Biography
Tom DeSimone (1939 — October 17, 2026) was an American director, writer, producer and editor, perhaps best known for directing the cult films Chatterbox (1977), Hell Night (1981), and The Concrete Jungle (1982). Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, DeSimone earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emerson College. He relocated to Los Angeles in the 1960s, and enrolled at the University of Southern California to earn a Master's in Filmmaking. DeSimone began his career as a director of numerous adult films in the late 1960s, including several gay pornography films under the pseudonym, Lancer Brooks. He would later become known for directing the cult film Chatterbox (1977), produced by Bruce Cohn Curtis, who would then hire him to direct his subsequent film, the 1981 cult slasher, Hell Night.
Directed 58
2000s
- 2002
Young Men of the 80's Volume 1
Director
1990s
- 1997
- 1996
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
Nightcrawler: A Leathersex Fantasy
Director
Bi-Bi Love
Director
- 1985
Bi-Coastal
Director
- 1983
Comming Distractions
Director
Gay Guide to Cruising
Director
- 1982
The Concrete Jungle
Director
Skin Deep
Director
- 1981
- 1980
Private Collection
Director
The Dirty Picture Show
Director
Flesh and Fantasy
Director
Wet Shorts
Director
1970s
- 1979
Bad, Bad Boys
Director
The Idol
Director
The Harder They Fall
Director
- 1977
Heavy Equipment
Director
Hot Truckin'
Director
- 1976
Wanted: Billy the Kid
Assistant Director
- 1975
Catching Up
Director
Good Hot Stuff
Director
Pool Party
Director
Ballet Down the High Way
Assistant Director
- 1974
Station to Station
Director
Anything Goes
Director
Duffy's Tavern
Director
Games Without Rules
Director
- 1973
Erotikus: A History of the Gay Movie
Director
Chained!
Director
Black Heat
Director
Confessions of an Inmate
Director
Sons of Satan
Director
- 1972
Prison Girls
Director
Dust Unto Dust
Director
Blue Movie Auditions
Director
The Classified Caper
Director
Dirty Books
Director
- 1971
Black and Blue
Director
Gay Tarzan
Director
Confessions of a Male Groupie or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Electric Banana
Director
Assault
Director
Highway Hustler
Director
Lust in the Afternoon
Director
The Peeker
Director
- 1970
Inside A.M.G.
Director
The Collection
Director
1960s
- 1968
Terror in the Jungle
Director
- 1965
The Game
Director
- 1962
Wooden Lullaby
Director
Wrote 13
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
Nightcrawler: A Leathersex Fantasy
Writer
Bi-Bi Love
Writer
- 1985
Bi-Coastal
Writer
- 1980
Flesh and Fantasy
Writer
1970s
- 1979
The Idol
Writer
- 1977
- 1974
Station to Station
Writer
- 1973
Black Heat
Writer
- 1971
Gay Tarzan
Writer
Confessions of a Male Groupie or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Electric Banana
Writer
1960s
- 1965
The Game
Writer
Edited 6
1980s
- 1983
Comming Distractions
Editor
- 1980
Private Collection
Editor
1970s
- 1975
Good Hot Stuff
Editor
- 1974
Station to Station
Editor
- 1973
Black Heat
Editor
1960s
- 1965
The Game
Editor
Produced 6
1980s
- 1985
Bi-Coastal
Producer
- 1980
Wet Shorts
Producer
1970s
- 1979
Gettin' Down
Producer
The Idol
Producer
The Harder They Fall
Producer
- 1977
Heavy Equipment
Producer
Camera 4
1980s
- 1980
Private Collection
Director of Photography
1970s
- 1976
Wanted: Billy the Kid
Camera Operator
- 1975
Good Hot Stuff
Director of Photography
Ballet Down the High Way
Camera Operator
Other crew 2
1980s
- 1982
Skin Deep
Presenter
- 1980
Wet Shorts
Presenter
Acted in 1
1970s
- 1977
Inside Jennifer Welles
Guy Hitting on Jennifer (uncredited)
Appearances2
2020s
- 2023
Big Sur Gay Porn
Self
2010s
- 2014
