A Cat in the Brain (1990) - full transcript
Dr. Lucio Fulci is a director of splatter films. He stages a gestapo-orgy like it was any other movie scene. But he is influenced by these things more than he likes. He is hunted by bloody visions day by day. Is Fulci still normal? He asks a psychiatrist. He doesn't know that the psychiatrist has much bigger problems than Fulci himself. The psychiatrist then uses Fulci's visions for brutal murders in real life as an attempt to frame him.
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A woman hacked
to death with an axe.
Her face cleaved in half.
Another strangled.
Yet another hanged.
Someone chopped to bits by a chainsaw.
Or drowned in boiling water.
Or throat torn up by a maddened cat.
Burned alive.
Buried alive.
Tortured.
Scarred.
Stabbed.
Sawn in two.
Crucified.
Decapitated.
Devouring the remains...
Flesh.
Smashed.
Someone chopped or burned alive.
Buried alive.
Mwah!
Mwah!
I love you
so much I could eat you.
Just what I'm about to do.
We are gonna eat our mistress.
That's it, good, good!
Move in for the close up.
That's it.
Stop!
Eh, not now, later.
Listen, print this take and the third.
Filippo!
Filippo!
Right here. What is it,
time to break already?
Yes, we're gonna have
lunch at that big restaurant.
You wanna come with me?
Oh, no thanks, I have to stay here.
I need to keep an eye on
things during the set change.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Don't overeat. See ya.
All right everyone,
lunch break, lunch break.
Don't forget I wanna see you all back
here in one hour exactly. You got that?
One hour sharp, thank you.
Why am I smoking?
Don't even enjoy it anymore, bad for me.
Mr. Fulci, how are you today?
All right.
Like a piece of filet steak?
Filet steak?
Filet...
No, filet, no.
Filet, no.
In that case I've got this for you.
Can't beat steak tartar.
Doesn't it look appetizing?
Steak tartar, no.
No, not tartar.
It's tender, freshly minced.
No,.
Mr. Fulci, what's wrong?
No, no!
No, no!
No, no!
No, no...
Doesn't look real to me yet.
We must do something about those eyes.
Get them out of my
sight, they're revolting.
Very well.
Oh, I'm so sorry!
I'll pick them up.
I hope my eyes didn't crack.
Oh, this is terrible.
Mr. Fulci.
Good morning.
Katya.
What do you want, Egon?
Katya...
We've got to talk.
"To talk."
Don't be so pathetic.
What do you wanna talk about?
Katya, I'm your husband,
I can't live without you.
Don't remind me.
Anyhow, it doesn't mean anything now.
It's only a matter of time.
Go and open the door.
Can't you hear the bell ringing?
That's Lily's job.
Go on.
All right, I'll go.
You can go in now.
Mara, this is Lily.
Guess who just walked in as a patient?
Yes, the director.
Yes, the one who makes
all those horror films.
I will.
You never know, maybe he's looking
for girls to act in his new movie.
Yeah, sure.
I'll keep you posted.
Bye.
My dear Mr. Fulci, I think I
understand your problem.
Now you say the first manifestations
of your illness have been the fear
of hamburger and gardeners.
Professionally, I'm a movie director,
horror films usually.
I filmed a pretty nasty
sequence yesterday.
During the lunch break
I went to a restaurant.
I ordered a steak and when I saw the meat,
I was totally, I was totally overcome with
the sense of repulsion.
This morning I saw a gardener sawing wood.
He was using a chainsaw, same type used
in a scene we shot in which...
We used a type of red
paint instead of blood.
The man was all red and
I wanted to kill him.
Do you think I'm going crazy, doctor?
What you're suffering from is
a type of identity crisis.
What it means is you're breaking down
the barriers, the boundary between
what you film and what's real.
Doctor Fulci!
I thought you'd never get here.
Doctor Fulci.
Doctor Fulci, everybody's in there.
- We're all waiting on you.
- Yes, I know, I'm sorry.
I had an appointment that...
Never mind, I'm here now.
Okay, let's go.
You realize you have a lot to do.
All right.
Mr. Fulci!
Ah, there you are.
Well.
Hello there.
What about my character as a Nazi?
You see, your character, that is
your presence when you enter the house
should make a deadly impression.
You are, after all, a symbol of death.
You are also the whole
horror of the Nazis.
Get me?
Ah, never mind, I'll explain as we go,
you represent corruption, depravity.
All right, now you enter
through the curtains.
That's it.
You see her.
She's lying there seductive.
You like what you see.
Move toward her, that's it.
Closer.
Move right up to her.
Good, closer.
Closer, very very close, touch her.
Stroke her.
You wake her, Susan, awake.
You see him, react.
