William Lustig
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.
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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8203 |
| Birthday | 1955-02-01 |
| Place of Birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Billy Bagg, Bill Lustig, |
2017
VHS Revolution
6.333/12
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of ca...
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VHS Revolution
2022
In Search of Darkness: Part III
7.5/24
The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that...
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In Search of Darkness: Part III
1997
Hollywood Rated 'R'
5.3/10
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach mo...
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Hollywood Rated 'R'
1988
Maniac Cop
6.109/546
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
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Maniac Cop
2011
American Grindhouse
6.739/67
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema...
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American Grindhouse
2001
The Joe Spinell Story
5.333/9
The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable...
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The Joe Spinell Story
2013
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
0/0
Behind the scenes documentary on the 2012 film MANIAC directed by Franck Khalfoun.
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Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
7.8/10
The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd...
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42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2018
Returning to the scene of the crime
0/0
Four decades after directing "Maniac" Bill revisits the filming locations to reflect on 1970s New York & his leading man, Joe Spinell.
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Returning to the scene of the crime
2020
Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel
0/0
An interview with William Lustig about Maniac.
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Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel
1983
Vigilante
6.2/115
New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murd...
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Vigilante
2000
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
6.96/25
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
1980
Maniac
6.366/511
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.
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Maniac
1990
Darkman
6.426/1570
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been bur...
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Darkman
2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
5/1
Legendary director Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of the Toxic Avenger, reveals 40 years worth of maverick cinematic know...
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Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
6.765/17
Documentary that explores Argento's film career.
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
1992
Trepanator
4.6/5
Dr. Herbert East is working in his uncle's clinic and experimenting with brain transplants.
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Trepanator
2013
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
6/1
Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.
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The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
1988
Cameron's Closet
4.7/31
A father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments have released a demon from hell which lives in his son'...
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Cameron's Closet
1989
Relentless
5.3/36
Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
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Relentless
2017
Tax Shelter Terrors
5/1
The first feature-length documentary that fully explores how the toxic social and political Canadian context after 1968 created some of the most nihil...
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Tax Shelter Terrors
2009
13 Scarier Movie Moments
9/4
Final entry in the Bravo scary movie moments countdowns that aired in 2009.
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13 Scarier Movie Moments
1992
Army of Darkness
7.255/3662
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty...
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Army of Darkness
2010
Maniac Men
0/0
Documentary about the origins of the song "Maniac".
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Maniac Men
2009
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
0/0
This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo's key contemporaries discussing the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock...
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Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2000
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
7/2
Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.
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Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2023
Masters of the Grind
0/0
The shocking true story behind the most outrageous movies of all time and the directors who made them.
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Masters of the Grind
2024
Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw
0/0
Rebel, outlaw, porn pioneer: FINDING PLANET PORNO tells the story of filmmaker Howard Ziehm, whose MONA THE VIRGIN NYMPH was the first explicit featur...
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