William Lustig

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William Lustig

Directing 71 February 1, 1955

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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…

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Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness

7.3 1992 Movie
Darkman

Darkman

6.4 1990 Movie
Maniac

Maniac

6.0 2012 Movie
Death Wish

Death Wish

6.9 1974 Movie
Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop

6.1 1988 Movie
Maniac

Maniac

6.4 1980 Movie
Maniac Cop 2

Maniac Cop 2

5.9 1990 Movie
Bleeder

Bleeder

6.7 1999 Movie
Creature Features

Creature Features

10.0 2016 TV Show
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

5.3 1992 Movie
Marcians

Marcians

2017 TV Show
Vigilante

Vigilante

6.2 1983 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw

    Movie

  2. 2023
    Masters of the Grind

    Movie Self

  3. 2022
    In Search of Darkness: Part III

    Movie Self

  4. 2022
    Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

    TV show

  5. 2020
    Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel

    Movie himself

  6. 2019
    The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

    TV show Himself

  7. 2018
    Returning to the scene of the crime

    Movie himself

  8. 2017
    Tax Shelter Terrors

    Movie Self

  9. 2017
    Marcians

    TV show Self - Interviewee

  10. 2017
    VHS Revolution

    Movie Self

  11. 2016
    Creature Features

    TV show Self

  12. 2015
    42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

    Movie Self

  13. 2014
    Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams

    Movie Producer

  14. 2013
    Maniac: The Making of Documentary

    Movie Self

  15. 2013
    The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

    Movie Self

  16. 2012
    Maniac

    Movie Producer

More credits
  1. 2011
    Zombie Lover

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2011
    American Grindhouse

    Movie Himself

  3. 2010
    Maniac Men

    Movie

  4. 2010
    The Death Dealer

    Movie Executive Co-Producer

  5. 2009
    13 Scarier Movie Moments

    Movie Self

  6. 2009
    Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare

    Movie Self

  7. 2009
    Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

    Movie Self

  8. 2007
    Bloody Jess

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 2006
    Giornata Nera

    Movie Producer

  10. 2006
    Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness

    Movie Executive Producer

  11. 2005
    The Spaghetti West

    Movie Executive Producer

  12. 2005
    Jesús in Furs

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 2003
    Two Gangsters and an Island

    Movie Associate Producer

  14. 2003
    Absence of Malick

    Movie Associate Producer

  15. 2003
    A British Horror Film

    Movie Associate Producer

  16. 2002
    To the Devil... The Death of Hammer

    Movie Executive Producer

  17. 2002
    Don't Look Now: Looking Back

    Movie Associate Producer

  18. 2002
    Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo Lado

    Movie Producer

  19. 2002
    Discovering Evil Dead

    Movie Executive Producer

  20. 2002
    A Sleuthian Journey with Anthony Shaffer

    Movie Executive Producer

  21. 2001
    Halloween 4: Final Cut

    Movie Executive Producer

  22. 2001
    Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'

    Movie Director

  23. 2001
    Suspiria 25th Anniversary

    Movie Executive Producer

  24. 2001
    The Joe Spinell Story

    Movie Self