Who are you?
I'm here to satisfy you.
That's very good, now
go over and speak to her.
You're so beautiful.
Like a dream come true.
No, it's not possible.
I don't believe any of this.
You're not really in my room, it's
just my imagination.
Move closer,
you're very hot now.
I must have conjured you up in my head.
No, you're not dreaming.
Good, you got her, you got her,
pour it down,.
I don't know you.
How can I?
You know what you want.
That's not true.
You start getting rough now.
Lights!
Turn the lights up.
I want to see you.
Oh my God.
Tell her you're going
to torture her now.
I'm going to torture you.
And you'll enjoy it.
I don't want that, I'm afraid.
Who are you kidding?
No, honest.
Don't hurt me.
Why shouldn't I?
If you just...
If you're a dream.
That's good, she's ready for it,
now slap her hard!
Again;
Please don't.
You liked it.
Yeah.
You want blood, now you must lick it.
Lick it away.
Lick it, lick it, lick
it, lick it, lick it away!
Did I hurt you?
You mean I haven't?
You enjoyed it?
Lick it away.
Lick it away!
You like it, enjoy it.
Go on, I want it.
Go ahead, lick her up, every bit of it.
Every bit, every bit, every bit.
That's it, good.
Tell him you like it,
tell him you like it!
I like it.
I like it, that's nice.
That's good, that's good.
Put your hands all over her body.
That's it, that's it,
marvelous, marvelous, marvelous.
Stop!
Sadism, Nazism, is
there any point anymore?
Sadism --
Lucio!
Lucio!
What's the matter?
Problems.
What is it?
Lucio, just let me explain everything.
Trouble.
You know, the organizers, they just
arrived here from Munich and they
wanna make a documentary
film, it's on you.
You've gotta help us.
I don't wanna make problems,
just tell me what to do because
it's gonna be great for publicity.
To show you how you shoot the picture
and how you deal with
the actors and things.
I told them I could persuade you.
You have no objection, have you?
Sadism-Nazism, or is it Nazism-Sadism?
What are you talking about?
Don't you worry about it.
Mrs. Herbert --
Good morning, Mr. Fulci.
That's it, hold still.
Right there, right.
Keep still, okay?
This is what you want!
This is what you waited for!
To film an orgy.
Yes, film it all!
Marvelous, marvelous orgy.
Film the orgy.
Good!
Shoot it all, all of it!
Every degenerate moment!
Good!
Record it all, record it, record it!
Everything!
The sadism, cruelty, sex,
violence, degradation!
That's it, that's it, that's it!
More.
Good.
Catch it, catch it, shoot!
Wonderful orgy.
An orgy, every second.
That's it, good good.
Shoot everything.
It's all around you.
All the sex that you can think of.
And torture, degradation.
That's what they need,
that's what they want.
You love it.
You love the pain!
Torture, tease!
Good, good!
That's good, keep going.
Keep going, keep going!
Good, good!
Film everything, all around you.
It's what you want, this is your chance.
It's what you want,
it's what you live for!
To be in a an orgy
with your camera shooting everything.
Bestiality, the love, the
utter sex, the sex!
Shoot it all, shoot it all!
Think sadistic, sadistic.
Think orgy, do it.
Very difficult scene shot,
move in for the close up.
Ready?
Put it in the pocket, put it in
the pocket, put it in the pocket.
That's it, that's it, that's it.
Yes, stick it higher,
up higher, up higher --
Lucio!
- Lucio!
- Higher, higher!
Lucio, please, you must stop!
Stop in the name of God!
What happened?
What happened?
You can ask that?
You nearly killed the tele-journalist
and smashed a camera.
That's gonna cost us money.
Then you started to tear
off Mrs. Herbet's clothes,
call that nothing?
Oh my God, it was vivid and real.
There was this Nazi shooting an orgy.
And he shot, he shot as they made love.
Some took drugs and then for some reason
I found him shooting a terrifying thing.
It was a girl who was a pocket that
they shot a ball into on a pool table.
It was horrible.
You better
go in and apologize.
Forgive me, Mrs. Herbet,
I apologize, I'm sorry.
I really never had
such a thrill in my life.
You may send Mr. Fulci in now.
Mr. Fulci.
What are you to tell me, Doctor?
Mr. Fulci, I've seen all your films.
I've read all the scripts,
the screenplays, the notes.
I understand now why you're in
this state of confusion.
Everything and anything having
to do with horror is there.
But I make horror films.
If I made films about love,
no one would buy a ticket.
Putting that aside, what's the solution?
I'd like to try hypnosis.
Why don't you lie down there and relax?
You see, during the hypnotic state,
I'll be able to give you orders which
will alter your behavior.
