The DPP list of ‘video nasties’ was first made public in June 1983. The list was modified monthly as prosecutions failed or were dropped. In total, 72 separate films appeared on the list at one time or another. 39 films were successfully prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act but some of these films have been subsequently cut and then approved for release by the BBFC. The remaining 33 were either not prosecuted or had unsuccessful prosecutions.

A number of films spent a short time on this list because their prosecutions failed shortly after publication or because it was decided that prosecution was not worth pursuing. Ultimately, the list became obsolete when the Video Recordings Act came into force, and since 2001, several of the films have been released uncut. In the majority of cases below where cuts were made, they were scenes of real-life animal cruelty and/or excessive violence to women, both of which are still regarded with some degree of severity by the BBFC.

The DPP list of ‘video nasties’ was first made public in June 1983. The list was modified monthly as prosecutions failed or were dropped. In total, 72 separate films appeared on the list at one time or another. 39 films were successfully prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act but some of these films have been subsequently cut and then approved for release by the BBFC. The remaining 33 were either not prosecuted or had unsuccessful prosecutions.

A number of films spent a short time on this list because their prosecutions failed shortly after publication or because it was decided that prosecution was not worth pursuing. Ultimately, the list became obsolete when the Video Recordings Act came into force, and since 2001, several of the films have been released uncut. In the majority of cases below where cuts were made, they were scenes of real-life animal cruelty and/or excessive violence to women, both of which are still regarded with some degree of severity by the BBFC.

