Occupation Film director Name William Lustig | Role Film director | |
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Born February 1, 1955 (age 69) ( 1955-02-01 ) The Bronx, New York Movies Maniac, Maniac Cop, Maniac Cop 2, Vigilante, Maniac Cop III: Badge of Similar People Joe Spinell, Larry Cohen, Franck Khalfoun, Robert Z'Dar, Laurene Landon | ||
Organizations founded Blue Underground | ||
The CineFiles & AVManiacs.com Present: An Interview With William Lustig
William Lustig (born February 1, 1955 in The Bronx, New York), also known as Bill Lustig, 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.
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Film career
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 the both remakes of his films Maniac (2012) and Maniac Cop (2016), the latter co-produced with Nicolas Winding Refn.