This way we can curb this tendency
you have to pass over the boundary
between reality and fantasy.
Now try to concentrate on the metronome.
Just relax.
Your eyelids are getting heavy.
You can't keep your eyes open.
You're getting drowsier.
And drowsier.
You just want to sleep.
Sleep.
Now listen to me.
You will do everything I tell you to do.
When you hear this sound...
Your mind will make
you live scenes that you think are real.
You'll slowly be possessed by madness.
You'll think you've
committed terrible crimes.
But I'll be the one who
kills and wreaks the horror
just like you do in your films.
I'll create an evil being who
everyone will think is you.
A mad, bloodthirsty monster!
Now...
I'm going to waken you, but you won't
remember anything except that when
you hear this sound...
Your actions and your behavior will be
conditioned by the
thoughts I transmit to you.
Now you can waken, that's it.
You can open your eyes.
Come and see me in a few days
and let me know how things are going.
Yes, Doctor.
Good day.
Little shit.
Want me to give you a good time?
What's the matter?
Cat got your tongue?
Come on!
That's it!
Don't be shy.
I'm here to satisfy your desires.
What would you like to
do this evening, huh?
Are you crazy?!
No!
Please!
What do you want?
Please, don't hurt me!
I did nothing to you, did I?
What's the matter with you?
You want money?
Here, take it!
Go on!
There's a lot, I don't want it,
you can have it, it's yours!
Leave me alone!
Please!
No!
No!
Oh my God.
Cut!
Okay, that's fine!
How's the view, guys?
How's the view?
Just great!
Good good.
Okay.
Where's the director?
Where's Fulci?!
I'm here!
But my car has broken down, excuse me --
Merry-go-round goes round.
As death takes a spin.
Round and round it goes.
Lucio, I'm sorry about last night,
but you weren't here and we
didn't have much time.
It was the best thing you could do,
don't worry about it.
But I am worried about you.
Yesterday you were acting very strangely.
When you spoke, you talked nonsense.
I think you're a little overtired.
But I'm sure once the film is completely
finished, you'll get back in shape again.
Don't worry.
See the papers?
Yesterday a prostitute was killed right
by where we were filming.
A prostitute?
Well I expect it was
her pimp who killed her.
Well I could have
also done it, you know.
After all, I was away from the
set the whole afternoon.
There you go again.
You're still talking nonsense.
A man was seen leaving the area,
his clothes covered in blood.
I should think so.
Anyone who did what he did would've
been soaked in it, when I reached the set,
I was absolutely clean.
Lucio, why don't you go home
and get a really good night's sleep, huh?
Have someone accompany you, huh?
All right, good idea.
Good night, Lucio.
Anyone who did what he did
would've been soaked in it, when I
reached the set I was absolutely clean.
But it wasn't me, it wasn't.
It wasn't, honest!
Good morning, Mr. Fulci!
Mr. Fulci!
Hey, Mr. Fulci, aren't you gonna
help me down like you do every morning?
_ pm going crazy.
You're losing your mind.
Get a hold of yourself!
Yes?
Hello Mr. Fulci,
this is the lady upstairs,
what's happening, I heard shots!
So sorry.
I guess the television was on too loud.
I won't let it happen again.
I'm so glad it was the TV,
I was really worried.
Thank you, very understanding, bye.
Goodbye.
Hey, what
are you doing, huh?!
This spot's fine, don't you think?
Hey, what's the matter with you?
I'm scared.
What's there to be scared of?
There's no one here but the two of us.
You expect my wife to pop
out of the bushes, huh?
Anyone there?
Anyone there?
Hello?
Anyone there?
Did you hear that?
Company's what she wants.
I might go just to please her.
I don't think you stand a chance.
She doesn't like young guys,
she's got all she can handle.
Gus?
Who's down there?
Why are you fooling around, huh?
Who are you?
Answer me!
No, no!
Hey Cindy, where are ya?!
Hey!
No, no!
We interrupt this program
to bring you a new flash.
Another prostitute has been murdered
in a boatyard near the spot where
a woman was found dead with
a man two days ago.
Both as yet unidentified.
Two young men who worked at
the boatyard were also killed
in this latest savage
and bloodthirsty attack.
That brings the total of victims up to --
No, no!
What do you want from me?
Huh?
What's the matter with you, Fulci!
What's the matter, what
do you want from me?!
No, no!
What do you want from me, Mr. Fulci?!
Katya, who are you speaking to?
Sorry, it's my husband.
None of your business.
You be careful.
You can't do this to me.
You can't!
Oh yes I can.
Nothing here belongs to you, including me.
Get out!
Damn you, you've made a mess of my life!
Damn you to Hell!
But now...
I've had enough.