1. Absurd (original title: Rosso Sangue; AKA Horrible; The Monster Hunter; Anthropophagus 2 — released with 2m 32s cut in 1983, but was withdrawn post VRA, and has never been re-submitted for classification. Has a release in the United States uncut under the title Horrible)
2. Anthropophagous: The Beast (original title: Antropophagus; AKA Anthropophagous; Antropofago; Gomia, Terror en el Mar Egeo; Man Beast: Man-Eater; The Savage Island — released with approximately 3m of pre-cuts as “The Grim Reaper” in 2002. Has a release in the United States uncut under the title Antropophagus: The Grim Reaper)
3. Axe (AKA Lisa, Lisa; California Axe Murder; The Axe Murders — re-released uncut in 2005)
4. The Beast in Heat (original title: La Bestia in Calore) (Banned outright)
5. The Beyond (original title: E Tu Vivrai Nel Terrore – L’Aldilà; AKA Seven Doors of Death — re-released uncut in 2001)
6. Blood Bath (original title: Reazione a Catena; AKA A Bay of Blood; Twitch of the Death Nerve — released uncut in 2010)
7. Blood Feast (re-released uncut in 2005)
8. Blood Rites (original title: The Ghastly Ones) (Banned outright)
9. Bloody Moon (original title: Die Säge des Todes — released with 1m 20s cut in 1993, released uncut November 2008)
10. The Bogey Man (original title: The Boogeyman — re-released uncut in 2000)
11. The Burning (re-released uncut in 2001)
12. Cannibal Apocalypse (original title: Apocalypse Domani — released with 2s cut in 2005)
13. Cannibal Ferox (alternate title: Make them Die Slowly – released with approximately 5m of pre-cuts plus 6s of additional cuts in 2000)
14. Cannibal Holocaust (released in 2001 with 5m 44s cut to remove most animal cruelty and rape scenes, new version approved with 15s cut in 2011^[13])
15. The Cannibal Man (original title: La Semana del Asesino; AKA The Apartment on the 13th Floor — released with 3s cut in 1993)
16. Cannibal Terror (original title: Terror Caníbal — released uncut in 2003)
17. Contamination (released uncut in 2004 with a 15 rating)
18. Dead & Buried (re-released uncut in 2004)
19. Death Trap (original title: Eaten Alive — re-released uncut in 2000)
20. Deep River Savages (original/alternate title: Il paese del sesso selvaggio, Man from Deep River — released with 3m 45s cut in 2003)
21. Delirium (Alternate title: Psycho Puppet — released with 16s cut in 1987)
22. Devil Hunter (original title: Il cacciatore di uomini) (Passed uncut November 2008)
23. Don’t Go in the House (released with 3m 7s cut in 1987)
24. Don’t Go in the Woods (released uncut in 2007)
25. Don’t Go Near the Park (released uncut in 2006)
26. Don’t Look in the Basement (original title: The Forgotten — released uncut in 2005 with a 15 rating)
27. The Driller Killer (released with cuts in 1999 — re-released uncut in 2002, now considered to be public domain
28. The Evil Dead (re-released uncut in 2001)
29. Evilspeak (re-released uncut in 1999)
30. Exposé (re-released with approximately 30s cut in 2006)
31. Faces of Death (released with 2m 19s cut in 2003)
32. Fight For Your Life (Banned outright)
33. Flesh for Frankenstein (AKA Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein — re-released uncut in 2006)
34. Forest of Fear (AKA Toxic Zombies; Bloodeaters (Banned outright)
35. Frozen Scream (Banned outright)
36. The Funhouse (Released uncut in 1987, re-classified 15 in 2007)
37. Gestapo’s Last Orgy (original title: L’ultima orgia del III Reich) (Banned outright)
38. The House by the Cemetery (original title: Quella villa accanto al cimitero — re-released with 33s cut in 2001, released uncut in 2009)
39. House on the Edge of the Park (original title: La casa sperduta nel parco — released with 11m 43s cut in 2002)
40. Human Experiments (released with 26s cut in 1994)
41. I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (released with 1m 6s cut in 1986)
42. I Spit on Your Grave (original title: Day of the Woman — released with 7m 2s cut in 2001, re-released uncut in 2010)
43. Inferno (re-released with 20s cut in 1993 — re-released uncut in September, 2010)
44. Island of Death (original title: Ta Pedhia tou dhiavolou — released uncut September, 2010)
45. Killer Nun (original title: Suor Omicidi — re-released uncut in 2006)
46. The Last House on the Left (passed uncut on the 17th March, 2008)
47. Late Night Trains (original title: L’ultimo treno della notte — released uncut in 2008)
48. The Living Dead (original title: Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti; AKA The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue; Let Sleeping Corpses Lie; Don’t Open the Window — re-released uncut in 2002)
49. Love Camp 7 (refused a certificate in 2002) (Banned outright)
50. Madhouse (original title: There Was a Little Girl — released uncut in 2004)
51. Mardi Gras Massacre (Banned outright)
52. Night of the Bloody Apes (original title: La Horripilante bestia humana — released with approximately 1m of pre-cuts in 1999)
53. Night of the Demon (released with 1m 41s cut in 1994)
54. Nightmare Maker (AKA Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker; Night Warning on the credits of some versions) (Banned outright)
55. Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (re-released with pre-cuts in 2005)
56. Possession (released uncut in 1999)
57. Pranks (AKA The Dorm That Dripped Blood; Death Dorm — re-released with 10s cut in 2001)
58. Prisoner of the Cannibal God (original title: La montagna del dio cannibale; AKA Mountain of the Cannibal God — released with 2m 6s cut in 2001)
59. Return of the Boogeyman (original title: Boogeyman II — released with additional footage in 2003)
60. The Slayer (re-released uncut in 2001)
61. Snuff (Passed uncut in 2003, however it has not yet been re-released)
62. SS Experiment Camp (original title: Lager SSadis Kastrat Kommandantur — released uncut in 2005)
63. Tenebrae (original title: Tenebre — re-released uncut in 2003)
64. Terror Eyes (original title: Night School — released with 1m 16s cut in 1987)
65. The Toolbox Murders (released with 1m 46s cut in 2000)
66. Unhinged (released uncut in 2004)
67. Visiting Hours (released with approximately 2m cut in 1986)
68. The Werewolf and the Yeti (original title: La Maldición de la Bestia) (Banned outright)
69. The Witch Who Came From the Sea (released uncut in 2006)
70. Women Behind Bars (original French title: Des diamants pour l’enfer) (Banned outright)
71. Zombie Creeping Flesh (original title: Virus; AKA Hell of the Living Dead — released uncut in 2002)
72. Zombie Flesh Eaters (original title: Zombi 2; AKA Zombie — re-released uncut in 2005) (alternate title: Zombie)

Although commonly thought of as part of the DPP list, the following two titles never actually appeared on the DPP’s official “nasties” list:

1. Shogun Assassin (re-released uncut in 1999)
2. Xtro (Released uncut in 1987, re-classified 15 in 2007; Xtro was a common title seized during police raids in the North of England prior to the official list being published.)

Source: Wikipedia

In 2010 Jake West, Director of Films like Evil Aliens or Doghouse, released the Documentary  ” Video Nasties. The Definitive Guide”. For all the people who are interested in the whole Story, go and get it!

Here’s the Trailer

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Cast: Linnea Quigley, Caroline Munro, Joe Zaso, William Forsythe, 42nd Street Pete, Amy Lynn Best, Raine Brown, Ginger Lynn Allen, Michelle Bauer, Conrad Brooks, April Monique Burril, Darian Caine, Art Ettinger, Ken Kish, the mysterious “Happy Goldsplatt” and many many more!

