William "Bill" Lustig (born February 1, 1955, in The Bronx, New York) is an American film director[1] and producer who has worked primarily in the horror film genre. He is the nephew of former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta.
William Lustig | |
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| Born | February 1, 1955 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Film career
editAs a film director, Lustig is best known for his low-budget horror films Maniac,[2] Vigilante, Uncle Sam, and the Maniac Cop series.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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."[7]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Death Wish | Apprentice editor (uncredited) |
| 1976 | The Zebra Force | Stunts (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Hot Honey | Credited as Billy Bagg |
| The Violation of Claudia | ||
| Sylvia | Production manager (uncredited) Assistant director (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | The Squeeze | Production manager (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Inferno | |
| Maniac | Also producer Uncredited role as Al the hotel manager | |
| Bella | Production manager (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | Vigilante | AKA Street Gang Also producer Uncredited role as First man exiting elevator |
| Tenebrae | Production manager (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | Maniac Cop | Uncredited role as Motel Manager |
| Cameron's Closet | Uncredited cameo appearance as Man eating ice cream | |
| 1989 | Hit List | |
| Relentless | Also role as Cop #2 | |
| 1990 | Darkman | Cameo appearance as Dockworker #4 |
| Maniac Cop 2 | ||
| 1992 | Army of Darkness | Cameo appearance as Fake Shemp |
| 1993 | Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence | Credited as Alan Smithee |
| 1995 | The Expert | Uncredited Co-directed with Rick Avery |
| 1996 | Uncle Sam | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Maniac | Producer |
| TBA | Untitled Maniac Cop remake | Executive producer |
References
edit- ^ Lustig, William; Steve Voce (Spring 1995). "William Lustig; Interview by Steve Voce". Psychotronic Video. 20: 52–59.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (1981-01-31). "Maniac". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "NYC Horror Film Festival Announces 2009 Lineup and Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient". DreadCentral. November 6, 2009.
- ^ March 2008 Interview with L.A. Record
- ^ Cultfilms en Kutfilms Interview with Bill Lustig (April 13, 2007)
- ^ "'Maniac Cop' Sales Art Presented by Nicolas Winding Refn!". Bloody Disgusting. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Nicolas Winding Refn Answers Some Questions, Leaves the Rest to His Shrinks". Vulture. 9 January 2023.
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