Joe D'Amato

Joe D'Amato

Born: December 15, 1936
Died: January 23, 1999
in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Joe D'Amato, (birth name: Aristide Massaccesi) (December 15, 1936 in Rome - January 23, 1999 in Rome) was a prolific Italian filmmaker who directed roughly 200 films, usually at the same time acting as producer and cinematographer, and sometimes providing the script as well. While D'Amato contributed to many different genres (such as the spaghetti western, the war movie, the swashbuckler, the peplum, and the fantasy film), the majority of his films are exploitation-themed pornography, both soft- and hardcore. He is perhaps most well known for his horror film efforts, many of which went on to become cult movies (such as Anthropophagous and Beyond the Darkness), and for his hastily-produced remakes of popular American films (such as the Ator series, based upon the Conan the Barbarian films), some of which were featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000. The poor production value of many of his films, combined with his expressed lack of concern for the production quality of his films as long as they proved profitable, have led him to be labeled as "The Evil Ed Wood," despite D'Amato's apparently amiable nature.

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Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Title: Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 2021
Type: Movie
Who was Joe D'Amato aka. Aristide Massaccesi? A genius of horror in the USA, a master of eroticism in France, the king of porn in Italy. A man with a thousand pseudonyms capable of making over 200 films while simultaneously holding the roles of producer, director, author, director of photography and even camera operator. An artisan of cinema as he liked to call himself, capable of working on all film genres. From spaghetti western to post-atomic, decamerotic to glossy eroticism, and blockbuster porn to bloody horror. Guided by the aesthetics of extremes and supported by an undeniable technical ability, Joe D’Amato pushed himself, and the viewer, beyond all limits following with dedication three rigid principles that have become his stylistic code: Amaze, Shock, Scandalize.
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FantastiCozzi
Title: FantastiCozzi
Character: (voice) (archive footage)
Released: May 21, 2016
Type: Movie
A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham
Title: Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 12, 2015
Type: Movie
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Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
Title: Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
Character: Himself (Archival Footage)
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Documentary on various horror movies that Joe D'Amato directed and/or produced in the 1970's, 1980's, and early 1990's.
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Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Title: Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Character: Self
Released: September 23, 1999
Type: Movie
The story of Joe D'Amato, Italian director of sexploitation and gore, narrated by himself.
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Sono Positivo
Title: Sono Positivo
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A Southern Italian family is suddenly faced with AIDS. One of them has it. Which friend or family member could have begun this cycle of infection? The characters include a vain housewife, her straight-laced husband, her gay brother, and her husband's and brother's best friend. Hilarious mayhem ensues.
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Heidi im Pornoland
Title: Heidi im Pornoland
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
A portrait of porn actress Laetitia Zappa aka. Shalimar, which also explores the porn industry of the 90s.
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Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia
Title: Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia
Character: Polonio
Released: December 26, 1995
Type: Movie
Luca Damiano’s version of the classic Hamlet, taking some of the most famous and familiar scenes and putting his own sexual twist on it.
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Sick-o-pathics
Title: Sick-o-pathics
Character: Neighbour #2
Released: June 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Anthology horror film with three tales consisting of a killer sex doll, a killer handbag and a parody of Joe D'amato's Anthropophagous.
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Robbery Under Arms
Title: Robbery Under Arms
Character: Trooper Shearer
Released: March 28, 1985
Type: Movie
Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Rolf Boldrewood. Made by the South Australian Film Corporation during the mini-series boom of the 1980s and lensed in the Flinders Ranges, it stars Sam Neill as the infamous Captain Starlight.
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Endgame
Title: Endgame
Character: Inspector (uncredited)
Released: November 5, 1983
Type: Movie
A telepathic mutant recruits a post World War III TV game show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety.
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Porno Holocaust
Title: Porno Holocaust
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Released: February 9, 1981
Type: Movie
A group of castaways wash ashore on a deserted island in this Italian sex/gore movie. They are unaware that a sex-crazed radioactive monster is also on the island. He attacks and rapes several of the women, who die horrible deaths because his sperm is radioactive. The survivors must find a way to either escape the island or kill the monster.
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Anthropophagous
Title: Anthropophagous
Character: Bearded man exiting the cable car (uncredited)
Released: August 7, 1980
Type: Movie
Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, and something is stalking them. They find a hidden room in the big mansion on a hill, and an ancient diary, which gives them clues to the source of the terror.
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Sexy Night Report
Title: Sexy Night Report
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1977
Type: Movie
Laura Gemser, as Emanuelle, takes viewers on a worldwide perv vacation and introduces footage of bizarre sexual behavior and performances in the style of a Mondo movie.
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Emanuelle - Why Violence Against Women?
Title: Emanuelle - Why Violence Against Women?
Character: Halup Kilev (uncredited)
Released: September 16, 1977
Type: Movie
Intrepid photojournalist Emanuelle arrives in San Francisco, where she briefly meets up with fellow journalist -- and fellow feminist -- Cora Norman, before being whisked off to India to investigate a guru con artist.
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Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia
Title: Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia
Character: Newsagent (uncredited)
Released: January 24, 1974
Type: Movie
Insatiable playboy Marco Donati decides to marry his latest flame, the beautiful Francesca. When the news gets into local newspapers, many of his former lovers are annoyed.
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What Have You Done to Solange?
Title: What Have You Done to Solange?
Character: CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)
Released: March 23, 1972
Type: Movie
After several coeds are murdered at a college, a professor who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect. When other gruesome murders start occurring shortly thereafter, the teacher suspects that he may be the cause of them.
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More Sexy Canterbury Tales
Title: More Sexy Canterbury Tales
Character: Monk
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
The story of a group of monks, who are enjoying the forbidden pleasure of sexual adventures.
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Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
Title: Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
Character: Willy, Donovan henchman
Released: May 16, 1968
Type: Movie
A bounty hunter wants to catch the Bandit Carson because he has a lot of people in his gang who are worth a lot of money. When he comes into White City he gets his first problems with Carson's son Lucas. After this incident Carson wants this man dead. They can catch him but not for a long time because he can escape with the help of Zoppo who the bounty hunter had helped a couple of days before.
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Old Shatterhand
Title: Old Shatterhand
Character: Col. Hunter
Released: April 30, 1964
Type: Movie
Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.