Fantabulous Inc.
{{short description|1967 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Fantabulous Inc.
| image = Fantabulous Inc..jpg
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| caption = Film poster
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| director = Sergio Spina
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay = {{plainlist|*Furio Colmbo
- Ottavio Jemma
- Sergio Spina{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}}}}
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| based_on =
| starring = Richard Harrison
| music = Sandro Brugnolini{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}}
| cinematography = Claudio Ragona{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}}
| editing = Giancarlo Cappelli{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}}
| production_companies = {{plainlist|*Summa Cinematografica
- Procinex{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}}}}
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1968|||Italy}}
| runtime = 95 minutes{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}}
| country = {{plainlist|*Italy
- France{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}}}}
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Fantabulous Inc. ({{langx|it|La Donna, il sesso e il superuomo}}) is a 1968 Italian-French superhero crime film directed by Sergio Spina and starring Richard Harrison.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/159265/Fantabulous-Inc-/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520125804/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/159265/Fantabulous-Inc-/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 May 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Dan Pavlides |date=2011 |title=New York Times: Fantabulous Inc. |access-date=29 August 2008}}
Cast
- Richard Harrison as Richard
- Judi West as Deborah
- Adolfo Celi as Von Beethoven
- Gustavo D'Arpe as Professor Krohne
- Fabienne Fabre as Alice
- Nino Fuscagni as Leonard MacFitzroy aka Zio Mac
- Silvio Bagolini
- Gislaine Barbot
- Enzo Fiermonte
- Aldo Bonamano
- Anita Cortinovis
- Manlio De Angelis as Russian General
- Arturo Dominici
- Giacomo Furia
- Virgilio Gazzolo
Production
Fantabulous Inc. was Sergio Spina's directorial debut.{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}} His next film was his second and last film L'asino 'doro.{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=113}}
Release
On the film's release, distributors changed the original Italian title Fantasbulous and replaced it with the title La donna, il sesso e il superuomo (lit. Woman, Sex and the Superman).{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=113}} The film was released in Italy in 1968.{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=111}}
Reception
In a contemporary review in Variety, Mosk. proclaimed that the creators of the film "may have imagined they were making a satirical, progressive pic. But it exploits sex, political notations, and comic strip origins without humor, insight or point to make this just a flaccid programmer that might be used in action or grind spots abroad on its unregenerate bad taste."{{cite book|title=Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970|volume=12|publisher=R. R. Bowker|isbn=0-8352-2792-8|year=1983|at=There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "October 30, 1968"}}
References
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- {{cite book |last=Curti |first=Roberto |title=Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema |publisher=Midnight Marquee Press |date=2016 |isbn=978-1-936168-60-6 }}
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0172346|title=Fantabulous Inc.}}
Category:1960s Italian-language films
Category:Italian superhero films
Category:French superhero films
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