Movies and TvShows featuring "giallo-spoof" theme.
Luisa De Dominicus is a Milanese piano teacher who moves to Lucca to be with the man she loves: Ferdinando 'Bonci' Marinotti, a city councilman campaigning for mayor on a platform of moral values. She is of the belief that Fernando is single, living with his ailing mother. This, of course, is far from the case. The boys living in her apartment building mistakenly believe Luisa is a call-girl who uses piano teaching as a cover for her true profession, and word soon spreads among the building's dirty old men. The resourceful boys drill a well-concealed hole in the wall between Signorina Luisa's flat and the bedroom of the landlord's son, Marcello Busatti, allowing them a spectacular view of their spectacular neighbor. Marcello quickly becomes infatuated with Luisa, but is also conflicted regarding her supposed profession. Eventually Luisa learns of Fernando's philandering nature, and after a vigorous misunderstanding, satisfies Marcello's unrequited lust/love.
Four Times That Night is a comedy romance that explores the story through multiple perspectives. The plot revolves around a night of unexpected events, including attempted rape, voyeurism, and a surprising twist. The story also touches on themes of homosexuality, mother-daughter relationships, and deceit. With a mix of humor and suspense, this Italian film delivers a unique and entertaining experience.
The Weekend Murders is a comedy crime movie set in a British village. The story revolves around a murder investigation that takes place after a series of killings in the area. The plot follows the police detective and his team as they try to unravel the mystery, with various eccentric characters and hilarious situations adding to the mix.
In 1976, a man haunted by the disco sound goes on a killing spree in Montreal, targeting victims who trigger his violent reactions to disco music. As the body count rises, a detective is determined to put an end to the madness.
A housewife is brutally assaulted in an unfinished construction zone of her apartment complex by a masked man. She somehow survives but other women are soon discovered, murdered then set on fire. Meanwhile she reignites an affair with a former lover but slowly begins to suspect he might be connected to the killings.
Sing Sing is a hilarious comedy about an odd couple who escape from prison and end up getting involved in a series of crazy adventures. Along the way, they encounter a movie producer, a threatening call, a man in women's clothes, a shower scene, a maniac, a police detective, an assassination attempt, a Chinese restaurant, a murder, an auto mechanic, and many other outrageous situations. With its giallo spoof and Hitchcock spoof elements, Sing Sing is a truly unique and entertaining film.
Raphael, a restaurant mandolin player with a limp, a father to support, and a lot of debt, accepts a job offered by his friend, Giardino, to play a serenade under an apartment window at the behest of a mysterious blonde. As he’s playing, a man high up on a balcony is pushed to his death. Raffaele is compelled to conduct his own investigation and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a macabre secret...
John (Tim Swain) agrees to be Italian horror actress and singer Solange's (Mahogany Reynolds) assistant, and he's thrilled to be swept into her glamorous, arty European world. But when the sex and drug lifestyle gives way to murder, John begins to question Solange's motives. Based on the novel by James Derek Dwyer and filmed on location in Europe, this offbeat comedy pays homage to the cinema of the 1980s and features a hip soundtrack.
Dante arrives at the castle of the recently deceased Marquis Zanetti to sell a book which contains a prophecy that the death of nine members of the Zanetti family will reveal a hidden treasure.
A traumatized cheer captain races to stop a masked killer and the new tourist attraction aimed to exploit her tragedy from a year earlier.
In the midst of a series of mysterious serial murders, a detective investigates the chilling and bloody crimes while uncovering dark family secrets. With a retro-horror aesthetic and inspired by the Italian giallo genre, Francesca is a thrilling whodunit that delves into the mind of a female serial killer.
Franco and Ciccio, two journalists, are sent to Amsterdam to investigate a mysterious murder. After having managed to infiltrate the libertine circles of the city, the two take a compromising photo that will get them into trouble.
Laura is the victim of a blackmail, asks for help to her childhood friends Renata, Marina and Giovanna in the meantime become a nun to collect the amount requested.
This story involves prom night, high school unrequited love, love triangles, and mysterious murders.
A killer janitor goes on a cleaning spree during a security training event at a warehouse on halloween.
Eddy is the detective of a general store. His girl is Barbara who works in the same store. Barbara receives a gift, a bottle of scent, and later she dies burned. Police detective Turoni begins to investigate and Eddy, wanting to revenge Barbara, does the same. Another girl, Porzia, is murdered in the same way and Eddy finds out that the motive of the crimes dates back some fifteen years.
To gain fame quickly - three actors - Mino, Giacinto and Mirella, stage a fake murder (Mirella is the "victim"), then plan to find the "body" at the most opportune moment. Unfortunately, a real murder takes place in Mirella's apartment when a young woman named Margaret is killed. Having left abundant clues to the fake murder, Mino and Giacinto realise the only way to save themselves from jail is to find Margaret's killer. Despite the intrusions of a stupid police inspector, the two men discover she was killed by a mysterious "organization". Although every witness they try to question is killed by a hitman, they eventually unravel the mystery...
Early giallo directed by Giacomo Gentilomo.
Diamonds and switchblades are a girl's best friend. Inspired by Mario Bava's Blood and Black Lace, Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho and many many sleazy gialli of the 70s.
To inherit a fortune, all Robert has to do is reopen a delapidated theatre and stage "Hamlet". Unknown to everyone else, Robert witnessed a murder in that theatre as a child... and the murderer is one of the cast.