Joe D'Amato, (birth name: Aristide Massaccesi) (December 15, 1936 in Rome - January 23, 1999 in Rome) was an Italian director. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging His films consisted of numerous horror and hardcore pornography titles. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Hardcore pornography is a form of Pornography that features explicit sexual acts.
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Biography
D'Amato was familiar to the environment of cinema through his father who worked as an electrician at Cinecittà. Cinecittà ( Italian for Cinema City) is a large Film studio in Rome that is the hub of Italian cinema. He began his career as an operator, often working for Demofilo Fidani. Demofilo Fidani (b February 8, 1914, Cagliari, Sardinia; d March 1994 was a prolific Italian film director who specialized His technical ability made him valuable on low-budget movies. He directed his first movie, a spaghetti western called Scansati. . . a Trinità arriva Eldorado, in 1972. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He used a variety of aliases before settling in 1975 for Joe D'Amato, proposed by producer Ermanno Donati to resemble Italian American director names like Martin Scorsese and Brian De Palma, which became his better-known pseudonym. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Brian De Palma (born Brian Russell DePalma on September 11 1940 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Film director. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) His earlier films included westerns, thrillers, and softcore erotic movies.
D'Amato's somewhat unscrupulous methods (he often stole stock shots from other films and inserted them into his own as part of the narrative), the shocking content of some of his movies (One of his acclaimed earlier films, Emanuelle e Françoise le sorelline was an erotic thriller fantastique with a cannibalistic dinner scene) and his own penchant for creating publicity around himself (Antropophagus, features a monstrous cannibal eating a - fake - human fetus, Emanuelle in America contains scenes from fake snuff films that were made to look authentic) resulted in D'Amato's fame as an exploitative director. For the 2005 film see Snuff-Movie (film. A snuff film or snuff movie is a theoretical genre that depicts the death or Murder He worked under innumerable aliases during his lifetime, sometimes even selling scripts using a female name. Because of his aliases, it is believed that there are still "undiscovered" D'Amato films, that is, films in circulation that he wrote or directed under an unrecognized pseudonym. It is widely believed that only a portion of his pornographic films have been identified as being his work.
Those who knew D'Amato have said in interviews that, though he enjoyed directing, he was more concerned with making money than any kind of merit his films might have had. His entire career can perhaps best be summed up in a line from his film Emanuelle's Revenge, spoken by a film producer playing a facsimile of D'Amato: "We're not making artsy-farty crap for intellectual faggots. Emanuelle's Revenge ( Italian title Emanuelle e Françoise le sorelline) is a 1975 Horror film directed by Joe D'Amato We're out to make money!" This is particularly evidenced by the many "knockoff" films he made:
- One of his earliest projects was a Western about a vengeful cowboy called Per mille dollari al giorno (For One Thousand Dollars per Day) in 1966, went into production a few months after the success of fellow Italian Sergio Leone's film, Per qualche dollaro in più (For a Few Dollars More). The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. For a Few Dollars More ( Per Qualche Dollaro in Più) is a 1965 Spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring
- The idea of shooting a Black Emanuelle film with cannibalism came with the success of Ultimo mondo cannibale (Jungle Holocaust aka Last Cannibal World) of Ruggero Deodato. Black Emanuelle (It Emanuelle nera) is an Italian Softcore film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of Cannibal films are a sub genre of Exploitation film made mostly by Italian filmmakers through the 1970s and 1980s Ultimo mondo cannibale ( 1977; English: Last Cannibal World, also known as Jungle Holocaust) is an Exploitation film Ruggero Deodato (born May 7 1939 in Potenza) is a controversial Italian Film director, Actor and Screen writer Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali (Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals) was released in 1977, the same year with Deodato's film. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The setting for Deodato's film was the Philippines, while D'Amato's film was set in the Amazon Rainforest. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía (Actually in the Pontine Marshes. The Pontine Marshes ( Agro Pontino in Italian) is a former Marsh area in the Lazio Region of Central Italy southeast of Rome ) The setting for Deodato's 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust is Amazon, implying the reciprocity of "inspiration". Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Cannibal Holocaust ( 1980) is a controversial Exploitation film directed by Ruggero Deodato from a screenplay by Gianfranco Clerici
- Immagini di un convento (Images in a Convent) (1979) followed Walerian Borowczyk's Interno di un convento (Behind Convent Walls) (1977). Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Walerian Borowczyk ( September 2, 1923 - February 3, 2006) was a Polish Film director. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
- In 1981, D'Amato released Caligula 2, which he marketed as the sequel to 1979's Caligula, even using similar poster art. Caligula is a 1979 Film directed by Tinto Brass, with additional scenes filmed by Giancarlo Lui and Penthouse
- Only months after the release of Conan the Barbarian in 1982, D'Amato wrote, directed, and released Ator the Invincible, about a Scandinavian barbarian who goes on an epic quest against fantasy monsters to save his beloved; two years later, when Conan the Destroyer was released, D'Amato quickly filmed and released Ator the Blademaster, which, while closely resembling Conan, also contained several clips of other movies which D'Amato had stolen and inserted, among them Where Eagles Dare. Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 film by director John Milius and is recognized as the acting Breakthrough of bodybuilder Ator is a character featured in four European movies made in the 1980s Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 film directed by action/fantasy veteran Richard Fleischer ( 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Vikings Ator is a character featured in four European movies made in the 1980s Where Eagles Dare is a 1968 World War II Spy film directed by Brian G When it was announced shortly thereafter that there would be no more Conan films, d'Amato announced there would be no more Ator films.
