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57% Critic Match
A Cat in the Brain
“Hitchcock invented the thriller… Fulci perfected it!”
5.7 / 10• 1990• 1h 33m•R• Italian
HorrorComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lucio Fulci
Dr. Lucio Fulci
Lead
David L. Thompson
Professor Egon Schwarz
JK
Jeoffrey Kennedy
Officer Gabrielli
Malisa Longo
Katya Schwarz
Paola Cozzo
Nurse Lilly
SA
Shillett Angel
Filippo the Producer
Brett Halsey
Human Monster
RE
Robert Egon
Himself / Second Monster
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lucio Fulci's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Cat in the Brain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