Enough!
The discovery
of the three bodies
was made just a few hours ago.
The girl and her two male friends
join a long list of victims who have
been slain in mysterious circumstances
by a brutal attacker who uses knives
and hatchets to hack his victims
to death in an appallingly bloodthirsty
and barbarous manner.
So far, there have been few clues
to the identity of the killer who is
believed to be of middle age and
probably an apparently normal person.
A typical citizen above suspicion.
Although his behavior pattern displays
evidence of a dreadful mental condition.
Hello, may I...
I'd like to talk to
Inspector Gabriele if I may.
Ah, he's on vacation.
I see, yes.
Can Professor Swharz come to the phone?
Professor, it's Mr. Fulci.
I must have your advice urgently.
I can be there in five minutes.
Yes.
' No!
Help, help!
No!
The film we're watching is what
I'm in the throws of
shooting at the moment.
And the violence we're filming is
making me mentally, deeply disturbed.
I see.
If only I could perhaps find
a reason in any of these stories,
these scripts, the films I've done,
that could explain why I have
such terrible nightmares.
Why don't you make a detailed list
of all these things.
Let's call 'em hallucinations.
Everything that you've
seen or think you've seen.
As if you were going to dramatize
all these horrible scenes, and we can
go over the material together.
Yes, that's good.
Now you'll have to excuse me, Mr. Fulci,
I am expecting another patient.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Hmm...
When they find detailed descriptions
of all the recent murders on that list,
the police will have no doubts at all.
Your films, your scripts will condemn
you as the murderer!
After all, doesn't that stupid old theory
say that seeing violence on the screen
provokes violence, hmm?
Gabriele!
Where are you?
Gabriele!
Gabriele!
It's me, Lucio!
I have to talk to you!
Open the door!
It's me, Lucio!
Gabriele?
Anybody here?
Oh, you're in here.
Excuse me, but I thought it was Gabriele.
No.
No!
Stop it!
Oh my God!
Stop it, that's enough!
No.
It's not true!
Gabriele, where are you?!
Can you hear me?
Gabriele, where are you?
Frankie, where's your father?
Frankie?
Why don't you answer me?
Frankie!
Gabriele, help me!
Francis?
Francis, what's wrong?
Answer me!
Francis?
No!
No!
Gabriele!
Help me!
Where are you?!
Gabriele!
Help me!
Where are you?!
Lucio!
What are you doing around here?
What's gotten into you?
Your family's been murdered.
I saw someone do it.
Listen, I left them
all in Sardinia yesterday
where they were having
one hell of a good time
while yours truly had to come back to work
after only one week's vacation, so...
If you're trying to create a sensation
like you do in your films,
well this time you goofed.
But Carlo, the gardener.
I saw him kissing a corpse.
Tell me I imagined that too.
Uh uh, Carlo left us a month ago.
His wife died, poor soul, and he...
Will you please explain what all
this is about, do you mind?
But I don't know.
Is someone with you?
No.
There was a car parked outside the gate.
Ours is the only house on this road.
I don't know who else it could be.
Come on, let's go sit down.
Here you go.
Okay, we'll have a nice long drink.
Then if there really are any dead bodies
laying around like you say, you can
give me a hand and we'll get rid of 'em.
Yeah, sure.
It's okay, you're just over-stressed.
It's understandable.
It would happen to anybody
in your line of work.
Well you see, I think I'm going crazy.
As if my brain is being eaten by a cat.
Well in my opinion,
you're just overtired
and you were stupid to
go to a psychiatrist.
I'm nearby to his house, so I thought
I'd get some professional advice.
I still don't think it was a good idea
to let yourself be hypnotized.
You want my advice, you should
just take a good rest.
Soon as you finish the film,
treat yourself to a nice long vacation.
And if you can manage it,
take along a pretty girl.
It might be the best answer.
You better believe it.
But it wasn't me.
It wasn't.
I swear to you.
Gabriele, it wasn't, honest.
Come on.
You know, I was very puzzled by
what you told me the other day.
When you think about it,
The Lake Monster could very easily
have been a crackpot like you.
I don't know how to thank you, Gabriele.
The very fact that I reacted like
a flatfoot was your salvation.
I had you tailed constantly.
That's how we ran into the shrink
who was also tailing you.
We caught him running out of the park.
He was killed trying to shoot
one of the officers.
He won't commit anymore murders.
Come on.
Let's go.
Lily, get me some bait, will you?
Right, sure.
Mwah.
Hello, sweet --
Now an ear.
Great bait.
Enjoy your fishing, Mr. Fulci.
Cut!
How about that last shot?
It was all right, it's a print.
Just a beaut!
So long and thank you!
All right, Lucio!