Synopsis/Content: The long-awaited sequel to 1987′s horror cult classic, MAD RON’S PREVUES FROM HELL. An awesome collection of 62 over-the-top horror movie prevues, from the golden Grindhouse age, spanning the 1960′s through the 1980′s! Also features commentary from film makers, actors, critics and fans, that make this a true, incredibly entertaining, one-of-a-kind movie-going experience!

Review:

As I am a big admirer and fan of the Grindhouse genre and all kinds of independent flicks, I immediately asked a friend of mine to get me a copy of this new Grindhouse Collection from the United States!
And when it finally arrived here, I was very excited… and have not been disappointed! It was worth the long waiting time… So here is my Review!

Before I go into deeper detail I would like to give You a short definition of the Title “Celluloid Bloodbath” first:

DEFINITION: ‘Celluloid’ – Motion picture film, cinema film. ‘Bloodbath’ – Savage, indiscriminate killing, a massacre.

The directors James F. Murray Jr. and Jim Monaco are taking You onto a Trip through over 62 Horror Movie Prevues from the Golden Age of Grindhouse and Drive-In-Movie Madness! This fine compilation can be compared to the “Grindhouse Trailer Classics” Collections from NUCLEUS Films (UK) in one way, which I also love very much… but there is even more packed inside this fine Compilation: here we also have a very large Cast of many famous, infamous & special persons – You could also use the term “insiders” here, who comment on the different Movie Trailers in a very interesting and sometimes also funny way! And between all the different Trailers there is also a Hell lot of funny comics and cartoons to laugh Your ass off!

The makers of this fine Compilation have created their very own “Cryptkeeper” in good old classic Tales from the Crypt style here… A Zombie puppet called “Happy GoldSplatt”, which adds some spice to the long journey through forgotten Times in Video History! So this is the perfect entertaining combination between the rough and sometimes very serious Grindhouse-Trailers (which are often over-dubbed with way too dark Voices! *g*) and the funny Dark Humour Side! I enjoyed this compilation very much and You can immediately see & feel that the Directors and Writers of this Compilation wanna share their love for the Horror, Grindhouse and Exploitation Genre Movies together with You – the audience and fans! This Movie comes straight from the heart and You can feel it! They know the little stories behind each movie and hidden facts of the genre – and You will get a perfect education into all the different categories of the Grindhouse and Exploitation movie genre!

This is really an Over the Top Compilation as the details are very interesting and sometimes funny at the same time, too! It is rather a Compilation filled with Extras than a Documentary. The Compilation is divided into the following differnt groups of flicks: “Monsters”, “Vampire Horrors”, “Blaxploitation Horrors”, “Madness”, “Body Parts that Kill (!!)”, “Psychos”,  ”Killer Animals” (introduced by the seducing and super-hot Scream Queen Darian Caine, who is looking better than ever before!), “T & A Horrors”, “Women treated badly”, “Cannibal Horrors” and last but not least the glorious final Chapter “Dario Argento Films”!

You can also clearly see that many of these films  did have a great influence and impact on the movie industry of today… and that they served as inspirations for many  well-known movie directors nowadays. ”Sugar Hill” is one of my favourite Blaxploitation Trailers and so is “Psycho from Texas” when it comes to the Psychos-Genre! I also discovered some “new” old Movies through this great Trailer-Compilation, of which I even did not have a clue that they existed before… and I am sure most of You will also experience this nice side-effect after You have watched this cool Compilation! So this is a perfect Round-Up and a great Compilation for every collector and fan of the grindhouse movies! It should not be missed in Your collection! Of course the Trailer of “The Gore Gore Girls” by the Godfather of Gore Herrschel Gordon Lewis also is a Must-See as well as the notorious “Eyeball”, which You will not watch twice I guess
A funny thing in this Compilation was one Trailer, in which a new Hi-Tech invention called “Duo Vision” was introduced to the audience, but not very surprisingly it never turned out to be useful at all and therefore we never heard about this again…!

The big Cast of different Stars and Professionals of the Industry gives this Compilation the special Touch! For example Scream Queen “Darian Cane” spices up this documentary with her undeniably hot Sex-Appeal as well as many other Female Actresses and Scream Queens! Moreover horror freaks and Insiders like “Johnny Legend” and “Art Ettinger” (from Ultra Violent Magazine) are giving great Comments on cult classics like “Drive-in Massacre”. And even Jesse Hess – The son of great Actor David Hess – also appears shortly with some comments!

