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Home/People/William Lustig
William Lustig profile photo
Born
Feb 1, 1955
Age 71
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

27
Movies
4
TV Shows
12
Directed
Also Known As
Billy Bagg
Bill Lustig
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

William Lustig

Directing

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.
Masters of the Grind poster

Masters of the Grind

as Self
2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III poster

In Search of Darkness: Part III

as Self
2022
Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel poster

Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel

as himself
2020
Returning to the scene of the crime poster

Returning to the scene of the crime

as himself
2018
Tax Shelter Terrors poster

Tax Shelter Terrors

as Self
2017
VHS Revolution poster

VHS Revolution

as Self
2017
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street poster

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

as Self
2015
Maniac: The Making of Documentary poster

Maniac: The Making of Documentary

as Self
2013
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti poster

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

as Self
2013
American Grindhouse poster

American Grindhouse

as Himself
2011
Maniac Men poster

Maniac Men

Cast
2010
13 Scarier Movie Moments poster

13 Scarier Movie Moments

as Self
2009
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare poster

Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare

as Self
2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie! poster

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

as Self
2009
The Joe Spinell Story poster

The Joe Spinell Story

as Self
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror poster

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

as Self
2001
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film poster

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

as Self
2000
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth poster

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

as Self
2000
Hollywood Rated 'R' poster

Hollywood Rated 'R'

as Self
1997
Army of Darkness poster

Army of Darkness

as Fake Shemp
1992