- William Lustig
William Lustig (born
February 1 ,1955 ), also known as Bill Lustig, is an Americanfilm director and producer who has worked primarily in thehorror film genre . As a film director, Lustig is best known for his films "Maniac", "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 bySam Raimi , most notably as afake shemp in "Army of Darkness " and a dockworker in "Darkman ". Lustig is currently the C.E.O. ofBlue Underground ; an entertainment company specializing in the release of various obscure films andexploitation film s on DVD.Lustig was born in
The Bronx ,New York . He is a nephew of boxerJake LaMotta .Filmography
*"Uncle Sam" (1997)
*"The Expert" (1995) (uncredited)
* (1993) :(a.k.a. "Maniac Cop 3")
*"Maniac Cop 2 " (1990)
*"Far Out Man " (1990) (uncredited) :(a.k.a. "Soul Man II")
*"Relentless" (1989)
*"Hit List" (1989)
*"Maniac Cop " (1988)
*"Vigilante" (1983) :(a.k.a. "Street Gang")
*"Maniac" (1980)
*"The Violation of Claudia" (1977) (as Billy Bagg)
*"Hot Honey" (1977) (as Billy Bagg)ee also
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Blue Underground External links
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* [http://www.cultfilmsenkutfilms.com/extras/bill_lustig.html Cultfilms en Kutfilms] Interview with Bill Lustig (April 13th 2007)
* [http://larecord.com/interviews/2008/03/25/tue-mar-25-william-lustig-interview/ March 2008 Interview withL.A. Record ]ources
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