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Known For
Directing
Birthday
February 1, 1955
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Billy Bagg
- Bill Lustig
William Lustig
0.9 Popularity
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 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."
Known For
0.0
Self
Masters of the Grind
2023
7.5
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
7.0
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
🎬
0.0
himself
Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel
2020
7.3
Himself
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
🎬
0.0
himself
Returning to the scene of the crime
2018
🎬
5.0
Self
Tax Shelter Terrors
2017
0.0
Self - Interviewee
Marcians
2017
6.2
Self
VHS Revolution
2017
10.0
Self
Creature Features
2016
Credits
Masters of the Grind
as Self
2023
0.0
In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Self
2022
7.5
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
7.0
🎬
Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel
as himself
2020
0.0
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
as Himself
2019
7.3
🎬
Returning to the scene of the crime
as himself
2018
0.0
🎬
Tax Shelter Terrors
as Self
2017
5.0
Marcians
as Self - Interviewee
2017
0.0
VHS Revolution
as Self
2017
6.2
Creature Features
as Self
2016
10.0
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
as Himself
2015
7.8
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
as Self
2013
0.0
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
as Self
2013
6.0
American Grindhouse
as Himself
2011
6.7
🎬
Maniac Men
2010
0.0
13 Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
2009
9.0
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
as Self
2009
0.0
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
2009
5.0
The Joe Spinell Story
as Self
2001
5.1
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as Self
2001
6.6
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
as Self
2000
6.0
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
as Himself
2000
6.9
Hollywood Rated 'R'
as Self
1997
4.8
Army of Darkness
as Fake Shemp
1992
7.3
Trepanator
as Man with nightmares
1992
3.8
Darkman
as Dockworker
1990
6.4
Relentless
as Cop #2
1989
5.3
Cameron's Closet
as Ice Cream Eater (uncredited)
1988
4.7
Maniac Cop
as Motel Manager
1988
6.1
Vigilante
as First Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited)
1983
6.2
Maniac
as Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1980
6.4