Personal Info
Birth date
1947-09-07 (77 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Busto Arsizio, Italy
Also known as
Lewis Coates
Garcia Casto de la Vega
Lewis Cotes
Luigi Collo
Luigi Cozzi
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luigi Cozzi (born September 7, 1947) is an Italian movie director and screenwriter who directed mainly science fiction and horror films in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s. He was born in 1947 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luigi Cozzi, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Phenomena
6.795
Overview:
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.Starcrash
4.194
Overview:
A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.The Cat o' Nine Tails
6.708
Overview:
A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.Four Flies on Grey Velvet
6.489
Overview:
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.The Adventures of Hercules
4.746
Overview:
Hercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.Sinbad of the Seven Seas
4.06
Overview:
Sinbad returns from the sea to find his country subjected to the will of two unscrupulous sorcerers.Two Evil Eyes
6.1
Overview:
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.Hercules
4.925
Overview:
Hercules, a semi-divine being, squares off against King Minos, who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe, Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia from being sacrificed by Minos, and struggles against laser-breathing creatures and an evil sorceress.Eurotika!
8
Overview:
Eurotika is a Channel 4 documentary film on European exploitation cinema. The documentary is similarly themed to Pete Tombs's book Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies 1956-1984. During the 1960s and 1970s, European low-budget films went kinky, emerging as a new type of cinema that blended eroticism, surrealism, horror, and over-the-top atmospherics.Godzilla
6.657
Overview:
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called "Spectrorama 70" consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musicians Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio, and Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.197
Overview:
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.Contamination
5.2
Overview:
A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.The Five Days
6
Overview:
In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.FantastiCozzi
6
Overview:
A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy.Paganini Horror
4.2
Overview:
A female rock band acquires an infamous composition by Niccolò Paganini that was used in satanic rituals. When the band decides to record the song and film a video in Paganini's old mansion, the spirit of the deceased composer is summoned and the band unlocks a portal to Hell.Survival of the Film Freaks
5.5
Overview:
Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film in America and how it survives in the 21st Century. Through interviews and fan events, the documentary will trace decades of film fanaticism up to the present, where the 'digital age' has transformed the way we experience movies.Devil Fish
3.2
Overview:
A marine biologist, a dolphin trainer, a research scientist, and a local sheriff try to hunt down a large sea monster, a shark/octopus hybrid, that is devouring swimmers and fishermen off a south Florida coast.The Black Cat
4.8
Overview:
When a horror film based on the same source material as Suspiria and Inferno goes into production, the evil witch the story is based upon manifests herself and not only begins to terrorise the actress set to portray her on screen, but reveals plans to wreck havoc and bloodshed throughout the world.Dario Argento: Panico
7
Overview:
This documentary about the great master of European horror and fantastic films offers an immersive exploration into the life and legacy of the director of Suspiria. Using the writing process of his next film as a starting point, Dario Argento Panico immerses us in the mind of the Italian genius, and offers testimonials from other filmmakers who love his work, all key names in today's world of cinema including Gaspar Noé and Guillermo Del Toro.Cult of Terror
6.3
Overview:
A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror.Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
7.3
Overview:
A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews with Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Martino, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and Robert Kerman. Featured on the Grindhouse Releasing Blu-ray for "Cannibal Ferox" in the US, and the upcoming UK Blu-ray for "Zombi Holocaust" by 88 Films.The Last Concert
6.6
Overview:
Love story of a young woman Stella who is dying of leukemia. A man is mistaken for a family member at the hospital and is informed by a doctor the diagnosis of Stella. Stella cheerfully follows the man. He is reluctant at first but after some shaky moments the two develop a relationship. The two fall in love in the short period of time left to experience.Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
