th of July tourists, wants Brody to say Watkins's death was caused by a motorboat propeller instead of a shark, because the thought of a shark in Amity's waters would drive tourists away from Amity. It looks like Vaughn is a mayor who puts money ahead of people's lives. Shark expert Matt Hooper believes Watkins was killed by a shark. Hooper is proven right a few days later, when Alex Kintner is killed by the shark that killed Watkins. Looking for the quickest solution, Vaughn tells all of the local fishermen to let him know if they see the shark. A shark hunter named Quint offers to find the shark and kill it, but Vaughn thinks Quint's price of $10,000 is too high. When a tiger shark is killed and hauled in by a couple of boaters, Vaughn hastily says that the shark crisis is over, but Hooper says the shark that's been killing people a huge great white shark is still in Amity's waters, but Vaughn leaves the beaches opened because all he cares about is the 4th of July tourist money. On the 4th of July, Vaughn encourages people to swim at the beach, and Hooper is proven right again when the shark kills a man, biting the man's leg off. Michael, who was in the water at the time of the attack, is taken to the hospital, where he's treated for shock after watching the shark kill the guy. Brody asks Vaughn to hire Quint to find the shark. Because his own kids were at that beach too, Vaughn agrees to hire Quint to find the shark. Quint, Hooper, and Brody are sent out to sea in Quint's boat, the Orca, ready to do whatever it takes to find the shark.
Trivia random: Steven Spielberg originally wanted Joe Spinell and Frank Pesce to be the two guys on the dock fishing for the shark at night (Pesce as the guy who falls in the water and Spinell shouting to him). Unfortunately, Pesce couldn't make it to Martha's Vineyard.
Citazione random: Brody: Take this stuff back to the office and get to work on those signs. "Beaches Closed - No Swimming. By the Order of the Amity PD". And let Polly do the printing.::Hendricks: What's the matter with my printing?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Thing, The (1982)
Cosa, La
Regista: John Carpenter Scrittore: John W. Campbell Jr.,
Bill Lancaster Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 8.0/10 (35503 voti) [#197 nella top250]
Durata: 109 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English, Norwegian
Cast:Trama:An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realises that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.
Trivia random: SPOILER: Carpenter comments that one of the bush pilots used on the film offered to crash one of the helicopters for money. The scene when MacReady and Dr. Copper go to visit the Norwegian camp via helicopter, the bush pilot actually turned the controls over to Russell once the chopper was off the ground. If you watch the shot you see the 'copter actually wobble, that's Russell taking the controls.
Citazione random: Garry: You reach anybody, yet?::Windows: Reach anybody? We're a thousand miles from nowhere, man. And it's gonna get a hell of a lot worse before it gets any better!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Damien: Omen II (1978)
Maledizione di Damien, La
Regista: Don Taylor Scrittore: Harvey Bernhard,
Stanley Mann Genere: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Valutazione: 5.9/10 (5115 voti)
Durata: 107 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Seven years later, 13-year-old Damien is just discovering who he really is, and what he is destined to do. Now living with his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, Damien is anxious to inherit everything. Can Richard Thorn finish the job that Damien's father (Ambassador Thorn) started?
Trivia random: The skating scene was filmed on Catfish Lake in Eagle River, Wisconsin using local children as the skaters. The local paramedics were standing by in case any of the children fell through the ice.