There have also been added some Interviews with Horror Movie Stars between the Trailers – these have been recorded on Conventions and You get a real good live-feeling when watching them. The story plot itself is very well written and I did not have one boring minute when watching this. At the end of the journey - Zacherly – the cool Ghoul – makes the perfect cut and “fade out” to the ending credits!

Regarding the Disc Properties:
The Cover Artwork is great and the DVD-Menu also has a fine touch of 70′s and 80′s Nostalgia! What I especially loved here is the great classic Intro right at the Start of the Collection with the blood-animated Logo showing “Celluloid Bloodbath” on an old movie theatre! Very classy and stylish! Unfortunately this Movie has not been released in Europe yet, but You can watch it via V.O.D. on NETFLIX or order the full DVD straight from the United States via Online Stores.

Summary:
To make a long story short: This Trailer Compilation really kicks Ass and I cannot wait to review the first Part called “Mad Ron’s Previews from Hell” as soon as I have received my copy from director and writer Mr. James F. Murray Jr.! It is a very well done Compilation!!

There is only one point I would like to “criticize” in this compilation – but this is only a very personal one – so don’t take this too seriously:
Where is  the special section for LUCIO FULCI ? Being a FULCI-Fan I cannot take it, that You have only included DARIO ARGENTO, but not the Godfather of Gore, too *g*

Rating: 9/10

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Thrashing Rage, Vol. II

The 80′s strike back once more in Volume II of the great “Thrashing Rage” Series! And from the Cover of Part II You can see that it’s literally going to be a bloody mess!
We do again have this Part, which marks Number 2 of the great Trans-Atlantic Mix collaboration as a Free Download on our own Server… so enjoy this great piece of nostalgia – we uploaded it exclusively for Your pleasure!

Here are some more Details on the second Volume:
It’s been three months and over 1000 downloads of their first collaboration, but Brad and Cato have composed another trans-Atlantic mix of forgotten ancient metal all for your listening pleasure, or displeasure, depending on how you feel about obscure 80s thrash. Words from the mixmasters below…

“Unheralded thrash got a shot in the arm with our first mix, so Cato and I decided that we needed to take another journey into the thrash underground, though this time it would be darker, more obscure, and ultimately more dangerous! When our two sets of selections were united I was left battered and bruised. So once again, I’ll let the music take no prisoners as it shreds your eardrums.”
Brad

“BEWARE as another Thrashing Rage comp sweeps across the land leaving only the tormented screams of those who dare to hear it left… This is the eve of darkness!!!”
Cato

TRACKLISTING:

1. Sabbat (Japan) “Bring Me the Head of Satan” (1986)
2. Sentinel Beast (USA) “Sentinel Beast” (1986)
3. Heathen (USA) “Goblin’s Blade” (1987)
4. Slaughter (Canada) “Eve of Darkness” (1985)
5. Meliah Rage (USA) “Beginning of the End” (1988)
6. Carrion (Switzerland) “Demon’s Child” (1986)
7. Kublai Khan (USA) “Mongrel Horde” (1987)
8. Znöwhite (USA) “To the Last Breath” (1988)
9. Violent Force (Germany) “Sign of Evil” (1987)
10. Vectom (Germany) “Open the Coffin” (1985)
11. Viking (USA) “Do or Die” (1986)
12. Warrant (Germany) “Scanger’s Daughter” (1985)
13. Debustrol (Czech Republic) “Apocalypsa” (1988)
14. Sextrash (Brazil) “Seduced by Evil” (1990)
15. Schizo (Italy) “Epileptic Void” (1989)
16. Xyster (England) “Die on the Cross” (1989)
17. Fingernails (Italy) “I Don’t Ally with the Devil” (1987)
18. Energetic Krusher (England) “Thrash Ritual” (1989)
19. Demolition Hammer (USA) “Corpse Content” (1988)
20. Sadus (USA) “Desolator” (1986)

Download-Link:
> Download Thrashing Rage Volume II here <

Thrashing Rage Vol. 1 Cover of Woodoo

Today we have a special “Bag of Goodies” for all Fans of early Thrash Metal and Speed Metal Madness!

There has been released a great series of  fine compilations under the name “THRASHING RAGE” over the last years. This Sampler-Series is unique and one of the best of its kind! Therefore we have uploaded all Parts of this > completely free great Compilations-Series < to our own server on The Daily Horror so that they do not get lost on the Internet! We are the only Online Newspaper, which is hosting this Series.

So You can feel free to download all compilations and the corresponding covers and create Your own Audio-CD’S (CD-A) or even Music Tapes for Your own pleasure!
Please do not distribute or sell any of the Tracks as they are only subject to free use on this compilation-Series.

