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William Lustig

William Lustig

William Lustig (born February 1, 1955 in The Bronx, New York), also known as Bill Lustig, is an American film director and producer who has worked primarily in the horror film genre.

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Movies Made By William Lustig (37)

Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams (2014)

An interview with Brooke Adams on her first role in the film, Shock waves. ...

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Maniac (2012)

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface. ...

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Zombie Lover (2011)

Guillermo del Toro talks about his love for Lucio Fulci's Zombie. ...

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The Death Dealer (2010)

Tom Savini discusses the kills and FX of the film Maniac (1980). ...

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Bloody Jess (2007)

Jess Franco and Christopher Lee discuss their 1970 collaboration, The Bloody Judge. ...

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Giornata Nera (2006)

Interviews with Franco Nero and Vittorio Storaro about the film The Fifth Cord. ...

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Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness (2006)

Director Harry Kümel and writer Pierre Drouot revisit the locations from their classic movie Daughters of Darkness. ...

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The Spaghetti West (2005)

A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s. ...

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Jesús in Furs (2005)

Retrospective documentary on Jesús Franco's film "Venus in Furs". ...

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Two Gangsters and an Island (2003)

A short documentary about the making of the 1966 film 'Cul-de-sac'. ...

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Absence of Malick (2003)

An overview of the making of Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973), coupled with a examination of the mysterious personality of Malick himself. ...

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A British Horror Film (2003)

A documentary on the making of Roman Polanski's 1965 film "Repulsion," featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gil Taylor, among others. ...

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To the Devil... The Death of Hammer (2002)

A short retrospective documentary looking at the making of the final Hammer Films production of the 1970s, "To the Devil a Daughter. ...

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Don't Look Now: Looking Back (2002)

In this short making-of documentary, director Nicolas Roeg discusses the production history of the film and the unique qualities of Daphne Du Maurier's story that inspired it, while director of photography Anthony B. Richmond explains the significance of s ...

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Discovering Evil Dead (2002)

The story of how the 1981 film 'The Evil Dead' rose up against the 1980s "video nasties" campaign in the UK. ...

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Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' (2001)

This documentary is featured on the Limited Edition DVD for Opera, released in 2001. ...

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Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001)

Documentary about the shooting of 'Suspiria' that details everything that lovers of horror genre can desire, including the inspiration of the plot, the director, the cast, the style, the music and, of course, its worldwide success. Argento, Daria Nicolodi, ...

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The Joe Spinell Story (2001)

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 roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo ...

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A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances (2001)

The making of FRANCES, a retrospective documentary. ...

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The Stepford Life (2001)

A documentary about the making of The Stepford Wives (1975). ...

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The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier (2000)

This documentary provides film fans with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the sequel to the ultimate experience in gruelling terror. Includes interviews with Robert Kurtzman, Howard Berger, and Greg Nicotero, who discuss what it was like to be a p ...

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Halloween: Unmasked (1999)

A retrospective documentary on the making of the movie "Halloween," featuring exclusive interviews with director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill, and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, PJ Soles, and Nick Castle. ...

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Bleeder (1999)

Two stories for the price of one: a video store clerk tries to get acquainted with a waitress; a man beats his pregnant wife, unaware that her brother is a violent racist. ...

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Uncle Sam (1996)

It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic. ...

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The Expert (1995)

It was a brutal murder that sent deranged psychopath Martin Kagan to prison. It was a naive deputy warden that granted him a stay of execution. Now, the police department's tactical defence instructor, John Lomax, wants revenge for his beloved sister's dea ...

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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. England's most successful independent film company, the "fear factory" of Hammer Studios, has a histo ...

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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)

A priest practicing the Voodoo arts resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and returns from the dead...again...to do his bidding. ...

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Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison. ...

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Tripwire (1989)

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world dominat ...

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Relentless (1989)

Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory. ...

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Hit List (1989)

A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son. ...

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Maniac Cop (1988)

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City. ...

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Vigilante (1983)

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 murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge. ...

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Maniac (1980)

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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The Squeeze (1978)

A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist. ...

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Death Wish (1974)

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark. ...

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Movies Starring William Lustig (27)

Masters of the Grind (2023)

The shocking true story behind the most outrageous movies of all time and the directors who made them. ...

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In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)

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 populated the bottom shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental—but always enter ...

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Returning to the scene of the crime (2018)

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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Tax Shelter Terrors (2017)

The first feature-length documentary that fully explores how the toxic social and political Canadian context after 1968 created some of the most nihilistic and imaginative Canadian cult films of the 1970s and 80s and beyond. ...

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VHS Revolution (2017)

Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others. ...

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

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 Street" - this is the document of the world's most notorious movie strip. ...

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Maniac: The Making of Documentary (2013)

Behind the scenes documentary on the 2012 film MANIAC directed by Franck Khalfoun. ...

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The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti (2013)

Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti. ...

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American Grindhouse (2011)

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment. ...

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Maniac Men (2010)

Documentary about the origins of the song "Maniac". ...

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13 Scarier Movie Moments (2009)

Final entry in the Bravo scary movie moments countdowns that aired in 2009. ...

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Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare (2009)

This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo's key contemporaries discussing the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock twenty-five years later. ...

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Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009)

Legendary director Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of the Toxic Avenger, reveals 40 years worth of maverick cinematic know-how in Direct Your Own Damn Movie! Lloyd offers you the magic key to operating outside the film studio sy ...

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The Joe Spinell Story (2001)

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 roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo ...

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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001)

Documentary that explores Argento's film career. ...

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Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)

Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie. ...

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Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)

A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. ...

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Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre- ...

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Army of Darkness (1992)

Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead. ...

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Trepanator (1992)

Dr. Herbert East is working in his uncle's clinic and experimenting with brain transplants. ...

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Darkman (1990)

Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as ...

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Relentless (1989)

Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory. ...

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Cameron's Closet (1988)

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's closet, preparing to take over the young boy's soul. ...

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Maniac Cop (1988)

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City. ...

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Vigilante (1983)

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 murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge. ...

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Maniac (1980)

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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