17 times we see the director of the movie in a leading role

Orson Welles Sketching - Source: Getty
Orson Welles Sketching - Source: Getty

12) Lucio Fulci (Cat In The Brain, 1990)

Lucio Fulci in Manhattan Baby | image via Fulvia Films
Lucio Fulci in Manhattan Baby | image via Fulvia Films

The veteran Italian director Lucio Fulci directed movies of various genres but is known for Horror films. One of these films is Cat In The Brain. Besides directing the film, he also played the lead character. In the movie, Fulci plays a horror movie director who begins to experience frightening visions and violent thoughts. Throughout the movie, he goes to a psychiatrist for help; however, unbeknownst to him, the psychiatrist is actually a serial killer. The movie blends horror with dark humor and portrays Fulci's struggles with the effects of making gory movies.

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