Demons / Демоны / Lamberto Bava / 1985

Demons (Italian: Dèmoni) is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Lamberto Bava, produced by Dario Argento, and starring Urbano Barberini and Natasha Hovey. Its plot follows two female university students who, along with a number of random people, are given complimentary tickets to a mysterious movie screening, where they soon find themselves trapped in the theater with a horde of ravenous demons. The story was originally planned to be part of a three-story horror anthology film written by Dardano Sacchetti, but Bava took interest in the story more than the others, so he and Sacchetti began developing it into a separate feature. Argento, beginning to be interested in producing films, would contribute to the screenplay with Franco Ferrini, who was brought in by Argento. Filming took place in Berlin and Rome in the summer of 1985. The film features an instrumental score composed by Claudio Simonetti, as well as a soundtrack that includes songs by such artists as Mötley Crüe and Billy Idol. Distributed by Titanus, Demons received a theatrical release in Italy in October 1985. It was followed by a 1986 sequel, Demons 2, also directed by Bava and produced by Argento. A third Demons film was conceived, but was completely rewritten and released as The Church (1989), directed by Michele Soavi. Casts: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny, Fiore Argento, Paola Cozzo, Fabiola Toledo, Nicoletta Elmi, Stelio Candelli, Geretta Geretta, Bobby Rhodes, Bettina Ciampolini, Eliana Miglio, Lino Salemme, Alessandro Serra, Michele Soavi, Claudio Spadaro, Lamberto Bava, Ottaviano Dell’Acqua, Giovanni Frezza, Sergio Stivaletti, Goffredo Unger. Directed: Lamberto Bava. Screenplay: Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Dardano Sacchetti, Franco Ferrini. Story: Dardano Sacchetti. Produced: Dario Argento. Edited: Piero Bozza. Cinematography: Gianlorenzo Battaglia. Music: Claudio Simonetti. Release: 4 October 1985. Distributed: Titanus. Production: DAC Film. Duration: .