William Lustig

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William Lustig

Born February 1, 1955 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA (age 71)

William Lustig (born February 1, 1955) is an American filmmaker and film distributor, known for his work in the horror genre. His best-known films include Maniac (1980), Vigilante (1982), and Maniac Cop (1988) and its sequels. He is also the founder of the boutique home video label Blue Underground. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Lustig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of…

Known For

Army of DarknessArmy of Darkness · 1992
Army of Darkness
★ 7.31992
MovieFantasyHorror
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
Death WishDeath Wish · 1974
Death Wish
★ 6.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
DarkmanDarkman · 1990
Darkman
★ 6.41990
MovieActionScience Fiction
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Maniac CopManiac Cop · 1988
Maniac Cop
★ 6.11988
MovieActionHorror
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
Maniac Cop 2Maniac Cop 2 · 1990
Maniac Cop 2
★ 6.01990
MovieActionHorror
Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
ManiacManiac · 2012
Maniac
★ 6.02012
MovieHorrorThriller
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceManiac Cop 3: Badge of Silence · 1992
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
★ 5.31992
MovieActionHorror
A priest practicing the Voodoo arts resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and returns from the dead...again...to do his bidding.
ManiacManiac · 1980
Maniac
★ 6.41980
MovieHorror
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorFlesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror · 1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
★ 7.31994
MovieDocumentaryHorror
Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. England's most successful independent film company, the "fear factory" of Hammer Studios, has a history filled with feuds, censorship battles and streaks of luck both good and bad. Now the legacy of horror returns, featuring interviews with such Hammer legends as Raquel Welch, Veronica Carlson, Caroline Munro, Ingrid Pitt, Jimmy Sangster, Hazel Court, Martine Beswicke, Freddie Francis, Val Guest and Ray Harryhausen. Plus you'll be treated to behind-the-scenes home movies and nonstop shock scenes from over 40 classic films, including Horror of Dracula, Curse of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out, Curse of the Werewolf and many more! It's the definitive study of one of the greatest names in horror!

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Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First OutlawFinding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw · 2024
Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw
2024
MovieDocumentary
Rebel, outlaw, porn pioneer: FINDING PLANET PORNO tells the story of filmmaker Howard Ziehm, whose MONA THE VIRGIN NYMPH was the first explicit feature film to be distributed in the US in 1970 - at a time when the production of pornography was still illegal. He later made the cult science fiction sex parody FLESH GORDON, whose production was plagued by battles against the law, an acute lack of money and other problems. The documentary approaches Howard's story on a personal level, and through his eyes and those of his companions it paints a thrilling portrait of an unusual person - and a time that brought about great social change. But what is left of it all?