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  • BIRTH 15/12/1936
  • DEATH 23/01/1999
  • Country Italy
  • MOVIES 7
  • DIRECTOR 21
  • SCRIPT 9
  • PRODUCTION 14

Joe D'Amato

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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Joe D'Amato

Movies (7)

Antropophagus
Antropophagus
Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car
Cosa avete fatto a Solange?
Cosa avete fatto a Solange?
CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)
Sick-o-pathics
Sick-o-pathics
Neighbour #2
FantastiCozzi
FantastiCozzi
(voice) (archive footage)
Old Shatterhand
Old Shatterhand
Col. Hunter
Endgame - Bronx lotta finale
Endgame - Bronx lotta finale
Inspector (uncredited)
Inferno Rosso. Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
Inferno Rosso. Joe D'Amato sulla via…
Self (archive footage)

Director (21)

Antropophagus
Antropophagus
Buio Omega
Buio Omega
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali
Rosso sangue
Rosso sangue
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
Endgame - Bronx lotta finale
Endgame - Bronx lotta finale
Fra' Tazio da Velletri
Fra' Tazio da Velletri
La morte ha sorriso all'assassino
La morte ha sorriso all'assassino
Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)
Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro
Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro
Top Model
Top Model
Emanuelle in America
Emanuelle in America
Killing Birds
Killing Birds
Papaya dei Caraibi
Papaya dei Caraibi
Blue Angel Cafe
Blue Angel Cafe
Ator l'invincibile
Ator l'invincibile
Ator 2 - L'invincibile Orion
Ator 2 - L'invincibile Orion
Dirty Love
Dirty Love
Il ginecologo della mutua
Il ginecologo della mutua
Eva nera
Eva nera

Script (9)

Antropophagus
Antropophagus
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali
Il ginecologo della mutua
Il ginecologo della mutua
Ator 2 - L'invincibile Orion
Ator 2 - L'invincibile Orion
Ator l'invincibile
Ator l'invincibile
Endgame - Bronx lotta finale
Endgame - Bronx lotta finale
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)
Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)
Eva nera
Eva nera

Production (14)

Antropophagus
Antropophagus
Deliria
Deliria
Rosso sangue
Rosso sangue
La casa 4
La casa 4
La casa 3
La casa 3
Blue Angel Cafe
Blue Angel Cafe
Le porte del silenzio
Le porte del silenzio
Warrior Queen
Warrior Queen
Killing Birds
Killing Birds
Endgame - Bronx lotta finale
Endgame - Bronx lotta finale
Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro
Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro
Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)
Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)
Paura nel buio
Paura nel buio
Hot steps - passi caldi
Hot steps - passi caldi