Biography
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."
Filmography
Cast Credits
Masters of the Grind
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2022
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
Character:
TV • 2022
Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel
Character: himself
MOVIE • 2020
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
Character: Himself
TV • 2019
Returning to the scene of the crime
Character: himself
MOVIE • 2018
Tax Shelter Terrors
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2017
Marcians
Character: Self - Interviewee
TV • 2017
VHS Revolution
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2017
Creature Features
Character: Self
TV • 2016
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2015
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
American Grindhouse
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2011
Maniac Men
Character:
MOVIE • 2010
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2009
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2009
The Joe Spinell Story
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2001
Crew
Crew Credits
Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2014
Maniac
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2012
Zombie Lover
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2011
The Death Dealer
Role: Executive Co-Producer
MOVIE • 2010
Bloody Jess
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2007
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2006
Giornata Nera
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2006
The Spaghetti West
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2005
Jesús in Furs
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2005
Two Gangsters and an Island
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2003
Absence of Malick
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2003
A British Horror Film
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2003
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2002
Don't Look Now: Looking Back
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2002
Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo Lado
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2002
Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2001
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2001
The Joe Spinell Story
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2001
The Stepford Life
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2001
A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2001