Here is the info for Volume #1 courtesy of regular A Fist in the Face of God mixmaker Bradley Smith and Deathhammer‘s Cato Stormoen:

“So many thrash bands out there never received the attention they truly deserved,  so I took this opportunity to collaborate with one of my favorite up and coming thrash maniacs to spread the word on some unheralded, yet truly explosive and corrosive bands.  So I’ll keep this short and sweet and let the music do the talking.  Thrash Hard!!!!!!!”

Brad

“I have never collaborated on a comp like this before so I just piled together some killer tracks which I thought would fit. Some old favorite tracks of mine and also some stuff I came across recently, like Anacrusis. The cool thing about this für mich is the amount of new bands I discovered through Bradley’s side of the comp. Hails and play it loud!
DIE HARD!!”
Cato

TRACKLISTING:

1. Protector (Germany) – “Protector of Death” (1986)
2. Morbid Saint (USA) – “Assassin” (1988)
3. Soothsayer (Canada) – “Build the Terrorism” (1986)
4. Burnt Offering (USA) – “Power of Death” (1989)
5. Hobbs’ Angel Of Death (Australia) – “Cold Steel” (1988)
6. Toxodeth (Mexico) – “Black Doom” (1988)
7. Dolmen (USA) – “The Ritual Night” (1989)
8. Pentagram [Mezarkabul] (Turkey) – Intro (Wreck)/Rotten Dogs (1990)
9. Messiah (Switzerland) – “Hyper Borea” (1987)
10. Ulysses Siren (USA) – “Above the Ashes” (1987)
11. Infernäl Mäjesty (Canada) – “Into the Unknown” (1988)
12. Sindrome (USA) – “Rapture in Blood” (1987)
13. Anacrusis (USA) – “Imprisoned” (1988)
14. Sacred Reich (USA) – “No Believers” (1987)
15. Nasty Savage (USA) – “Fear Beyond the Vision” (1985)
16. Lääz Rockit (USA) – “Last Breath” (1987)
17. Demonax (USA) – “Evil’s Cast Aside” (1984)
18. Holy Terror (USA) – “Debt of Pain” (1988)

You can download the full Set here: > DOWNLOAD Thrashing Rage Vol. 1 <

More Parts will be following on our great Daily Horror News inside the “Mu-Sick” Section – so watch out and stay tuned by subscribing to our RSS-Feed!

Wie unsere Kollegen vom DVD-Forum.at heute berichteten, ist der unangefochtene “King of Sleaze” Jesús Jess Franco heute leider im Alter von 83 Jahren an den Folgen eines Schlaganfalles verstorben.

Unser Beileid gilt vor allen Dingen seinen Familien-Angehörigen und natürlich allen Fans… R.I.P. Jess Franco! Für uns warst Du immer eine ganz besondere Szene-Größe und Deine Filme & die Erinnerungen an Dich werden niemals sterben…
Hier ist die Original-Nachricht aus dem DVD-Forum.at:

Verfasst von Michael Bartl am 02.04.2013 um 12:05

Jesús Jess Franco zählt zu den bekanntesten Regisseuren und Filmemacher unserer Zeit und war vor allem in den 70er Jahren für seine Frauengefängnisfilme bekannt. Weiteres Merkmal seiner Filme war sadomasochistische und surrealistische und in späteren Jahren auch pornographische Elemente seinen Filmen hinzuzufügen.

Wie wir nun leider berichten müssen ist der spanische Regisseur, Drehbuchautor, Filmemacher und Schauspieler im Alter von 83 Jahren an den Folgen eines Schlaganfalles verstorben ist.

Story Synopsis:

“Five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a Book Of The Dead and unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.

A core cast of young, fresh talent includes Jane Levy (Suburgatory) as Mia; Shiloh Fernandez (Deadgirl, Red Riding Hood) as David; Lou Taylor Pucci (Carriers) as Eric; Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) as Olivia and Elizabeth Blackmore (Legend of the Seeker) as Natalie.”

Actor / Director / Writer – to some better known as John Morghen.
Most people call him “Johnny” and that’s what he likes most.
Best known for his acting skills in cult classics from the 80′s like “House on the Edge of the Park”, “City of the Living Dead”, “Cannibal Ferox”, “Phantom of Death”, “Stage Fright”, “The Church” and numerous other Classics… as well as his newer acting roles  and appearances in cool movies like “Gangs of New York”, “The Omen – Remake” or the recently released and highly praised “A  Day in Violence” by director Darren Ward.