Citazione random: Dr. Kane: Mr. Thorn? They'll be alright. We've checked every boy for lung damages not a sign of it. Now they are gonna be nauseas for a little while but there are no permanent damages...::Richard Thorn: Doctor I don't care what it costs...::Dr. Kane: I assure you Mr. Thorn, they're all receiving the best care. Now there is one thing though, we made every possible test of blood damage, tissue damage and every boy was affected at some level though as I said not seriously. That is every boy except your nephew Damien.::Richard Thorn: Do you mean that...::Dr. Kane: No no no Mr. Thorn. He wasn't affected at all.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Argento, Dario
Data di nascita: 7 September 1940
Coniuge: Marisa Casale::(? - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940 in Rome, Italy. The first born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for film making from his close knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own, acording to him, was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento started his career writing for various film journal magazines while still in his teens attending a Catholic high school. After graduation, instead of going to college, Argento took a job as a columnist for a roman evening newspaper, Paese Sera. Inspired by the movies, Argento later found work as a screenwriter and wrote several screenplays for a number of films, but the most important were his Western colaborations, which included Une corde, un Colt (1969), and the Sergio Leone masterpiece C'era una volta il West (1968). After its release Argento wrote and directed his first movie, Uccello dalle piume di cristallo, L' (1970) a loose adoption on Frederick Brown's novel "The Screaming Mimi", which was made for his father's film company. Argento wanted to direct the movie himself because he did not want any other director messing up with the production and his screenplay.After "The Bird With the Crystal Plumage" became an international hit, Argento followed up with two more thrillers, Gatto a nove code, Il (1971) and 4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971), both of them were backed by his father Salvatore. Argento then directed the TV drama Testimone oculare (1973) (TV) and the historical TV drama Cinque giornate, Le (1973). Argento then went back to directing the so-called "giallo" thrillers starting with Profondo rosso (1975), a violent mystery-thriller with inspired a number of international directors with the thriller-horror genre. His next work was Suspiria (1977) which was inspired by the Gothic fairy tales of Grimm and Andersen which were collaborated by his girlfriend, screenwriter/actress Daria Nicolodi, who acted in "Profondo Rosso" ("Deep Red") and most of Argento's films from then on to the late 1980s. Argento advanced the unfinished trilogy with Inferno (1980), before returning to the "giallo" thrillers with Tenebre (1982), and then with Phenomena (1985).The lukewarm reviews caused Argento to slip away from directing to producing and co-writing two Lamberto Bava horror flicks _Demoni (1985)_ and Demoni 2 (1986). Argento returned to directing with the "giallo" thriller Opera (1987), which according to him was "a very unpleasant experience". A number of technical problems happened which delayed production, the lead actress Vanessa Redgrave dropped out before filming was to begin, Argento's father Salvatore died during filming, and his long-term girlfriend Daria broke off their relationship. After the commercial box-office failure of "Opera", Dario Argento temporarily settled in the USA where he colaborated with director George A. Romero with the two-part horror-thriller Due occhi diabolici (1990). Argento had previously colaborated with Romero on the horror action thriller Dawn of the Dead (1978). While still living in America, Argento acted in small movie roles and directed another violent mystery thriller Trauma (1993) which starred his youngest daughter Asia Argento from his long-term relationship with Daria Nicolodi. Argento returned to Italy in 1996 where he made a comeback to the horror genre with Sindrome di Stendhal, La (1996) and then by another version of Fantasma dell'opera, Il (1998) (Phantom of the Opera) both of which starred Asia. Most resently, Argento directed the thriller Non ho sonno (2001). His movies may be regarded by some as cheap and overly violent. But second or third vewings reguard him as a talented writer/director with a penchant for original ideas and creative directing.
Trivia random: His favorite director and a source of inspiration is Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman.
Citazione random: "I wanted to develop the idea of the Three Mothers, the origin of all sorrow and pain. Suspiria (1977) is about The Mother Of Sighs; and Inferno (1980) is about the Mother Of Darkness."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Thing from Another World, The (1951)
Cosa da un altro mondo, La
Regista: Christian Nyby Scrittore: John W. Campbell Jr.,
Charles Lederer Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 7.4/10 (4480 voti)
Durata: 87 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Scientist at an Arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice. Upon closer examination, they discover the frozen pilot. All hell breaks loose when they take him back to their station and he is accidentally thawed out!
Trivia random: James Arness complained that his "Thing" costume made him look like a giant carrot.
Citazione random: Dr. Arthur Carrington: Knowledge is more important than life.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Alligator (1980)
Regista: Lewis Teague Scrittore: John Sayles,
Frank Ray Perilli Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Valutazione: 5.4/10 (1718 voti)
Durata: 89 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Ramon the alligator is flushed down the toilet as a baby, and grows into a gargantuan monster by eating the corpses of laboratory animals who have undergone dubious hormone experiments, thus providing all the ecological and social subtext that one could possibly wish for, even if one doesn't normally go for films about giant alligators eating people left, right and centre - which is the inevitable and tragic result of Ramon's decision that the outside world looks rather more interesting than the sewers...
Trivia random: Graffiti on a wall in a sewer at the end of the film reads "Harry Lime Lives", a reference to the character from The Third Man (1949) who was killed in a sewer.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
