Sergio Stivaletti

Sergio Stivaletti (born 15 March 1957) is an Italian special effects artist, make-up artist, director and screenwriter.

Sergio Stivaletti
Stivaletti in 1996
Born	15 March 1957 (1957-03-15) (age 68) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Special effects artist

Life and career

Born in Rome, while being a student of medicine at the Sapienza University Stivaletti entered the film industry as an uncredited builder of small props in some Pupi Avati films.^[1][2][3] He got his first credit as special effects artist in Riccardo Freda's Murder Obsession.^[4] In 1985, he began a long professional association with Dario Argento, handling special effects and make-up in Phenomena.^[2][5] He is also a frequent collaborator of Michele Soavi and Lamberto Bava both in their film and television projects, and also worked in films by Matteo Garrone, Gabriele Salvatores, Sergio Castellitto and Julie Taymor.^[3]

In 1997, Stivaletti debuted as director with Wax Mask, replacing original director Lucio Fulci who had died during the pre-production phase.^[2][4][6]

Selected filmography

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
		Special effects	Make-up	Other
Murder Obsession	1981	Yes				[7]
The Scorpion with Two Tails	1982	Yes				[8]
Phenomena	1985	Yes				[9][10]
Demons	1985	Yes				[11]
Demons 2	1985	Yes		Yes	Uncredited screenwriter and story author	[12]
Specters	1987	Yes				[13]
The Spider Labyrinth	1988	Yes				[14]
The Church	1989	Yes				[15]
Wax Mask	1997	Yes		Yes	Director	[16][17]
Dracula 3D	2012	Yes	Yes			[18]
Dark Glasses	2022	Yes				[19][20]