TDH: Cheers and Greetings from Germany, Johnny! Very nice to have You here for an exclusive live-interview on Skype! I hope You have returned well back to Italy after the Dortmund Movie Convention “Movie Days” where we saw You live on stage with Ruggero Deodato some days ago?”

GLR: “Yeah – Hi!! Nice to talk to You! Yeah – I have now returned back safely to Rome”

TDH: Welcome! Ok – then… Can I start with the interview right off?

GLR: “Yes – sure!”

TDH: Ok – our first Question is: when did You start Your movie career as an actor  and how did this happen ?”

GLR: “I started my movie career back in ’79 with “House on the Edge of the Park” by Ruggero Deodato. I had been in the show business for some years in theatre. Before I wanted to be a dancer, but then I hurt my back badly… so I switched to stage work. And I had been working in theatre for a few years … and then very casually I met an agent- who was at that time Ruggero Deodato’s Mother-in-Law… and she asked me, if I was interested in making Movies. And so I said “Yes!”, because I was broke economically [both are laughing] and in a matter of days – because Ruggero was just preparing the movie at that time – I was introduced to him and he wanted me for the Movie.”

TDH: Ah ok I see – so THAT was the first movie that You actually did! I am always thinking about Lucio Fulci’s “City of the Living Dead” Horror Flick (which is my personal favourite Fulci-Movie of all time) when I hear Your name… so I thought this was Your first movie in which You were starring – but now I know much better! [laughs]

GLR: “Yeah- exactly. My first movie was ‘House on the Edge of the Park’ with Deodato and the second was with Fulci ‘City of the Living Dead’.”

TDH: Ok – thanx for the history course! The next Question is a little bit like a follow-up to this: How was the work with the great Lucio Fulci and did You have problems with him on the set ?

GLR: “No. Before shooting I heard a lot from other actors like “Oh be careful! He has a  very bad temper… he mistreats people…” and so on… ! So I was a little bit scared before meeting him. But as a matter of fact NO – with me he was always very kind and very appreciated me and my work… because You know Fulci was a very cultivated man so he respected the fact that I was a theatre person and also I used to meet him socially, because we were both friend of another Italian director Duccio Tessari, who was having a very intense social Life in his house – by receiving people  almost every evening. So we usually met there.”

TDH: Ah ok  - so You were friends with him ?

GLR: “Mmmmm – I don’t was very well him, but I must admit that I saw him in a very bad temper and that he was terrible… and that he could really mistreat people…”

TDH: Yes I understand… but with You his relationship was good, right ?

GLR: “Yes absolutely!”

TDH: I am asking You this, because I recently saw the documentary “Paura” – which You know for sure –  where all the interviews are included and it’s really a great documentary about Fulci and his character reputation.

GLR: “Ah You mean the one that Mike Baronas did ?”

TDH: Yeah exactly!  And I also remember that most of the actors inside this documentary stated that Fulci was a very cultivated man and in private he was sometimes some kind of a sarcastic character, but at the same time also sometimes a happy Person?

GLR: “Yes he was a very cultivated man indeed. Regarding his sarcastic character I mean he was a very sober man – probably because of a lot of bad things that happened in his personal life like his daughter falling from a horse and breaking her back very badly… and his wife committing suicide. So he had a lot of personal reasons not be very happy… but in another way he was a very pleasant man. I mean I was the only one actor, with whom he was shooting and having dinner with…”[both are laughing]

TDH: Oh ok – so that speaks for You, Johnny! [laughing] My next question is: Regarding the in-famous driller scene in “City of the Living Dead” by Fulci – or here in Germany we call this Movie “Ein Zombie hing am Glockenseil” (about which You might have heard often enough I think… )this scene really made You in a special kind of context “famous”. So I would like to know from You: Was the scene, where the driller is digging through Your head, really painful ? I don’t mean this only in a physical way, but much more the requirements regarding the old effects ?

GLR: “Ah Yeah – the famous Drilling Scene! Everybody thinks so that this scene was the most painful… I know [laughing] But as a  matter of fact I made many difficult deaths and some of them were quite painful… but the most painful thing about that drilling scene was the casting of the head itself! Cause at that time they used to make it just in one long block – I mean they were just covering Your entire Face with concrete and let it harden… and thus You could only breathe through stroons and it was a really suffocating and terrible sensation… but apart from the scene itself wasn’t painful. The only thing was that the table, on which I was leaning on, was too low – so I could do that only because I was trained as a dancer … so I could move my aching back off it at the right time.”

TDH: Aaaah  - so You had the perfect skills for this scene thanks to Your career background as a dancer!

