Joe D'Amato

Joe D'Amato, (birth name: Aristide Massaccesi) (December 15, 1936 in Rome - January 23, 1999 in Rome) was a prolific Italian filmmaker who directed roughly 200 films, usually at the same time acting as producer and cinematographer, and sometimes providing the script as well. While D'Amato contributed to many different genres (such as the spaghetti western, the war movie, the swashbuckler, the peplum, and the fantasy film), the majority of his films are exploitation-themed pornography, both soft- and hardcore. He is perhaps most well known for his horror film efforts, many of which went on to become cult movies (such as Anthropophagous and Beyond the Darkness), and for his hastily-produced remakes of popular American films (such as the Ator series, based upon the Conan the Barbarian films), some of which were featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000. The poor production value of many of his films, combined with his expressed lack of concern for the production quality of his films as long as they proved profitable, have led him to be labeled as "The Evil Ed Wood," despite D'Amato's apparently amiable nature.

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Troll 2

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

4.0

457 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1990

36 years ago
Stage Fright

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.5

228 votes

Release Date

Feb 08, 1987

39 years ago
Anthropophagous

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.4

184 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 1980

46 years ago
Ghosthouse

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.1

107 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1988

38 years ago
Absurd

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.5

103 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1981

45 years ago
Witchery

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

82 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1988

37 years ago
Endgame

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.8

51 votes

Release Date

Nov 05, 1983

43 years ago
Killing Birds

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.5

50 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 1988

38 years ago
Emanuelle and Françoise

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

38 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1975

51 years ago
Warrior Queen

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.5

32 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1987

39 years ago
Convent of Sinners

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.1

28 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 1986

40 years ago
Door to Silence

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

5.7

26 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1991

34 years ago
2020 Texas Gladiators

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.0

26 votes

Release Date

Jun 10, 1983

43 years ago
Hitcher in the Dark

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.5

23 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1989

37 years ago
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.3

17 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1991

35 years ago
Interzone

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.2

16 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1987

39 years ago
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.2

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 18, 1991

35 years ago
Blue Angel Cafe

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.4

8 votes

Release Date

Sep 07, 1989

37 years ago
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love

Department Production

Job Director of Operations

Average Rating

4.5

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
Delizia

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.0

6 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1986

39 years ago
Dangerous Obsession

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

3.6

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1991

34 years ago
Blue Paradise

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

2.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1980

46 years ago
Body Moves

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

4.7

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 1990

35 years ago
Magic Eros

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Experiences

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 06, 1999

27 years ago
Prima e dopo la cura

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Porno Video

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 10, 1981

45 years ago

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