Joe D'Amato Movies
An old-fashioned cop emerges to foil a high-tech attack on the country's computer infrastructure as Bruce Willis brings back one of the biggest action franchises in screen history. It's been over a decade since audiences last saw New York cop John McClane (Willis), but now, as the world's greatest criminal mastermind (Timothy Olyphant) attempts to cripple the entire country with an innovative act of technological terrorism, only one cop can insure that the integrity of the system stays intact. In this, the fourth installment of the long-running action series, Underworld director Len Wiseman picks up the torch formerly carried by directors John McTiernan and Renny Harlin to helm a script penned by Mark Bomback. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bruce Willis, Justin Long, (more)
- 1998
English ambassador Sir Francis Hamilton is en route to the Caribbean to sign a peace treaty with France when his ship is commandeered by the notorious George Rackman and his ruthless band of pirates. Upon discovering the true identity of their high-profile captive, the pirates kidnap Sir Hamilton and pressure his wife to pay a big ransom. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Notorious Eurosleaze director Joe D'Amato weaves this cynical story about a young Italian beauty who learns that life in TV isn't all it's cracked up to be after moving to Los Angeles to headline a popular television series. Patricia (Carla Solaro) was just a lovely innocent from a small Italian town, but everything started to change once she was selected to star in the next small-screen hit. Moving to Los Angeles to launch her career, emerging starlet Patricia falls hopelessly in love with unscrupulous TV bigwig Mike (Robert Madison), who manages the station she works for. Keeping your wits in a city like Los Angeles is no simple task, and now in order to learn the law of the land this ambitious actress will have to endure her fair share of hardships. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Carla Solaro, Robert Madison, (more)
- 1995
- NR
In this sexy adventure, a dutiful Marco Polo honors an Oriental emperor's request by escorting the royal leader's toothsome daughter to an ally's distant kingdom. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rocco Siffredi, Tabatha Cash, (more)
Notorious Italian director Joe D'Amato takes the helm for this sexually charged period drama set in the 1920s, and centering on the tenuous relationship between a tyrannical inn owner and his carnally curious grandson. Carlo is the insensitive owner of a popular country inn. Along with his grandson Gianni, the temperamental owner does his best to keep up the inn and ensure that their guests are content. But lately Carlo's wife has been feeling rejected, and she can't help but being drawn to handsome guest Rolando. Meanwhile, the sexually inexperienced Gianni gets vicarious thrills by secretly spying on his grandfather's sexual conquests. When the incredibly attractive Marilena arrives at the inn, her provocative behavior drives both Gianni and the guests into a blinding frenzy of lust and desire. But what is the secret that drives Marilena's irresistible sensuality, and is she in fact Gianni's distant cousin? Only time will tell what debauched secrets this prurient mystery holds. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A wealthy man braves the four chambers of forbidden torture, where sex and death are forever intertwined, in his quest to seduce a beautiful dancer. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1993
Notorious Italian director Joe D'Amato (Anthropophagus, Porno Holocaust) takes the reigns for this erotic drama about a British librarian who discovers a book that unleashes the true power of her sexuality, and makes her the target of a sexually obsessed Karma Sutra cult. One day, while perusing the shelves at the library where she works, Joan Parker (Georgia Emerald) stumbles across a most unusual book. The deeper she delved into its ancient pages, the more aroused she became until her sexual urges were almost too powerful to contain. Later, the debauched members of the mysterious Karma Sutra cult that Joan has been reading about begin to stalk her from afar, just waiting for the perfect moment to strike. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Georgia Emerald
- 1990
- PG
In this ultra-cheapo Italian knock-off a little boy tries to warn his family and friends that the evil trolls his late grandfather used to tell him about are real. Unfortunately, no one believes him and he and his sister are sent to the enigmatic town of Nilbog where nightmarish things begin to happen. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- George Hardy, Michael Stephenson, (more)
- 1990
Carnival in Venice provides a colorful, exotic backdrop for this romantic chronicle of a passionate fling between a music student and a professor. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Marc Jacobson, Josie Bissett, (more)
- 1990
In this sword-and-sorcery adventure, a hero faces many foes in order to lay claim to a magical weapon. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1989
An ancient Indian spirit terrorizes a beach town in the form of a bloodthirsty shark in Joe D'Amato's Jaws rip-off, Deep Blood. Seems that a Native American elder once warned a group of youngsters about this great evil in the sea, and years later, the friends are forced to face their fears when one of them is killed by a shark in a series of attacks along their coastline. It's up to the remaining few to make sure that this monster is killed -- even if it means heading out to sea to do it. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
- 1989
As produced by carnagemeister Joe d'Amato, this gory and ultraviolent slasher outing - regarded as one of the bloodiest of its decade - concerns the dire fate of a bunch of stage actors. They end up trapped in the same theater with a psychotic stalker intent on offing them in the most gruesome of ways. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- 1988
This Italian haunted-house outing begins with strange, paranormal emanations being picked up as radio signals by a group of Boston youths, who trace the signal to an abandoned estate. When they enter to investigate, they are attacked by the malevolent spectre of a young girl and her sinister-looking clown doll, who manages to decimate nearly the entire cast. The ensuing mayhem incorporates some of the goriest effects ever to grace a haunted house film, including axe murders, acid baths, impalements, and decapitations -- the nastiest of which features an unfortunate teen bisected by a falling pane of glass. Despite a fairly rich atmosphere and an ominous mood, this is really just a prolonged excuse for gruesome (though, admittedly, well-staged) giallo-style death scenes. After a spooky initial setup, the endlessly repeating musical ghost-message becomes profoundly annoying. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lara Wendel, Gregg Scott, (more)
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