1955-02-01 ( 70 years old ) in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
William "Bill" Lustig (born February 1, 1955, in The Bronx, New York) is an American film director and producer who has worked primarily in the horror film genre. He is the nephew of former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. As a film director, Lustig is best known for his low-budget horror films Maniac, Vigilante, Uncle Sam, and the Maniac Cop series. Lustig has also worked as an actor playing small roles in his own films as well as in films by Sam Raimi, most notably as a fake shemp in Army of Darkness and a dockworker in Darkman. As of 2009, Lustig is the CEO of Blue Underground; an entertainment company specializing in the release of obscure films and exploitation films on DVD. He also produced a remake of his film Maniac (2012) and is rumoured to be producing a new upcoming Maniac Cop with Nicolas Winding Refn. In an interview with Vulture in January 2023, Refn, when asked whether the creation of the series was still under discussion, said: "All I can say is, unfortunately, it’s not going to happen."
Movies
Masters of the Grind
2023-10-25
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022-11-25
Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel
2020-06-08
Returning to the scene of the crime
2018-12-11
Tax Shelter Terrors
2017-12-31
VHS Revolution
2017-08-28
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2013-10-15
American Grindhouse
2011-02-04
Maniac Men
2010-10-26
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009-10-10
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2009-07-28
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009-05-19
The Joe Spinell Story
2001-08-21
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001-04-15
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000-09-21
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997-06-19
Army of Darkness
1992-10-31
Trepanator
1992-01-01
Darkman
1990-08-24
Relentless
1989-08-30
Cameron's Closet
1988-12-02
Maniac Cop
1988-05-13
Vigilante
1982-05-18
Maniac
1980-05-10
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