GLR: “Yeah exactly. And… Venantino Venantini was a little bit rough though, but the special effect in itself was quite simple as a matter of face thus.”

TDH: Ok – I see! Yeah… because this question was concerning the old special effects as I believe that in the Golden Age of Horror Films of the 80′s all these effects were hand-made You know and I like this stuff much more as these effects are more realistic than the new CGI Stuff and Special effects used nowadays… I also like some some special effects nowadays, but I think the old Horror movies still have the best effects… and it creates a different kind of atmosphere.

GLR: “Yes – I agree!”

TDH: Ok – I am shooting the next question: My personal Movie with You as an actor is Cannibal Apocalypse. I liked Your acting most in this flick. What do You think is the best movie that You participated in and why ?

GLR: “Yeah – so is mine! It’s Cannibal Apocalypse [both are laughing] In terms of the horror ones this along with “House at the Edge of the Park”.  And with regard to the other stuff I made besides Horror… I was quite proud of my role as King Herold in ‘The Bible Episode of King Paul’.”

TDH: Ah yes – I just saw that on Your Facebook-Account in Your personal movie Trailer – with Shakespeare at the end of the clip! Very cool – I liked that ending very much!

GLR: “Yeah, Yeah !” [both laughing]

TDH: Ok! The next question is: How about the work with Ruggero Deodato – Your first director ? You seem to have a very good relationship with him as I saw You on stage at the Dortmund Convention “Movie Days” recently and also at some other events…

GLR: “Yes Yes – very good – very good!! With Ruggero we are very in touch, we are having projects together – for movies to come… and we have been attending conventions together. You know he’s a friend! We are having a very good relationship.”

TDH: Yeah – very cool – I also like his work as a director very much! Is Ruggero also living in Italy like You?

GLR: “Yes – he is also living  here in Rome - like me!”

TDH: Ah Yes! Ok – we continue straight with the next question… it is a little bit off-topic: What is Your personal music taste, Johnny ?

GLR: “Well – hhhmm – I just go for Classic and Opera! I was never in touch with my geneation’s music… Even when  I was teenager I wasn’t listening to rock or all that stuff. You know I was concentrating, because I was starting ballet and so I was in classical music and opera. And what I also do like are Musicals.”

TDH: Ah very interesting Johnny! Then the perfect role for You would have been in “Opera” by Dario Argento I think… regarding Your career… [laughing]

GLR: “Yeah – Yeah !!” [laughing, too] “I do also like some melodic stuff like Frank Sinatra or special songs.”

TDH: Yes – I understand. Ok  - the next question is regarding movie conventions: Will You also be attending the “Weekend of Horrors” event in Bottrop this year (if it is taking place at all… nobody knows this yet) ?

GLR: “No – sorry – I can’t go –  as I have other engagements.”

THD: Sorry to hear that, but I can understand it very well as You stick to a full and very strict time schedule as I know. Ok – and here we go with the next question, Johnny: I heard a lot about Your acting role in one of Your last movies called ‘A Day of Violence’… was it a very good experience for You ?

GLR: “Yes it was – because it was a cameo Role. You know the director Darren Ward shot the movie with a crew of friends and they were all very professional I must say. But they were working with him on weekends and so the shooting of the movie itself took over one year! So they could not afford it to fly me over all the time and give me a big role due to that fact. So I made a cameo role at the beginning of the movie, but it was fun. It was a funny character of a horrible old drug dealer – a dirty dirty old man! Of course he is dying terribly with his throat slashed… And Darren Ward is a very nice person – we became friends – we are planning to make another movie – so I can only say YES! – it was a very nice experience!”

THD: Ah ok – very cool! You know I am looking very forward to this movie, cause I have heard a lot of good reactions and read very positive reviews regarding this Movie… but unfortunately haven’t had the chance to view it now!

GLR: “Yes – it won a lot of awards. I think it must also be out in Germany right now or very soon.”

TDH: Thanx for the info – I will definitely have to check this out as soon as possible and we are also planning to do an interview with the director Darren Ward here soon on our TheDailyHorror.com Website! That would be a great pleasure for us, too.
Ok – but now up to the next question: Is there a special movie or movie genre, in which You would like to participate as an actor and have not had the chance to yet ?

GLR: “Well… You know I go for scripts! When a script is good, it’s fine…! I would like to be in a western, because I ride pretty well! I also like Pirate movies – as I like costumes! And I would like it very much to become DRACULA!”

