William Lustig

Producer | Director | Actor

William Lustig was born on February 1, 1955 in Bronx, New York. During his teenage years, Lustig ...

Born: February 1, 1955

Filmography

Known For

Army of Darkness Fake Shemp (1992)
Hot Honey Producer (1978)
Darkman Dockworker #4 (1990)
Known For

Maniac Producer (2012)
Producer

House Quake: Interview with Giorgio Mariuzzo (2020)
Urban Western (2020)
Blue Collar Death Wish (2020)
A Recollection with Anya Liffey and Alan Orsmby (2017)
Notes For A Homecoming: Interview with Composer Carl Zitter (2017)
Sharp as a Razor (2017)
Prisoner of Art (2017)
Three Shades of Asia (2017)
Stephen Thrower on 'Eugenie' (2015)
Beating A Dead Horse (2015)
Looking For Richard (2015)
The Story of the Stranger (2015)
God Told Me to: Heaven & Hell on Earth - Interview with Tony Lo Bianco (2015)
Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams (2014)
Notes for the Undead: Interview with Composer Richard Einhorn (2014)
Nazi Zombies on a Budget: Interview with Producer/Cinematographer Reuben Trane (2014)
Bonded by Blood (2014)
Maniac (2012)
Zombie Lover (2011)
Zombie Wasteland (2011)
My Time with Terror (2011)
Tales of Laura Gittleson (2011)
Children of the Night (2011)
Meet the Boyles (2011)
Murders in Perugia (2011)
Inferno: Reflections of Rose with Irene Miracle (2011)
Inferno: Art & Alchemy with Leigh McCloskey (2011)
The Death Dealer with Tom Savini (2010)
Maniac Men (2010)
Dark Notes (2010)
Anna and the Killer with Caroline Munro (2010)
City of the Living Dead: The Making of 'City of the Living Dead' (2010)
Acting Among the Living Dead (2010)
I'm an Actress! (2009)
Franco De Sade (2008)
Sexual Aberrations of Cecilia (2007)
The Producer (2007)
Karate Master (2007)
Bloody Jess (2007)
Giornata nera (2006)
Forbidden Screenplays (2006)
Laying Down the Law (2006)
Street Law: Laying Down the Law (2006)
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness (2006)
Daughters of Darkness: Playing the Victim (2006)
The Pyjama Girl Mystery: A True Story of Murder, Obsession and Lies (2006)
Strip Nude for Your Giallo (2005)
Jesús in Furs (2005)
Bad Boy Bubby: Christ Kid, You're a Weirdo (2005)
Bad Boy Bubby: Being Bubby (2005)
Jess' Women (2005)
99 Women: Jess' Women (2005)
Out of the Shadows (2005)
The Spaghetti West (2005)
The Perils and Pleasures of Justine (2004)
Rolling in Rio (2004)
Kicks and Crashes (2004)
Desperately Seeking Susan & Richard (2004)
Sadomaniac (2004)
Tom Savini: The Early Years (2004)
Deathdreaming (2004)
Starring the Jolly Rogers (2004)
Lloyd Kaufman Goes Hollywood (2004)
Designing 'Salon Kitty' (2003)
Inside Salon Kitty (2003)
Playing 'The Deer Hunter': An Interview with John Savage (2003)
Absence of Malick (2003)
The Godfathers of Mondo (2003)
Realising 'The Deer Hunter': An Interview with Michael Cimino (2003)
Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX (2003)
Robert Englund: An Early Work of Horror (2003)
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear (2003)
Return of the Vampyres (2003)
Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003)
Capturing the Swell (2003)
Two Masters' Eyes (2003)
Savini's EFX (2003)
The Cult Film Legacy of Lynn Lowry (2003)
Watching the Alien (2003)
Alien Arrives on Earth (2003)
Django: The One and Only (2003)
Run Man Run: 35 Years Running (2003)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride (2002)
Django, Tell! (2002)
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer (2002)
Songs of Clichy (2002)
Dirty Books, Dirty Movies: Barney Rosset on Henry Miller (2002)
Revolver: Calling the Shots (2002)
I Got Nailed in ... the Toolbox Murders (2002)
Living in Darkness (2002)
Paul Naschy: Interview with the Werewolf (2002)
Tales of the Contaminated City (2002)
Don't Look Now: Looking Back (2002)
The Theorem of Delirium (2002)
Solamente Bido (2002)
Death in Venice (2002)
Miracles & Mercies (2002)
Discovering 'Evil Dead' (2002)
Hell Rats of the Living Dead (2002)
Uncut and Run (2002)
Legacy of the Cannibal God (2002)
Raquel Welch in the Valley of the Dinosaurs (2002)
Clockwatching with Mr. Cleese (2001)
A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances (2001)
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads (2001)
Fulci of the Apocalypse (2001)
Strange Days of Short Night (2001)
Shooting Violent City (2001)
The Wicker Man Enigma (2001)
Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001)
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
Tales of the Cat (2001)
Beyond the Living Dead (2001)
A Head for Horror: Lamberto Bava on 'Macabre' (2001)
More Lust, Less Dust (2001)
Inside 'Manhunter' (2001)
The 'Manhunter' Look: A Conversation with Dante Spinotti (2001)
Curse of Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (2001)
The Joys of Emmanuelle, Parts 1-3 (2001)
Inferno: Interview with Writer/Director Dario Argento and Assistant Director Lamberto Bava (2000)
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or the Gore the Merrier (2000)
Inferno 20th Anniversary (2000)
Deep Red 25th Anniversary (2000)
The Men Behind the Army (1999)
'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (1999)
Vigilante (1982)
Maniac (1980)
Hot Honey (1978)
Producer

The Violation of Claudia (1977)
Director

Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' (2001)
Uncle Sam (1996)
The Expert (1995)
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Relentless (1989)
Hit List (1989)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Vigilante (1982)
Maniac (1980)
Hot Honey (1978)
Director

The Violation of Claudia (1977)
Actor

Creature Features (2017-2018)
Trepanator Man with nightmares (1992)
Army of Darkness Fake Shemp (1992)
Darkman Dockworker #4 (1990)
Relentless Cop #2 (1989)
Cameron's Closet Ice Cream Eater (1988)
Maniac Cop Motel Manager (1988)
Vigilante 1st Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (1982)
Actor

Maniac Al - Hotel Manager (1980)
Writer

Tripwire (1989)
Hot Honey (1978)
Writer

The Violation of Claudia (1977)
Production Manager

Tenebrae (1982)
Bella (1980)
Inferno (1980)
Production Manager

The Squeeze (1978)
Sylvia (1977)
Additional Crew

The Devil Down in Georgia: Film Ventures International (2016)
Additional Crew

The Seven-Ups (1973)
Hypnorotica (1973)
Editor

The Violation of Claudia (1977)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sylvia (1977)
Editorial Department

Death Wish (1974)
Stunts

The Zebra Force (1976)

Videos

Awards

2 wins.

Did You Know

Trivia

Spent several years producing documentary shorts for Anchor Bay before branching out on his own with his new company. Blue Underground.

[on the appeal of his movies] When I was in New York and I had my office on Broadway, before Federal Express and fax machines, there used to be things called messengers and they used to come up to my office and see the posters for Maniac (1980) and ...