Goodbye, Luc!
Take it easy,
don't go too far, huh?
Rest yourself!
They're gonna have fun.
Have fun!
See ya!
Bye!
Bye bye!
Have a nice vacation!
23.976 fps, 1h32m51s version of the video
A woman hacked
to death with an axe.
Her face cleaved in half.
Another strangled.
Yet another hanged.
Someone chopped to bits by a chainsaw.
Or drowned in boiling water.
Or throat torn up by a maddened cat.
Burned alive.
Buried alive.
Tortured.
Scarred.
Stabbed.
Sawn in two.
Crucified.
Decapitated.
Devouring the remains...
Flesh.
Smashed.
Someone chopped or burned alive.
Buried alive.
Mwah!
Mwah!
I love you
so much I could eat you.
Just what I'm about to do.
We are gonna eat our mistress.
That's it, good, good!
Move in for the close up.
That's it.
Stop!
Eh, not now, later.
Listen, print this take and the third.
Filippo!
Filippo!
Right here. What is it,
time to break already?
Yes, we're gonna have
lunch at that big restaurant.
You wanna come with me?
Oh, no thanks, I have to stay here.
I need to keep an eye on
things during the set change.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Don't overeat. See ya.
All right everyone,
lunch break, lunch break.
Don't forget I wanna see you all back
here in one hour exactly. You got that?
One hour sharp, thank you.
Why am I smoking?
Don't even enjoy it anymore, bad for me.
Mr. Fulci, how are you today?
All right.
Like a piece of filet steak?
Filet steak?
Filet...
No, filet, no.
Filet, no.
In that case I've got this for you.
Can't beat steak tartar.
Doesn't it look appetizing?
Steak tartar, no.
No, not tartar.
It's tender, freshly minced.
No,.
Mr. Fulci, what's wrong?
No, no!
No, no!
No, no!
No, no...
Doesn't look real to me yet.
We must do something about those eyes.
Get them out of my
sight, they're revolting.
Very well.
Oh, I'm so sorry!
I'll pick them up.
I hope my eyes didn't crack.
Oh, this is terrible.
Mr. Fulci.
Good morning.
Katya.
What do you want, Egon?
Katya...
We've got to talk.
"To talk."
Don't be so pathetic.
What do you wanna talk about?
Katya, I'm your husband,
I can't live without you.
Don't remind me.
Anyhow, it doesn't mean anything now.
It's only a matter of time.
Go and open the door.
Can't you hear the bell ringing?
That's Lily's job.
Go on.
All right, I'll go.
You can go in now.
Mara, this is Lily.
Guess who just walked in as a patient?
Yes, the director.
Yes, the one who makes
all those horror films.
I will.
You never know, maybe he's looking
for girls to act in his new movie.
Yeah, sure.
I'll keep you posted.
Bye.
My dear Mr. Fulci, I think I
understand your problem.
Now you say the first manifestations
of your illness have been the fear
of hamburger and gardeners.
Professionally, I'm a movie director,
horror films usually.
I filmed a pretty nasty
sequence yesterday.
During the lunch break
I went to a restaurant.
I ordered a steak and when I saw the meat,
I was totally, I was totally overcome with
the sense of repulsion.
This morning I saw a gardener sawing wood.
He was using a chainsaw, same type used
in a scene we shot in which...
We used a type of red
paint instead of blood.
The man was all red and
I wanted to kill him.
Do you think I'm going crazy, doctor?
What you're suffering from is
a type of identity crisis.
What it means is you're breaking down
the barriers, the boundary between
what you film and what's real.
Doctor Fulci!
I thought you'd never get here.
Doctor Fulci.
Doctor Fulci, everybody's in there.
- We're all waiting on you.
- Yes, I know, I'm sorry.
I had an appointment that...
Never mind, I'm here now.
Okay, let's go.
You realize you have a lot to do.
All right.
Mr. Fulci!
Ah, there you are.
Well.
Hello there.
What about my character as a Nazi?
You see, your character, that is
your presence when you enter the house
should make a deadly impression.
You are, after all, a symbol of death.
You are also the whole
horror of the Nazis.
Get me?
Ah, never mind, I'll explain as we go,
you represent corruption, depravity.
All right, now you enter
through the curtains.
That's it.
You see her.
She's lying there seductive.
You like what you see.
Move toward her, that's it.
Closer.
Move right up to her.
Good, closer.
Closer, very very close, touch her.
Stroke her.
You wake her, Susan, awake.
You see him, react.
Who are you?
I'm here to satisfy you.
That's very good, now
go over and speak to her.
You're so beautiful.
Like a dream come true.
No, it's not possible.
I don't believe any of this.
