Franco Ferrini

Franco Ferrini (born 5 January 1944) is an Italian screenwriter. His works often fall into the genres of horror[1] or thriller. He was one of the interviewees represented in the book Spaghetti Nightmares.[2]

Franco Ferrini
Born	5 January 1944 La Spezia, Italy
Occupation	Screenwriter
Known for	collaborations with Dario Argento

Ferrini was born in La Spezia. He has frequently collaborated with Dario Argento. In 1985, he both wrote and directed Sweets for a Stranger.[3]

Select filmography

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
		Screenwriter	Screen story writer	Other
Crimebusters	1976	Yes				[4]
Red Rings of Fear	1978	Yes				[5]
Once Upon a Time in America	1984	Yes				[6]
Phenomena	1985	Yes	Yes			[7][8]
Demons	1985	Yes				[9][10]
Demons 2	1986	Yes	Yes			[11]
The Church	1989	Yes	Yes			[12][13]
Etoile	1989	Yes				[14]
Two Evil Eyes	1990	Yes				[15][16]
The Stendhal Syndrome	1996		Yes			[17][18]

References

1. Thomas, Kevin (18 September 1986). "Demons: an orgy of gore". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
2. Luca M. Palmerini; Gaetano Mistretta (1996). Margot Winick (ed.). Spaghetti nightmares: Italian fantasy-horrors as seen through the eyes of their protagonists (1st American ed.). Key West, Fla.: Fantasma Books. pp. 7, 49–54. ISBN 978-0-9634982-7-4. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
3. Luther-Smith,Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 17
4. Curti 2013, p. 170.
5. "Orgie des Todes" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
6. "Once Upon a Time in America". American Film Institute. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
7. "Cast and Crew". Dario Argento's Phenomena (book). Arrow Video. 2017. p. 3. FCD1507.
8. "About the Versions". Dario Argento's Phenomena (book). Arrow Video. 2017. p. 55. FCD1507.
9. Curti 2019, p. 121.
10. Curti 2019, p. 122.
11. Curti 2019, p. 139.
12. Curti 2019, p. 171.
13. Curti 2019, p. 172.
14. Curti 2019, p. 175.
15. Cotter 2012, p. 102.
16. Gallant 2000, p. 280.
17. Fischer 2011, p. 139.
18. Gallant 2000, p. 283.

Bibliography

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 1476672431.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Cotter, Robert Michael Bobb (2012). Caroline Munro, First Lady of Fantasy: A Complete Annotated Record of Film and Television Appearances. McFarland. ISBN 0786468823.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Fischer, Dennis (2011). Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998. McFarland. ISBN 0786485051.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Gallant, Chris (2000). Art of Darkness: The Cinema of Dario Argento. FAB Press. ISBN 1903254078.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Howarth, Troy (2015). Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and his Films. Midnight Marquee Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Franco Ferrini at IMDb