William Lustig

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William Lustig

Born February 1, 1955The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA55 credits

William Lustig (born February 1, 1955) is an American filmmaker and film distributor, known for his work in the horror genre. His best-known films include Maniac (1980), Vigilante (1982), and Maniac Cop (1988) and its sequels. He is also the founder of the boutique home video label Blue Underground. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Lustig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Masters of the Grind

Masters of the Grind

Movie

2023

In Search of Darkness: Part III
7.5

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Movie

2022

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
7.0

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

TV

2022

Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel

Movie

2020

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
7.3

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

TV

2019

Returning to the scene of the crime

Movie

2018

Filmography

Masters of the Grind
2023Masters of the Grindas SelfMovie
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIIas SelfMovie
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowTV
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2020Maniac: The making of a living pulp novelas himselfMovie
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggsas HimselfTV
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2018Returning to the scene of the crimeas himselfMovie
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2017Tax Shelter Terrorsas SelfMovie
Marcians
2017Marciansas Self - IntervieweeTV
VHS Revolution
2017VHS Revolutionas SelfMovie
Creature Features
2016Creature Featuresas SelfTV
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Streetas SelfMovie
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2013Maniac: The Making of Documentaryas SelfMovie
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
2013The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheritias SelfMovie
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2011Zombie LoverExecutive ProducerMovie
American Grindhouse
2011American Grindhouseas HimselfMovie
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2010Maniac MenMovie
13 Scarier Movie Moments
200913 Scarier Movie Momentsas SelfMovie
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2009Post Traumatic: An American Nightmareas SelfMovie
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!as SelfMovie
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2007Bloody JessExecutive ProducerMovie
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
2006Daughters of Darkness: Locations of DarknessExecutive ProducerMovie
The Spaghetti West
2005The Spaghetti WestExecutive ProducerMovie
Jesús in Furs
2005Jesús in FursExecutive ProducerMovie
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2002To the Devil... The Death of HammerExecutive ProducerMovie
Discovering Evil Dead
2002Discovering Evil DeadExecutive ProducerMovie
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2002A Sleuthian Journey with Anthony ShafferExecutive ProducerMovie
Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2001Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'DirectorMovie
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001Suspiria 25th AnniversaryExecutive ProducerMovie
The Joe Spinell Story
2001The Joe Spinell Storyas SelfMovie
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001Dario Argento: An Eye for Horroras SelfMovie
The Stepford Life
2001The Stepford LifeExecutive ProducerMovie
A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
2001A Hollywood Life: Remembering FrancesExecutive ProducerMovie
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Filmas SelfMovie
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truthas SelfMovie
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the MerrierExecutive ProducerMovie
Halloween: Unmasked
1999Halloween: UnmaskedExecutive ProducerMovie
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'as SelfMovie
Uncle Sam
1996Uncle SamDirectorMovie
The Expert
1995The ExpertDirectorMovie
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceDirectorMovie
Army of Darkness
1992Army of Darknessas Fake ShempMovie
Trepanator
1992Trepanatoras Man with nightmaresMovie
Darkman
1990Darkmanas DockworkerMovie
Maniac Cop 2
1990Maniac Cop 2DirectorMovie
Tripwire
1989TripwireStoryMovie
Relentless
1989Relentlessas Cop #2Movie
Hit List
1989Hit ListDirectorMovie
Cameron's Closet
1988Cameron's Closetas Ice Cream Eater (uncredited)Movie
Maniac Cop
1988Maniac Copas Motel ManagerMovie
Vigilante
1983Vigilanteas First Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited)Movie
Maniac
1980Maniacas Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited)Movie
Hot Honey
1978Hot HoneyDirectorMovie
The Violation of Claudia
1977The Violation of ClaudiaDirectorMovie
The naked face
—The naked faceExecutive ProducerMovie
Maniac Cop
—Maniac CopExecutive ProducerMovie