Karina Huff Movies
- 1990
Italian horror legend Lucio Fulci directed this strange little mystery about a woman (Karina Huff) whose millionaire father (Duilio del Prete) is murdered by having ground glass frozen into the ice cubes used in his drink. Del Prete's spirit then causes Huff to search for his killer, but as his body rots, his reach into the world of the living grows progressively less effective. The bulk of the story analyzes the motivations of the usual assortment of greedy relatives, and -- to please fans -- Fulci throws in one of his obligatory zombie attacks in an unrelated nightmare sequence. Pascal Persiano and Damiano Azzos co-star. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Duilio del Prete, Karina Huff, (more)
The story of Italian horror maven Lucio Fulci's made-for-television gore-a-thon concerns a creepy dark house inhabited by a dotty old couple, Victor and Sarah, and their uptight maid, Maria, who is soon impaled (complete with close-ups of guts pouring from the wound) when she discovers the couple's nephew and his wife dead in the basement. Three young crooks decide to break in and rob the isolated villa, killing the handyman (Pier Luigi Conti) and the old couple before being trapped inside by vicious Dobermans in the yard. The house is filled with clocks, which all stop when Victor dies. Even the sand in an hourglass stops pouring. Then the clocks begin moving backwards and time follows suit, resulting in bizarre phenomena and eventually reviving the old couple, who get gory revenge. Soon the whole house is full of reanimated zombies, leading first to a bloodbath and then to a quirky and ironic conclusion which plays with the stereotypical "dream ending" in amusing ways. Karina Huff gets a knife jammed through her hand and there are chainsaws, throat-rending zombies, impalements, and numerous gaping stomach wounds. Keith Van Hoven co-stars with Paolo Paoloni, Bettine Milne, and Peter Hintz. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
In this lusty romantic adventure, a young wanderer returns to his Venice home and discovers that his wealthy father has squandered the family fortune on gambling and is deeply indebted to a cruel countess from Germany. When she sees the young man, she decides she wants him and decides to make one final wager with his father with the young man as the stakes. The father is unable to resist and promptly loses, causing the hapless lad to flee the terrifying Teutonic tart and take up with a beautiful runaway. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Matthew Modine, Jennifer Beals, (more)
- 1984
A romantic comedy for those who take reality sugar-coated in tiny doses, Domani Mi Sposo features Arturo (Jerry Calà) and Susie (Isabella Ferrari), scheduled to marry in one day -- but not without mishaps. Arturo is seduced by one of his old lovers (Milly Carlucci) which starts a quarrel that almost trashes his wedding, and his bachelor party throws him together with a gorgeous stripper (Karina Huff). After some flashbacks to Arturo's wild, pre-engagement days, the ending is fairly predictable. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jerry Calà, Isabella Ferrari, (more)
- 1983
In this nostalgic look back at the 1960s through rose-colored glasses, a group of teens meet and frolic and experience their individual emotional maelstroms at a seaside resort one summer -- and then they meet again two decades later. Most of the film is spent on the teen summer, filled with characters such as the wealthy and weighty young man romancing a would-be socialite, and the intellectual fellow who turns from his steady girlfriend to hook up with a powerfully attractive older woman (Virna Lisi). When the teens come together as vintage adults 20 years later, their lives have all changed and the experiences that bonded them during that far away summer echo in everyone's mind. Director Carlo Vanzina treats the teens' relationships with an intentionally light hand, which might unexpectedly make that later "echo" less resounding than intended. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marina Suma, Jerry Calà, (more)