TDH: Oh Yes – I can imagine this! You being DRACULA would be very cool! [both are laughing] Ok – and now for the next question: I heard from our common friend and director TIMO ROSE that You are maybe participating in his newest upcoming movie called “MemorieZ” ? What can You tell us about this?

GLR: “Well… he is sending me the script soon. So if it’s ok, YES!”

TDH: Ah – I think this would be very cool! And You also have another project with Timo Rose? I heard some rumours You know… [laughing]

GLR: “You know I keep receiving projects from Germany, from England… and from the United States. And most of them are good. Problem seems to be that the financing is not always so easy and therefore I cannot say more about this right now.”

TDH: Yes – the old problem [laughs] – I know so. This is a common problem and in almost all different scenes of the movie genre this seems to be a very difficulty task…

GLR: “Yeah exactly – so what happens is that many times the projects just got stuck and they just don’t happen. So I don’t know right now what’s happening… and as for now – allthough I didn’t sign it yet – but I received for example a very good offer from United States for a movie, but nothing signed, nothing decided yet… nothing for sure yet.”

TDH: So nothing for sure yet – ok. Maybe we can do a follow-up of the interview then, if it takes place… [laughs]

GLR: [laughs]  ”Noone really knows what’s happening…!”

TDH: Yesss! The next question is a little bit off-topic again. It concerns the so-called “Internet-Bashing” or anonymous Posting-Shit on internet movie boards… what is Your personal opinion about this and have You ever been a target of this kind of anti-advertising, too ? For example You know – director Uwe Boll has been one of the most-bashed directors on the internet of all time….

GLR: “Anoynmous Posting ? I am not receiving this kind of anti-promotion. I don’t know about this internet bashing thing regarding myself. You know I am only on Facebook – and on Facebook You have friends. So You have people You know. Fortunatley that never happened to me.”

THD: Ah ok – then it’s better – not to be involved in this nonsense! [laughs] Now up for the last and final question: What are Your personal plans for the future, Johnny ?

GLR: “Ah You know I really live day by day… I don’t know what’s happening next. So I really don’t know – as I told You – I have many contacts with directors from all over the world… and I am just going to see what happens.”

TDH: Yeah – I totally understand – same situation like most of us here know… [laughs] You cannot plan everything when You are in our business. Especially in the movie business it’s not possible to plan anything at all.”

GLR: “No – that’s not possible – not right now.” [laughs].

TDH: Ok Johnny – that was the final question of our interview… but if You would like add something or to tell something special to our readers, feel free to do that now….

GLR: “Hmmmm – I wanna speak out my Love to them and tell them my best wishes for everything!”

TDH: Well thank You very much for this kind and very cool interview, Johnny! It really was a pleasure and a big honour for me to have You here as interview partner for our Website!

GLR: Ok. Yeah – Thanx to You , Steve! Let’s keep in touch and best wishes!

Here is a Video from Giovanni displaying his Movie career as an actor:

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» VIDEO-Trailer from  Giovanni Lombardo Radice displaying his  Movie Career «

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Produced by:  Brian Smedley-Aston

Written by:  James Kenelm Clarke

Starring:  Udo Kier, Linda Hayden, Fiona Richmond

Music by:  Steve Gray

Cinematography: Dennis C. Lewiston

Editing by: Jim Connock

Distributed by:  Target (UK)

Release date:  March 1976 (UK)

Running time:  82 min (cut version)

Country:  United Kingdom

Language:  English

Paul Martin (Kier) is a paranoid novelist who rents out a secluded cottage in the British countryside in order to complete his new book, a pretentious sex romp. He has split with his girlfriend Suzanne (Richmond) and is having problems writing his book. To do the typing for him, he employs a secretary, Linda Hindstatt (Hayden), whom he meets at the railway station. A couple of youths at the railway station intimidate Linda, prompting Paul to give them a battering. Afterwards, Linda takes a walk in a field where she is raped by the youths. As a result, she shoots them both dead. Meanwhile, Paul keeps having nightmares and all his advances on Linda are rejected. He gets Suzanne to come back and she begins having sex with Linda. Paul then crashes into a river, while Suzanne is murdered in the bathtub and everything erupts into a pandemonium of violence.

The current UK version rated 18 has 3 cuts- most of a rape scene, all of Suzanne’s death, and the shot of her dead in the shower (there was plenty of blood on her naked body so cuts were required). There is 51s cut in total.

In a documentary on the DVD of Blood on Satan’s Claw Hayden says that this is the only movie she regrets making and was not the film she had made originally.

 Festival-Städte:

Zeitraum des Festivals in Köln:6. – 13. September 2012
Location in Köln: Cinedom (Köln-Innenstadt)

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