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Buddy Giovinazzo

Buddy Giovinazzo

Director · Born May 5, 1957 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Buddy Giovinazzo is an independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty-low budget debut film, Combat Shock, and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 novel, Life is Hot in Cracktown. Born May 5, 1957 in New York City, Buddy grew up in Staten Island. He went to the College of Staten Island where he graduated with a Masters in Cinema, later teaching film there as well. He is the brother of Rick Giovinazzo (Ricky) who is a composer, orchestrator, and the star of his premier film, Combat Shock. His cousin is television and film star, Carmine Giovinazzo. A Buddy Giovinazzo website is Currently under construction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buddy Giovinazzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Directed 14

2020s

  1. 2024

    One-Way Ticket to the Other Side

    Director

2010s

  1. 2013
  2. 2011

    The Theatre Bizarre

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Life Is Hot in Cracktown

    Director

  2. 2000

1980s

  1. 1986

    Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

    Director

  2. 1982

    Maniac Drummer

    Director

No release date

  1. Uncle Frank's Wine

    Director

Wrote 6

2020s

  1. 2023

    Resurrected

    Script Consultant

2010s

  1. 2011

    The Theatre Bizarre

    Screenplay

2000s

  1. 2009

    Life Is Hot in Cracktown

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1989

    She's Back

    Writer

  2. 1986

Acted in 4

2010s

  1. 2018

    A Thought of Ecstasy

    Radio Presenter (voice)

  2. 2016

    Tango Europa

    Director Buddy Giovinazzo

Produced 4

1980s

  1. 1986

    Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

    Producer

No release date

  1. Uncle Frank's Wine

    Producer

Edited 1

Appearances6

2020s

  1. 2024

    Splatterfest Exhumed

    Self

  2. 2020

    Tales of the Uncanny

    Self

2000s

  1. 2006

    The Meltdown Memoirs

    Himself

  2. 2004

    Celluloid Horror

    Self

  3. 2001

    The Joe Spinell Story

    Self