You're not really in my room, it's
just my imagination.
Move closer,
you're very hot now.
I must have conjured you up in my head.
No, you're not dreaming.
Good, you got her, you got her,
pour it down,.
I don't know you.
How can I?
You know what you want.
That's not true.
You start getting rough now.
Lights!
Turn the lights up.
I want to see you.
Oh my God.
Tell her you're going
to torture her now.
I'm going to torture you.
And you'll enjoy it.
I don't want that, I'm afraid.
Who are you kidding?
No, honest.
Don't hurt me.
Why shouldn't I?
If you just...
If you're a dream.
That's good, she's ready for it,
now slap her hard!
Again;
Please don't.
You liked it.
Yeah.
You want blood, now you must lick it.
Lick it away.
Lick it, lick it, lick
it, lick it, lick it away!
Did I hurt you?
You mean I haven't?
You enjoyed it?
Lick it away.
Lick it away!
You like it, enjoy it.
Go on, I want it.
Go ahead, lick her up, every bit of it.
Every bit, every bit, every bit.
That's it, good.
Tell him you like it,
tell him you like it!
I like it.
I like it, that's nice.
That's good, that's good.
Put your hands all over her body.
That's it, that's it,
marvelous, marvelous, marvelous.
Stop!
Sadism, Nazism, is
there any point anymore?
Sadism --
Lucio!
Lucio!
What's the matter?
Problems.
What is it?
Lucio, just let me explain everything.
Trouble.
You know, the organizers, they just
arrived here from Munich and they
wanna make a documentary
film, it's on you.
You've gotta help us.
I don't wanna make problems,
just tell me what to do because
it's gonna be great for publicity.
To show you how you shoot the picture
and how you deal with
the actors and things.
I told them I could persuade you.
You have no objection, have you?
Sadism-Nazism, or is it Nazism-Sadism?
What are you talking about?
Don't you worry about it.
Mrs. Herbert --
Good morning, Mr. Fulci.
That's it, hold still.
Right there, right.
Keep still, okay?
This is what you want!
This is what you waited for!
To film an orgy.
Yes, film it all!
Marvelous, marvelous orgy.
Film the orgy.
Good!
Shoot it all, all of it!
Every degenerate moment!
Good!
Record it all, record it, record it!
Everything!
The sadism, cruelty, sex,
violence, degradation!
That's it, that's it, that's it!
More.
Good.
Catch it, catch it, shoot!
Wonderful orgy.
An orgy, every second.
That's it, good good.
Shoot everything.
It's all around you.
All the sex that you can think of.
And torture, degradation.
That's what they need,
that's what they want.
You love it.
You love the pain!
Torture, tease!
Good, good!
That's good, keep going.
Keep going, keep going!
Good, good!
Film everything, all around you.
It's what you want, this is your chance.
It's what you want,
it's what you live for!
To be in a an orgy
with your camera shooting everything.
Bestiality, the love, the
utter sex, the sex!
Shoot it all, shoot it all!
Think sadistic, sadistic.
Think orgy, do it.
Very difficult scene shot,
move in for the close up.
Ready?
Put it in the pocket, put it in
the pocket, put it in the pocket.
That's it, that's it, that's it.
Yes, stick it higher,
up higher, up higher --
Lucio!
- Lucio!
- Higher, higher!
Lucio, please, you must stop!
Stop in the name of God!
What happened?
What happened?
You can ask that?
You nearly killed the tele-journalist
and smashed a camera.
That's gonna cost us money.
Then you started to tear
off Mrs. Herbet's clothes,
call that nothing?
Oh my God, it was vivid and real.
There was this Nazi shooting an orgy.
And he shot, he shot as they made love.
Some took drugs and then for some reason
I found him shooting a terrifying thing.
It was a girl who was a pocket that
they shot a ball into on a pool table.
It was horrible.
You better
go in and apologize.
Forgive me, Mrs. Herbet,
I apologize, I'm sorry.
I really never had
such a thrill in my life.
You may send Mr. Fulci in now.
Mr. Fulci.
What are you to tell me, Doctor?
Mr. Fulci, I've seen all your films.
I've read all the scripts,
the screenplays, the notes.
I understand now why you're in
this state of confusion.
Everything and anything having
to do with horror is there.
But I make horror films.
If I made films about love,
no one would buy a ticket.
Putting that aside, what's the solution?
I'd like to try hypnosis.
Why don't you lie down there and relax?
You see, during the hypnotic state,
I'll be able to give you orders which
will alter your behavior.
This way we can curb this tendency
you have to pass over the boundary
between reality and fantasy.
Now try to concentrate on the metronome.
Just relax.
Your eyelids are getting heavy.
You can't keep your eyes open.
