William Lustig
Known for directing · Born 1 February 1955 · 71 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
76 credits
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.
Known for
Maniac Cop
1988
Maniac
1980
Maniac Cop 2
1990
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
Vigilante
1983
Uncle Sam
1996
Relentless
1989
Maniac
2012
The Expert
1995
Hit List
1989
The Joe Spinell Story
2001
Hot Honey
1978
Acting (32)
2024Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First OutlawFilm
2023Masters of the GrindSelfFilm
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelfFilm
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowSeries
2020Maniac: The making of a living pulp novelhimselfFilm
2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsHimselfSeries
2018Returning to the scene of the crimehimselfFilm
2017VHS RevolutionSelfFilm
2017Tax Shelter TerrorsSelfFilm
2017MarciansSelf - IntervieweeSeries
2016Creature FeaturesSelf · 4 episodesSeries
201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious StreetSelfFilm
2013The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio MargheritiSelfFilm
2013Maniac: The Making of DocumentarySelfFilm
2011American GrindhouseHimselfFilm
2010Maniac MenFilm
200913 Scarier Movie MomentsSelfFilm
2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!SelfFilm
2009Post Traumatic: An American NightmareSelfFilm
2001Dario Argento: An Eye for HorrorSelfFilm
2001The Joe Spinell StorySelfFilm
2000Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking TruthSelfFilm
2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher FilmSelfFilm
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'SelfFilm
1992Army of DarknessFake ShempFilm
1992TrepanatorMan with nightmaresFilm
1990DarkmanDockworkerFilm
1989RelentlessCop #2Film
1988Maniac CopMotel ManagerFilm
1988Cameron's ClosetIce Cream Eater (uncredited)Film
1983VigilanteFirst Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited)Film
1980ManiacAl - Hotel Manager (uncredited)Film
Crew (3)
1999BleederThanksFilm
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorThanksFilm
1974Death WishEditorial StaffFilm
Directing (12)
2001Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'DirectorFilm
1996Uncle SamDirectorFilm
1995The ExpertDirectorFilm
1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceDirectorFilm
1990Maniac Cop 2DirectorFilm
1989RelentlessDirectorFilm
1989Hit ListDirectorFilm
1988Maniac CopDirectorFilm
1983VigilanteDirector, ProducerFilm
1978Hot HoneyDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
1977The Violation of ClaudiaDirector, Producer, Editor, ScreenplayFilm
1976SylviaAssistant DirectorFilm
Production (28)
2014Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke AdamsProducerFilm
2012ManiacProducerFilm
2011Zombie LoverExecutive ProducerFilm
2010The Death DealerExecutive Co-ProducerFilm
2007Bloody JessExecutive ProducerFilm
2006Daughters of Darkness: Locations of DarknessExecutive ProducerFilm
2006Giornata NeraProducerFilm
2005The Spaghetti WestExecutive ProducerFilm
2005Jesús in FursExecutive ProducerFilm
2003A British Horror FilmAssociate ProducerFilm
2003Two Gangsters and an IslandAssociate ProducerFilm
2003Absence of MalickAssociate ProducerFilm
2002Don't Look Now: Looking BackAssociate ProducerFilm
2002Discovering Evil DeadExecutive ProducerFilm
2002To the Devil... The Death of HammerExecutive ProducerFilm
2002Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo LadoProducerFilm
2002A Sleuthian Journey with Anthony ShafferExecutive ProducerFilm
2001The Joe Spinell StoryExecutive ProducerFilm
2001Halloween 4: Final CutExecutive ProducerFilm
2001Suspiria 25th AnniversaryExecutive ProducerFilm
2001The Stepford LifeExecutive ProducerFilm
2001A Hollywood Life: Remembering FrancesExecutive ProducerFilm
2000The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the MerrierExecutive ProducerFilm
1999Halloween: UnmaskedExecutive ProducerFilm
1980ManiacProducer, DirectorFilm
1980BellaProduction ManagerFilm
1978The SqueezeProduction ManagerFilm
—The naked faceExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (1)
1989TripwireStoryFilm