William Lustig

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-02-01 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

William Lustig

Biography

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 obs...

Production

1982

Vigilante

as Director

1982

Vigilante

as Producer

1995

The Expert

as Director

1996

Uncle Sam

as Director

1980

Maniac

as Producer

1980

Maniac

as Director

1990

Maniac Cop 2

as Director

1988

Maniac Cop

as Director

2001

The Joe Spinell Story

as Executive Producer

1989

Relentless

as Director

1989

Hit List

as Director

2012

Maniac

as Producer

1999

Halloween: Unmasked

as Executive Producer

2001

The Stepford Life

as Executive Producer

2011

Zombie Lover

as Executive Producer

1980

Bella

as Production Manager

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The naked face

as Executive Producer

1977

2003

Two Gangsters and an Island

as Associate Producer

1978

Hot Honey

as Director

1989

Tripwire

as Story

2007

Bloody Jess

as Executive Producer

1974

Death Wish

as Editorial Staff

1978

Hot Honey

as Producer

1978

Hot Honey

as Writer

2002

Don't Look Now: Looking Back

as Associate Producer

2003

A British Horror Film

as Associate Producer

1999

Bleeder

as Thanks

2002

2001

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

as Executive Producer

2003

Absence of Malick

as Associate Producer

2006

Giornata Nera

as Producer

2001

2005

The Spaghetti West

as Executive Producer

2005

Jesús in Furs

as Executive Producer

2010

The Death Dealer

as Executive Co-Producer

1978

The Squeeze

as Production Manager

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