- Undici giorni, undici notti (Eleven Days, Eleven Nights) was released in 1986, just a few months after Adrian Lyne's 9½ Weeks. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Adrian Lyne (born 4 March, 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English Filmmaker and producer 9½ Weeks is a 1986 erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger.
- Following the success of Sex and Zen, D'Amato directed a series of films in the Philippines, disguised as Hong Kong productions in the period of 1993-1994. Sex and Zen (traditional Chinese 玉蒲團之偷情寶鑑 Yu Pu Tuan Zhi Tou Qing Bao Qian) is a 1992 Hong Kong Erotic film / The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The film named China and Sex, D'Amato credited as "Robert Yip" is particularly significant. He later displayed the expertise he gained in shooting "Chinese films", with Marco Polo: La storia mai raccontata (1995), a pornographic film starring Rocco Siffredi and Tabatha Cash. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Rocco Siffredi (born May 4, 1964) is the Stage name of an Italian Pornographic actor, director and producer Tabatha Cash (born December 27, 1973, in Saint Denis, France) is a former French Pornographic actress who of the early
- He also released several porn films that were rip offs of Hollywood films Juliet and Romeo and Marco Polo
D'Amato had one son, Daniele Massaccesi. Daniele Massaccesi is an Italian-American Camera operator. Massaccesi is the son of Italian grindhouse director Joe D'Amato. Daniele moved to the United States, where he entered into a lucrative career as a cameraman, working on such films as Cold Mountain, Hannibal, and Kingdom of Heaven. Cold Mountain is a 2003 film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Hannibal is a 2001 Thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 Epic film, directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan.
Joe D'Amato wrote and directed three of the four Ator movies. Ator is a character featured in four European movies made in the 1980s One of the movies, Cave Dwellers, was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Ator l'invincibile 2 (released in English-speaking countries as Ator the Invincible, The Blade Master, Ator the Blade Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American Cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced
Selected filmography
- Death Smiles at a Murderer (1972) starring Klaus Kinski
- Emanuelle e Françoise le sorelline (Blood Vengeance) (1975)
- Emanuelle in America (1977)
- Emanuelle - perchè violenza alle donne? (Emanuelle Around the World) (1977)
- Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali (Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals) (1977) aka "Trap Them And Kill Them"
- Immagini di un convento (Images From a Convent) (1979)
- Porno Holocaust (1979)
- Buio Omega (Beyond The Darkness) (1979)
- Le Notti erotiche dei morti viventi (Erotic Nights of the Living Dead) ([[1980])
- Orgasmo nero (Black Orgasm) (1980)
- Antropophagus (1980) aka "The Grim Reaper"
- Caligola: La Storia mai raccontata (Emperor Caligula: The Untold Story) (1981) (as David Hills)
- Absurd (1981) aka "Monster Hunter", aka Anthropophagous 2"
- Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro (2020 Texas Gladiators) (1982)
- Ator the Fighting Eagle (1983) aka "Ator The Invincible"
- Endgame (1983)
- La Monaca del Peccato (The Convent of Sinners) (1986)
- Blademaster (1987) aka "Ator The Invincible 2"
- Killing Birds: Zombie 5 (1987) aka "Raptors"
- Quest for the Mighty Sword (1989) aka "Ator 4"
- Return From Death (1992) aka "Frankenstein 2000"
- Troll 3 (1990)
Note* Joe D'Amato also produced the following horror films, although he didn't direct them himself. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals ( Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali) is a 1977 erotic Italian horror film by Joe D'Amato. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Buio Omega, AKA Beyond the Darkness, is a horror / exploitation film directed by Joe D'Amato, and released in 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Anthropophagus Beast is a 1980 Italian language Horror film, directed by Joe d'Amato and co-written by d'Amato and George Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Troll 3 is a 1990 Horror film directed by Joe D'Amato and Fabrizio Laurenti. . . . .
- STAGE FRIGHT (1987) aka "Bloody Bird", directed by Michele Soavi
- GHOSTHOUSE (1988) aka "La Casa 3", directed by Umberto Lenzi
- WITCHERY (1988) aka "La Casa 4"
- HITCHER IN THE DARK (1989) aka "Fear in the Dark", directed by Umberto Lenzi
- LA CASA 5: BEYOND THE DARKNESS (1990)
- TROLL 2 (1990) directed by Claudio Fragasso
- THE DOOR TO SILENCE (1991) directed by Lucio Fulci
The aliases of Aristide Massaccesi
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