Cat in the Brain
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Cat in the Brain is a 1990 Italian horror film directed by and starring Lucio Fulci, noted for its meta-cinematic exploration of a filmmaker tormented by his own violent creations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cat in the Brain canonical | 2 |
| Un gatto nel cervello | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cat in the Brain Context triple: [Grindhouse Releasing, distributes, Cat in the Brain]
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A.
The Cat That Hated People
The Cat That Hated People is a 1948 Tex Avery animated short film featuring a misanthropic cat who attempts to escape humanity by traveling to the Moon, only to find even stranger annoyances there.
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B.
Beans the Cat
Beans the Cat is a classic Warner Bros. cartoon character from the 1930s Merrie Melodies era, known for his early appearances alongside Porky Pig.
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C.
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat is a Czechoslovak fantasy film, also known as "When the Cat Comes," renowned for its whimsical story about a magical cat whose colored glasses reveal people's true natures.
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D.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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E.
The Mysterious Cat
"The Mysterious Cat" is a whimsical, slightly eerie poem by Vachel Lindsay that portrays a strange, otherworldly feline with supernatural overtones.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cat in the Brain Target entity description: Cat in the Brain is a 1990 Italian horror film directed by and starring Lucio Fulci, noted for its meta-cinematic exploration of a filmmaker tormented by his own violent creations.
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A.
The Cat That Hated People
The Cat That Hated People is a 1948 Tex Avery animated short film featuring a misanthropic cat who attempts to escape humanity by traveling to the Moon, only to find even stranger annoyances there.
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B.
Beans the Cat
Beans the Cat is a classic Warner Bros. cartoon character from the 1930s Merrie Melodies era, known for his early appearances alongside Porky Pig.
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C.
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat is a Czechoslovak fantasy film, also known as "When the Cat Comes," renowned for its whimsical story about a magical cat whose colored glasses reveal people's true natures.
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D.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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E.
The Mysterious Cat
"The Mysterious Cat" is a whimsical, slightly eerie poem by Vachel Lindsay that portrays a strange, otherworldly feline with supernatural overtones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian horror film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nightmare Concert
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Un gatto nel cervello ⓘ
linked to:
Cat in the Brain
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| castMember |
Brett Halsey
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Brigitte Paillet ⓘ David L. Thompson ⓘ Jeoffrey Kennedy ⓘ Lucio Fulci ⓘ Malisa Longo ⓘ Paola Cozzo ⓘ Ria De Simone ⓘ Robert Egon ⓘ Sacha Darwin ⓘ |
| cinematography | Bruno Mattei ⓘ |
| contentRating | restricted / 18+ in many territories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Lucio Fulci ⓘ |
| directorPortraysCharacter | Lucio Fulci ⓘ |
| editingBy | Vincenzo Tomassi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Lucio Fulci as himself ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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meta-cinema ⓘ splatter film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
blurred line between fiction and reality
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creative anxiety ⓘ self-referential horror ⓘ violence and its psychological impact ⓘ |
| mainSubject | filmmaker tormented by his own violent creations ⓘ |
| musicBy | Fabio Frizzi ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | psychological breakdown of a horror director ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extreme gore
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meta-cinematic structure ⓘ self-reflexive portrayal of Lucio Fulci ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partlyReusesFootageFrom | earlier Lucio Fulci films ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian splatter cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Paolo Frascà ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Antonio Tentori
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Lucio Fulci ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
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Subject: Cat in the Brain Description of subject: Cat in the Brain is a 1990 Italian horror film directed by and starring Lucio Fulci, noted for its meta-cinematic exploration of a filmmaker tormented by his own violent creations.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Cat in the Brain