William Lustig
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."
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- 2023 · Masters of the Grind as Self
- 2022 · In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- 2022 · Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow as
- 2020 · Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel as himself
- 2019 · The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs as Himself
- 2018 · Returning to the scene of the crime as himself
- 2017 · Tax Shelter Terrors as Self
- 2017 · Marcians as Self - Interviewee
- 2017 · VHS Revolution as Self
- 2016 · Creature Features as Self
- 2015 · 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street as Himself
- 2013 · Maniac: The Making of Documentary as Self
- 2013 · The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti as Self
- 2011 · American Grindhouse as Himself
- 2010 · Maniac Men as
- 2009 · 13 Scarier Movie Moments as Self
- 2009 · Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare as Self
- 2009 · Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- 2001 · The Joe Spinell Story as Self
- 2001 · Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror as Self
- 2000 · Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film as Self
- 2000 · Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth as Himself
- 1997 · Hollywood Rated 'R' as Self
- 1992 · Army of Darkness as Fake Shemp
- 1992 · Trepanator as Man with nightmares
- 1990 · Darkman as Dockworker
- 1989 · Relentless as Cop #2
- 1988 · Cameron's Closet as Ice Cream Eater (uncredited)
- 1988 · Maniac Cop as Motel Manager
- 1982 · Vigilante as First Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited)
- 1980 · Maniac as Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited)