DNA formula letale (1990)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 1989
Running Times: 92 mins
Length: 93 metres
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Filmirage S.r.l.
Producer: Donatella Donati
Property Supervisor: Duncan Duncan
Production Manager: John Martin
Production Coordinator: Cleo Lori

SCRIPT
Script: Luigi Montefiori

DIRECTION
Director: George Eastman (real name: Luigi Montefiori)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Gianlorenzo Battaglia
Camera Operator: John Wynn
Grip: Lee Hughes
Camera: Moviecam 2000
Lab: Technicolor
Film Stock: Eastman Kodak

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Kathleen Stratton

MUSIC
Music: Pahamian
Music Editor: Irda Music

SOUND
Location Sound Recordist: Max Burney
Sound Mixer: Dan Marodan
Sound: Peter Paris

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Laura Gemser

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Coordinator: Maurizio Trani

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Max Stevens (real name: Max Serafian)

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Accountant: Jamie Sullivan
Production Assistant: Tad Newberry

LOCATIONS
Locations: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

CAST
Gene LeBrock (Dr Peter Houseman)
Catherine Baranov (Sally Donnelly)
Harry Cason (Mike)
David Wicker (Willy)
Jason Arnold (Tommy)
Stephen Brown (Professor Lloyd)
Laura Gemser (prostitute)
Tom Story (Professor Huston)
Anna Colona (Patricia)
Wally Doyle (Inspector)
Serina Steinberg (Patricia's friend)
Wayne Potrafka (old professor)
Allison Stokes (Alice)

PLOT SUMMARY

Geneticist Dr Peter Houseman develops a serum which will stop aging but he's ridiculed by his peers and employers. To prove his work, he tests it on himself, with horrific results.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Video Distributors: Imperial Entertainment

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: M

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

1989
November
22: Italy - passed by the ratings board

1990
August
7: Italy – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Witness the Change!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Lizard – Hungarian / West German title
Metamorfoza - Polish title
Metamorphosis - US title
Regenerator – UK title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
The Fly (1986)
The Shining (1980)

KEYWORDS

colleges, doctors, hospitals, injections, monsters, police, professors, prostitutes, psychology, rape, scientists, sex, universities

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009