You're getting drowsier.
And drowsier.
You just want to sleep.
Sleep.
Now listen to me.
You will do everything I tell you to do.
When you hear this sound...
Your mind will make
you live scenes that you think are real.
You'll slowly be possessed by madness.
You'll think you've
committed terrible crimes.
But I'll be the one who
kills and wreaks the horror
just like you do in your films.
I'll create an evil being who
everyone will think is you.
A mad, bloodthirsty monster!
Now...
I'm going to waken you, but you won't
remember anything except that when
you hear this sound...
Your actions and your behavior will be
conditioned by the
thoughts I transmit to you.
Now you can waken, that's it.
You can open your eyes.
Come and see me in a few days
and let me know how things are going.
Yes, Doctor.
Good day.
Little shit.
Want me to give you a good time?
What's the matter?
Cat got your tongue?
Come on!
That's it!
Don't be shy.
I'm here to satisfy your desires.
What would you like to
do this evening, huh?
Are you crazy?!
No!
Please!
What do you want?
Please, don't hurt me!
I did nothing to you, did I?
What's the matter with you?
You want money?
Here, take it!
Go on!
There's a lot, I don't want it,
you can have it, it's yours!
Leave me alone!
Please!
No!
No!
Oh my God.
Cut!
Okay, that's fine!
How's the view, guys?
How's the view?
Just great!
Good good.
Okay.
Where's the director?
Where's Fulci?!
I'm here!
But my car has broken down, excuse me --
Merry-go-round goes round.
As death takes a spin.
Round and round it goes.
Lucio, I'm sorry about last night,
but you weren't here and we
didn't have much time.
It was the best thing you could do,
don't worry about it.
But I am worried about you.
Yesterday you were acting very strangely.
When you spoke, you talked nonsense.
I think you're a little overtired.
But I'm sure once the film is completely
finished, you'll get back in shape again.
Don't worry.
See the papers?
Yesterday a prostitute was killed right
by where we were filming.
A prostitute?
Well I expect it was
her pimp who killed her.
Well I could have
also done it, you know.
After all, I was away from the
set the whole afternoon.
There you go again.
You're still talking nonsense.
A man was seen leaving the area,
his clothes covered in blood.
I should think so.
Anyone who did what he did would've
been soaked in it, when I reached the set,
I was absolutely clean.
Lucio, why don't you go home
and get a really good night's sleep, huh?
Have someone accompany you, huh?
All right, good idea.
Good night, Lucio.
Anyone who did what he did
would've been soaked in it, when I
reached the set I was absolutely clean.
But it wasn't me, it wasn't.
It wasn't, honest!
Good morning, Mr. Fulci!
Mr. Fulci!
Hey, Mr. Fulci, aren't you gonna
help me down like you do every morning?
_ pm going crazy.
You're losing your mind.
Get a hold of yourself!
Yes?
Hello Mr. Fulci,
this is the lady upstairs,
what's happening, I heard shots!
So sorry.
I guess the television was on too loud.
I won't let it happen again.
I'm so glad it was the TV,
I was really worried.
Thank you, very understanding, bye.
Goodbye.
Hey, what
are you doing, huh?!
This spot's fine, don't you think?
Hey, what's the matter with you?
I'm scared.
What's there to be scared of?
There's no one here but the two of us.
You expect my wife to pop
out of the bushes, huh?
Anyone there?
Anyone there?
Hello?
Anyone there?
Did you hear that?
Company's what she wants.
I might go just to please her.
I don't think you stand a chance.
She doesn't like young guys,
she's got all she can handle.
Gus?
Who's down there?
Why are you fooling around, huh?
Who are you?
Answer me!
No, no!
Hey Cindy, where are ya?!
Hey!
No, no!
We interrupt this program
to bring you a new flash.
Another prostitute has been murdered
in a boatyard near the spot where
a woman was found dead with
a man two days ago.
Both as yet unidentified.
Two young men who worked at
the boatyard were also killed
in this latest savage
and bloodthirsty attack.
That brings the total of victims up to --
No, no!
What do you want from me?
Huh?
What's the matter with you, Fulci!
What's the matter, what
do you want from me?!
No, no!
What do you want from me, Mr. Fulci?!
Katya, who are you speaking to?
Sorry, it's my husband.
None of your business.
You be careful.
You can't do this to me.
You can't!
Oh yes I can.
Nothing here belongs to you, including me.
Get out!
Damn you, you've made a mess of my life!
Damn you to Hell!
But now...
I've had enough.
Enough!
The discovery
of the three bodies
was made just a few hours ago.
The girl and her two male friends
join a long list of victims who have
been slain in mysterious circumstances
by a brutal attacker who uses knives
and hatchets to hack his victims
to death in an appallingly bloodthirsty
and barbarous manner.