6
Overview:
This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the people who knew the late writer-director, providing a nuanced look at the man behind such gory grindhouse classics as City of the Living Dead and The House by the Cemetery.Dogman's Rabies: Underdog
5.8
Overview:
Inspired by one of the most savage and violent crimes committed in Rome in the 1980s, "Rabbia Furiosa" is the story of Fabio, a small-time neighborhood crook, known as “Er Canaro” (the Dog Man) who suffers years of abuse and mistreatment from Claudio, a local boss of the criminal underworld. When he is driven to desperation and the brink of madness, he will carry out a terrible and bloody act of vengeance...Acting
TBAAquel último tiburón as Self
TBAMasters of Mayhem as Self
2024Dario Argento: Panico as Self
2023Dream Time as Sé stesso
2022Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento as self
2020Tales of the Uncanny as Self
2020FANTASMAGORIA - STAGIONE UNO as The host
2020Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-Offs as Himself
2019I Miei Sogni in Pellicola as Unknown
2019George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring as Himself
2018Bava Puzzle as Himself
2018Survival of the Film Freaks as Himself
2017Splatter – La rivista proibita as Unknown
2017Bring Me the Head of Antonio Mayans as Luigi Cozzi
2017Cult of Terror as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017Rebobinando as Unknown
2017Of Flies and Maggots as Unknown
2016FantastiCozzi as Himself
2016Blood on Méliès' Moon as Luigi Cozzi
2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo as Himself
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film as Unknown
2015Violent Shit: The Movie as Dr. Cozzi (Forensic Inspector)
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Filmmaker
2014C'era una volta il prossimamente as Self
2013The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti as Self
2012From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie as Himself
2012Der Fall der vier Fliegen as Himself
2012Of Fire And Darkness as himself
2011Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena as Himself
2011Roma Fantástica as Unknown
2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 as Self
2007Assistant Director: Luigi Cozzi as Unknown
2007Hanging Shadows as Self
2006Tempus fugit as Unknown
2004Mario Bava: Operazione paura as Self
2004Non risponde più as Himself
2001Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror as Self
1999Eurotika! (1 Episode) as Self
1999Dario Argento: My Cinema as Self
1997The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors as Himself
1995Sick-o-pathics as Himself
1991Dario Argento: Master of Horror as Himself
1971Four Flies on Grey Velvet as Masked Killer in Theater (uncredited)
Directing
2024Florence ... Director
2022Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento ... Director
2018Little Wizards of Oz ... Director
2016Blood on Méliès' Moon ... Director
1999Dario Argento: My Cinema ... Director
1997The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors ... Director
1991Dario Argento: Master of Horror ... Director
1989Paganini Horror ... Director
1989The Black Cat ... Director
1989Sinbad of the Seven Seas ... Director
1987Night Shift (9 Episodes) ... Director
1985The Adventures of Hercules ... Director
1983Hercules ... Director
1980Contamination ... Director
1978Starcrash ... Director
1977Godzilla ... Director
1976The Last Concert ... Director
1976The Naked Doorwoman ... Director
1975The Killer Must Kill Again ... Director
1973Door Into Darkness (2 Episodes) ... Director
1971Four Flies on Grey Velvet ... Assistant Director
1969Tunnel Under the World ... Director
Writing
2022Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento ... Writer
2018Little Wizards of Oz ... Writer
2016Blood on Méliès' Moon ... Writer
1999Dario Argento: My Cinema ... Writer
1997The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors ... Writer
1991Dario Argento: Master of Horror ... Writer
1989Paganini Horror ... Screenplay
1989The Black Cat ... Screenplay, Story
1989Sinbad of the Seven Seas ... Story
1985The Adventures of Hercules ... Screenplay
1984Devil Fish ... Story
1983Hercules ... Screenplay, Story
1980Contamination ... Screenplay, Story
1980Blue Paradise ... Writer
1978Starcrash ... Screenplay
1978Noccioline a colazione ... Writer
1977Godzilla ... Story Editor, Story
1976The Last Concert ... Screenplay
1975The Killer Must Kill Again ... Screenplay, Story
1974The Story of a Poor Young Man ... Writer
1973The Five Days ... Story
1973Door Into Darkness (2 Episodes) ... Writer
1973The Black Hand ... Screenplay
1971Four Flies on Grey Velvet ... Story
1971The Cat o' Nine Tails ... Story
Crew
2018Dogman's Rabies: Underdog ... Thanks
1990Two Evil Eyes ... Second Unit
1985Phenomena ... Special Effects
Editing
1969Tunnel Under the World ... Editor