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William Lustig

William Lustig

Director · Born February 1, 1955 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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.

Directed 13

2000s

  1. 2001

    Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Relentless

    Director

    54

  2. Hit List

    Director

  3. 1988

    Maniac Cop

    Director

    55
  4. 1983

    Vigilante

    Director

    52
  5. 1980

    Maniac

    Director

    51

1970s

  1. 1978

    Hot Honey

    Director

  2. 1977

    The Violation of Claudia

    Director

  3. 1976

    Sylvia

    Assistant Director

Produced 24

2010s

  1. 2012

    Maniac

    Producer

    56

2000s

  1. 2006

    Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness

    Executive Producer

  2. 2005

    The Spaghetti West

    Executive Producer

  3. Jesús in Furs

    Executive Producer

  4. 2003

    Two Gangsters and an Island

    Associate Producer

  5. A British Horror Film

    Associate Producer

  6. Absence of Malick

    Associate Producer

  7. 2002

    To the Devil... The Death of Hammer

    Executive Producer

  8. Don't Look Now: Looking Back

    Associate Producer

  9. Discovering Evil Dead

    Executive Producer

  10. 2001

    Halloween 4: Final Cut

    Executive Producer

  11. Suspiria 25th Anniversary

    Executive Producer

  12. The Joe Spinell Story

    Executive Producer

  13. The Stepford Life

    Executive Producer

  14. A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances

    Executive Producer

  15. 2000

    The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier

    Executive Producer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Halloween: Unmasked

    Executive Producer

1980s

  1. 1983

    Vigilante

    Producer

    52
  2. 1980

    Maniac

    Producer

    51

  3. Bella

    Production Manager

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Squeeze

    Production Manager

  2. Hot Honey

    Producer

  3. 1977

    The Violation of Claudia

    Producer

No release date

  1. The naked face

    Executive Producer

Acted in 10

2020s

  1. 2024

    Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw

    Movie

  2. 2022

    Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

    TV · 2 Seasons · Talk

1990s

  1. 1992

    Army of Darkness

    Fake Shemp

    69

  2. Trepanator

    Man with nightmares

  3. 1990

    Darkman

    Dockworker

    68

Wrote 3

1980s

  1. 1989

    Tripwire

    Story

1970s

  1. 1978

    Hot Honey

    Writer

  2. 1977

    The Violation of Claudia

    Screenplay

Other crew 1

Edited 1

1970s

  1. 1977

    The Violation of Claudia

    Editor

Appearances18

2020s

  1. 2023

    Masters of the Grind

    Self

  2. 2022

    In Search of Darkness: Part III

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

    Himself · 1 episode

    88
  2. 2017

    Marcians

    Self - Interviewee · 1 episode

  3. VHS Revolution

    Self

  4. 2016

    Creature Features

    Self · 4 episodes

  5. 2015

    42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

    Self

    77
  6. 2013

    Maniac: The Making of Documentary

    Self

  7. The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

    Self

  8. 2011

    American Grindhouse

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2009

    13 Scarier Movie Moments

    Self

  2. Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare

    Self

  3. Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

    Self

  4. 2001

    The Joe Spinell Story

    Self

  5. Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

    Self

  6. 2000

    Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

    Self

  7. Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

    Self

    71

1990s

  1. 1997

    Hollywood Rated 'R'

    Self

Thanked in the credits2