So far, there have been few clues
to the identity of the killer who is
believed to be of middle age and
probably an apparently normal person.
A typical citizen above suspicion.
Although his behavior pattern displays
evidence of a dreadful mental condition.
Hello, may I...
I'd like to talk to
Inspector Gabriele if I may.
Ah, he's on vacation.
I see, yes.
Can Professor Swharz come to the phone?
Professor, it's Mr. Fulci.
I must have your advice urgently.
I can be there in five minutes.
Yes.
' No!
Help, help!
No!
The film we're watching is what
I'm in the throws of
shooting at the moment.
And the violence we're filming is
making me mentally, deeply disturbed.
I see.
If only I could perhaps find
a reason in any of these stories,
these scripts, the films I've done,
that could explain why I have
such terrible nightmares.
Why don't you make a detailed list
of all these things.
Let's call 'em hallucinations.
Everything that you've
seen or think you've seen.
As if you were going to dramatize
all these horrible scenes, and we can
go over the material together.
Yes, that's good.
Now you'll have to excuse me, Mr. Fulci,
I am expecting another patient.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Hmm...
When they find detailed descriptions
of all the recent murders on that list,
the police will have no doubts at all.
Your films, your scripts will condemn
you as the murderer!
After all, doesn't that stupid old theory
say that seeing violence on the screen
provokes violence, hmm?
Gabriele!
Where are you?
Gabriele!
Gabriele!
It's me, Lucio!
I have to talk to you!
Open the door!
It's me, Lucio!
Gabriele?
Anybody here?
Oh, you're in here.
Excuse me, but I thought it was Gabriele.
No.
No!
Stop it!
Oh my God!
Stop it, that's enough!
No.
It's not true!
Gabriele, where are you?!
Can you hear me?
Gabriele, where are you?
Frankie, where's your father?
Frankie?
Why don't you answer me?
Frankie!
Gabriele, help me!
Francis?
Francis, what's wrong?
Answer me!
Francis?
No!
No!
Gabriele!
Help me!
Where are you?!
Gabriele!
Help me!
Where are you?!
Lucio!
What are you doing around here?
What's gotten into you?
Your family's been murdered.
I saw someone do it.
Listen, I left them
all in Sardinia yesterday
where they were having
one hell of a good time
while yours truly had to come back to work
after only one week's vacation, so...
If you're trying to create a sensation
like you do in your films,
well this time you goofed.
But Carlo, the gardener.
I saw him kissing a corpse.
Tell me I imagined that too.
Uh uh, Carlo left us a month ago.
His wife died, poor soul, and he...
Will you please explain what all
this is about, do you mind?
But I don't know.
Is someone with you?
No.
There was a car parked outside the gate.
Ours is the only house on this road.
I don't know who else it could be.
Come on, let's go sit down.
Here you go.
Okay, we'll have a nice long drink.
Then if there really are any dead bodies
laying around like you say, you can
give me a hand and we'll get rid of 'em.
Yeah, sure.
It's okay, you're just over-stressed.
It's understandable.
It would happen to anybody
in your line of work.
Well you see, I think I'm going crazy.
As if my brain is being eaten by a cat.
Well in my opinion,
you're just overtired
and you were stupid to
go to a psychiatrist.
I'm nearby to his house, so I thought
I'd get some professional advice.
I still don't think it was a good idea
to let yourself be hypnotized.
You want my advice, you should
just take a good rest.
Soon as you finish the film,
treat yourself to a nice long vacation.
And if you can manage it,
take along a pretty girl.
It might be the best answer.
You better believe it.
But it wasn't me.
It wasn't.
I swear to you.
Gabriele, it wasn't, honest.
Come on.
You know, I was very puzzled by
what you told me the other day.
When you think about it,
The Lake Monster could very easily
have been a crackpot like you.
I don't know how to thank you, Gabriele.
The very fact that I reacted like
a flatfoot was your salvation.
I had you tailed constantly.
That's how we ran into the shrink
who was also tailing you.
We caught him running out of the park.
He was killed trying to shoot
one of the officers.
He won't commit anymore murders.
Come on.
Let's go.
Lily, get me some bait, will you?
Right, sure.
Mwah.
Hello, sweet --
Now an ear.
Great bait.
Enjoy your fishing, Mr. Fulci.
Cut!
How about that last shot?
It was all right, it's a print.
Just a beaut!
So long and thank you!
All right, Lucio!
Goodbye, Luc!
Take it easy,
don't go too far, huh?
Rest yourself!
They're gonna have fun.
Have fun!
See ya!
Bye!
Bye bye!
Have a nice vacation!