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William Lustig (b. 1955)

Alias:
Bill Lustig
Billy Bagg

Birthplace:
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Born:
February 1, 1955

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Associate Producer:
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island

Director:
1980  Maniac
1982  Vigilante
1988  Maniac Cop
1989  Hit List
1989  Relentless
1990  Maniac Cop 2
1992  Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1995  The Expert
1996  Uncle Sam
2001  Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island

Editorial Staff:
1974  Death Wish
1980  Maniac
1982  Vigilante
1988  Maniac Cop
1989  Hit List
1989  Relentless
1990  Maniac Cop 2
1992  Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1995  The Expert
1996  Uncle Sam
2001  Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island

Executive Co-Producer:
1974  Death Wish
1980  Maniac
1982  Vigilante
1988  Maniac Cop
1989  Hit List
1989  Relentless
1990  Maniac Cop 2
1992  Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1995  The Expert
1996  Uncle Sam
2001  Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island
2010  The Death Dealer

Executive Producer:
1974  Death Wish
1980  Maniac
1982  Vigilante
1988  Maniac Cop
1989  Hit List
1989  Relentless
1990  Maniac Cop 2
1992  Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1995  The Expert
1996  Uncle Sam
1999  Halloween: Unmasked
2000  The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2001  A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
2001  Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2001  Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001  The Joe Spinell Story
2001  The Stepford Life
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2002  To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island
2005  Jesús in Furs
2005  The Spaghetti West
2006  Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
2007  Bloody Jess
2010  The Death Dealer
2011  Zombie Lover
????  The naked face

Producer:
1974  Death Wish
1980  Maniac
1982  Vigilante
1988  Maniac Cop
1989  Hit List
1989  Relentless
1990  Maniac Cop 2
1992  Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1995  The Expert
1996  Uncle Sam
1999  Halloween: Unmasked
2000  The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2001  A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
2001  Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2001  Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001  The Joe Spinell Story
2001  The Stepford Life
2002  Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo Lado
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2002  To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island
2005  Jesús in Furs
2005  The Spaghetti West
2006  Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
2006  Giornata Nera
2007  Bloody Jess
2010  The Death Dealer
2011  Zombie Lover
2012  Maniac
2014  Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams
????  The naked face

Production Manager:
1974  Death Wish
1978  The Squeeze
1980  Maniac
1982  Vigilante
1988  Maniac Cop
1989  Hit List
1989  Relentless
1990  Maniac Cop 2
1992  Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1995  The Expert
1996  Uncle Sam
1999  Halloween: Unmasked
2000  The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2001  A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
2001  Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2001  Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001  The Joe Spinell Story
2001  The Stepford Life
2002  Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo Lado
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2002  To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island
2005  Jesús in Furs
2005  The Spaghetti West
2006  Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
2006  Giornata Nera
2007  Bloody Jess
2010  The Death Dealer
2011  Zombie Lover
2012  Maniac
2014  Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams
????  The naked face

Story:
1974  Death Wish
1978  The Squeeze
1980  Maniac
1982  Vigilante
1988  Maniac Cop
1989  Hit List
1989  Relentless
1989  Tripwire
1990  Maniac Cop 2
1992  Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1995  The Expert
1996  Uncle Sam
1999  Halloween: Unmasked
2000  The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2001  A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
2001  Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2001  Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001  The Joe Spinell Story
2001  The Stepford Life
2002  Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo Lado
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2002  To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island
2005  Jesús in Furs
2005  The Spaghetti West
2006  Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
2006  Giornata Nera
2007  Bloody Jess
2010  The Death Dealer
2011  Zombie Lover
2012  Maniac
2014  Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams
????  The naked face

Thanks:
1974  Death Wish
1978  The Squeeze
1980  Maniac
1982  Vigilante
1988  Maniac Cop
1989  Hit List
1989  Relentless
1989  Tripwire
1990  Maniac Cop 2
1992  Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1994  Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1995  The Expert
1996  Uncle Sam
1999  Bleeder
1999  Halloween: Unmasked
2000  The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2001  A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
2001  Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2001  Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001  The Joe Spinell Story
2001  The Stepford Life
2002  Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo Lado
2002  Don't Look Now: Looking Back
2002  To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2003  A British Horror Film
2003  Absence of Malick
2003  Two Gangsters and an Island
2005  Jesús in Furs
2005  The Spaghetti West
2006  Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
2006  Giornata Nera
2007  Bloody Jess
2010  The Death Dealer
2011  Zombie Lover
2012  Maniac
2014  Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams
????  The naked face

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