The Changeling 2

"The Changeling 2" (aka "Per Sempre" and "Fino Alla Morte") is an unofficial sequel to Peter Medak's 1980 haunted house thriller "The Changeling". It was directed by Italian horror director Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti. The film was a critical and box office failure. The film stars Italian horror regular David Brandon.

Plot

After conspiring to kill her husband, Linda and her new lover Carlo are visited by a stranger who seems to know his way around the property, and has a great knowledge of her former husband's past.

Controversy

This film was responsible for the end of the collaboration of screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti and director Lucio Fulci. Each man's version of how the split came about differs. In the reference book "Spaghetti Nightmares", both Fulci and Sacchetti were asked about the reason for the end of the collaboration.

Fulci's version is as follows: "One day I told him the story of "Evil Comes Back" (later retitled "The Changeling 2"), a sequel on a fantastic note to "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and he proposed it several times over with my name on it as director and then, one day, he registered it with his name on it "(laughs)". I later found out that he'd sold it to a friend of mine - Martino, but, in view of our past friendship, I decided not to sue him, I just broke off all relations with him. He is, indeed, a very good scriptwriter."

Sacchetti's version differs: "When I proposed him the treatment, which was nothing more than a sequel in fantasy style to "The Postman Always Rings Twice", in which a dead man returns, he became really enthusiastic and had it read by a producer, who then commissioned me to write the script. Then, for various reasons, problems arose and the film wasn't made. Four years later, Bava used the script to make "Per Sempre" and Fulci, who wasn't working at the time got angry with me and started hurling these accusations. It's one thing to say that we were supposed to make this film together, but to claim that the story was his and that I stole it from him is pure science-fiction."

Bibliography

* "Spaghetti Nightmares" by Luca M. Palmerini and Gaetano Mistretta, Fantasma Books, Key West, Florida, 1996.

External links

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