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was then hired and rewrote the script with Eglee and Assonitis under the pseudonym H.A Milton. After the first week of shooting, the set harmony was disturbed by some discussions about the work between the director and the producers (Assonitis, asked to verify the day-to-day activities, arguing with
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in the prologue. The film was originally a more straight forward story with a script by Lou Comici, where a child in Atlanta is possessed by a demon and a visiting exorcist from Poland is required to free the child. However, Paradisi rewrote the script to include more
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acquired the film. and re-released the remastered European cut in the United States. In the years since, the film has undergone a critical re-evaluation and now holds an approval rating of 78%, based on 18 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10 on review aggregator
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most of Cameron's choices), so while Cameron was only responsible for the shooting, most of the decisions were under Assonitis' authority. The film was released through Saturn International Pictures domestically and by
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Since 2003, Assonitis has concentrated on commercial and film distribution projects in South East Asia and Malaysia. In 2021, Assonitis was awarded the German Independence Honorary Award from
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In the mid 90s, Assonitis worked as a consultant to Ibrahim Moussa's Stone Canyon Investments. In 1998, Paul Guez bought into the company and soon after a deal was announced with
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In the mid-1960s, Assonitis began an extensive distribution network company in the Far East and in the 10-year period distributed more than 900 films from offices in
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in the 1980s for violence and obscenity and as a result, the film never saw a theatrical release in the United Kingdom. The same year, Assonitis was brought in by
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63,095,253 in the US and $ 71 million internationally, totaling $ 134,095,253 worldwide. The film was nominated for four Academy Award including
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and Night at the Opera, however only Tom Sawyer was produced before MGM Animation folded. The company entered into a first look deal with director
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speaking scenes and rearrange the order of some scenes, and the film was not a success. However, in 2013, independent distributor
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and his company Hudlin Bros. However no films were produced from this deal and Stone Canyon Investments closed soon after.
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about a scientist trying to develop an alternative energy source while being pursued by an evil corporation; and the
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to direct. Bottin had already been hired to do the special effects of the film, but soon left to work on
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Unfortunately for him, working with Italian producer Ovidio G. Assonitis proved to be hellish, ...
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The film earned $ 1,169,922 from its opening weekend, and finished with a gross of $ 1,930,001 at the
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Tentacles, Demons, and a Psycho Twin: An Interview with Ovidio G. Assonitis - November 2011
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Assonitis' sophomore directing effort came after the tremendous box office success of
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Interview on Shriek Show "Amok Train" Documentary, 2008. Last accessed: October 2009.
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and to direct the film, however Assonitis removed Miller from the project and hired
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and Eduard Sarlui. The first of the films to be produced was The Farm, released as
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promptly filed a lawsuit, claiming copyright infringement due to similarities to
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Egyptian show business executive, film producer, screenwriter, and film director
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Assonitis continued to produce throughout the 1980s with the films,
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By the late 1960s, Assonitis began producing films himself with the
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and also conducted a retrospective of his films including
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In 1987, Assonitis signed a multi-picture deal with
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Beyond the Screen. Il cinema di Ovidio G. Assonitis
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Released worldwide in 1993, the film earned 475:and featured another all-star cast, including 3047: 2306:Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. 2010:A Greek national born in Alexandria, ... 878:in 1998, Assonitis produced the 2003 Italian 536:Assonitis returned to directing in 1981 with 8: 3054: 3040: 3032: 138: 56:about living persons that is unsourced or 2647:"Ovidio G Assonitis Productions presents" 2624:"Ovidio G Assonitis Productions presents" 2610:"Ovidio G Assonitis Productions presents" 2532: 2530: 2528: 736:Assonitis was hired by Italian financier 516:chose to recut the film, removing all of 127:Learn how and when to remove this message 935: 508:elements to avoid any associations with 334:which was released at the height of the 1987: 855:to produce three films, beginning with 740:after the departure of former chairman 369:and launched the career of child actor 359:The following year, Assonitis produced 2649:. Hollywood, USA: Variety. 2024-06-17. 2626:. 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