Fabrizio De Angelis

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Fabrizio De Angelis
Other namesLarry Ludman
OccupationDirector, screenwriter, producer

Fabrizio De Angelis is an Italian director, screenwriter and producer.

Life and career[]

Born in Rome, De Angelis started his career in the 1970s as a producer of genre films, often collaborating with Lucio Fulci, Joe D'Amato, Enzo G. Castellari and Umberto Lenzi.[1] In 1983 he adopted the stage name Larry Ludman and debuted as director and screenwriter with the action film Thunder Warrior, whose success led to two sequels.[1][2] He got another major success with Il ragazzo del kimono d'oro (aka Karate Warrior), a ripoff of The Karate Kid which generated six films and a TV miniseries, all written, produced and directed by De Angelis.[1][2]

Selected filmography[]

Title Year Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Director Screenwriter Producer Other
Violent Rome 1975 Yes Production manager [3][4]
Violent Naples 1976 Yes [3][5]
Emanuelle Around the World 1977 Yes [6][7]
Zombi 2 1979 Yes [8][9]
Day of the Cobra 1980 Yes Executive producer [10]
The Beyond 1981 Yes [11]
The House by the Cemetery Yes [12]
The New York Ripper 1982 Yes [13][14]
Manhattan Baby Yes [15][16]
1990: The Bronx Warriors Yes [17]
The New Barbarians 1983 Yes [18][19]
Operation Nam 1986 Yes Yes Yes Yes Screen story writer [20]
Paganini Horror 1989 Yes [21]
Zombie Holocaust N/A Yes Screen story writer [22]
Thunder Warrior N/A Yes Yes [23]
Impatto mortale N/A Yes Yes [24]
Man Hunt N/A Yes Yes [25]
Thunder Warrior II N/A Yes Yes Yes Screen story writer [26]
Colpo di Stato N/A Yes Yes Yes Screen story writer, set designer [27]
Karate Warrior N/A Yes Yes Yes Screen story writer [28]
Il ragazzo dal kimono d'oro 2 N/A Yes Yes Yes Screen story writer [29]
Killer Crocodile N/A Yes Yes Yes Screen story writer [30]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer,1999. ISBN 8820029197.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Curti 2013, p. 200.
  4. ^ Curti 2013, p. 156.
  5. ^ Curti 2013, p. 201.
  6. ^ Shipka 2011, p. 159.
  7. ^ Shipka 2011, p. 161.
  8. ^ Milne, Tom (1980). "Zombie Flesh-Eaters "(Zombi 2)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. London. 47 (552): 55. ISSN 0027-0407.
  9. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Zombie". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. ^ Curti 2013, p. 271.
  11. ^ Curti 2019, p. 64.
  12. ^ Curti 2019, p. 85.
  13. ^ Howarth 2015, p. 246.
  14. ^ Firsching, Robert. "New York Ripper". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  15. ^ Curti 2019, p. 101.
  16. ^ Curti 2019, p. 102.
  17. ^ Newman, Kim (1983). "Bronx Warriors "(1990 I Guerrieri del Bronx)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. London: British Film Institute. 50 (588): 191–192.
  18. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "The New Barbarians". Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  19. ^ Willis 1985, p. 439.
  20. ^ "Die Rückkehr der Wildgänse". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  21. ^ Curti 2019, p. 181.
  22. ^ "Zombi Holocaust (1980)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Thunder (1983)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Impatto mortale (1984)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  25. ^ "Cane arrabbiato (1984)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  26. ^ "Thunder 2 (1987)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Colpo di Stato" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Il ragazzo dal kimono d'oro (1987)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  29. ^ "Il ragazzo dal kimono d'oro 2 (1988)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Killer Crocodile (1989)" (in Italian). Archivio del cinema Italiano. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

References[]

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
  • Howarth, Troy (2015). Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films. Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1936168538.
  • Willis, Donald, ed. (1985). Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews. Garland Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-8240-6263-7.

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