Podcast appearances and mentions of bill lustig

Co-writer/director Enzo G. Castellari, Andrea Castellari and filmmaker Bill Lustig

Actor Franco Nero, filmmaker Mike Malloy, and Bill Lustig

Join Justin as he chats with director and producer Bill Lustig about the preservation of cult cinema, his uncle Jake “Raging Bull” LaMotta, jump-starting his career behind the scenes in adult films, Maniac, and more!William "Bill" Lustig bio:"William Lustig was born on February 1, 1955 in Bronx, New York. During his teenage years, Lustig avidly watched a huge volume of lowdown and trashy exploitation fare at numerous 42nd Street grind house theaters in Manhattan and also worked as a movie theater usher in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After graduating from high school, he took a few film classes at New York University.Lustig began his film career in his mid to late teens, working behind-the-scenes in various minor production capacities on a handful of hardcore X-rated porno pictures as well as a production assistant on both "The Seven Ups" and "Death Wish." He made his debut as a director, producer and editor with the hardcore porn features "Hot Honey" and "The Violation of Claudia." Lustig directed both of these movies under the alias Billy Bagg.In 1980, Lustig found himself at the center of a storm of controversy when he made the grim, gory and disturbing slasher sleaze splatter landmark "Maniac," which boasts an incredibly intense performance by the legendary character actor Joe Spinell as a vicious depraved psychopath and plenty of hideously graphic and gruesome make-up effects by horror genre icon Tom Savini. In 1982, Lustig followed up "Maniac" with the tough, gritty and exciting New York urban revenge opus "Vigilante." In 1988, he delivered another winner with the terrific "Maniac Cop," a violent horror action flick about an undead New York police officer on a killing spree which was the first of several cinematic collaborations with fellow maverick independent filmmaker Larry Cohen.Lustig followed up with the 1989 stirring action item "Hit List" and the suspenseful serial killer thriller "Relentless" were likewise on the money excellent and entertaining offerings. However, the two "Maniac Cop" sequels were strictly hit-or-miss affairs: the second one was a worthy successor to the superior original and the third one was a regrettably mediocre entry in the series. Lustig's last film as a director to date was the nifty and enjoyable fright flick "Uncle Sam."Since 1997, William Lustig went on to initially produce retrospective DVD documentaries for Anchor Bay and now currently runs the outstanding DVD label Blue Underground which restores and re-releases popular and little seen cult movies and other grind house action, drama, and horror films."Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website. Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Instagram.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Facebook.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Twitter.Monsters, Madness and Magic on YouTube.

Is there no other 4th of July horror besides this? Oy Vey, this was one for the books. We had a good time talking about it, but boy howdy, was it awful to watch. We reviewed Larry Cohen and Bill Lustig's 1996, horror parody, Uncle Sam, where a gulf war veteran comes back from the grave to kill, everyone but his nephew. Which, gross movie. What We're Watching: The Dark Side of the 2000's Ren Faire Where to Find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ boozeboobsandbloodpodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠boozeboobsandbloodpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  bluesky: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠b3podcast.bsky.social⁠

The Alchemist try and clear our names in Maniac Cop.  Key Elements: Shower Fight, Flying Atkins, Scared Old Lady Support the Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/filmalchemistpod Check out our Movies and join the Misfit Parade: https://www.misfitparade.net/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/69gslk9dPKc    

My guest for this episode is an old friend and someone you've heard on a lot of episodes of this podcast since 2017. Mr Lou Smith of BurgerKrieg Productions and the seminal Albany based punk band Lurking Class joins to discuss the All Three Maniac Cop Films! The Larry Cohen penned and Bill Lustig directed franchise may not be super well known to all but it should be and we talk about why!

We go full (Judd) nelson this episode covering RELENTLESS (1989)! We discuss the second of Bill Lustig's movies from 1989, (unfortunately) bring it back to BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, and how Meg Foster is too good for this film. Apologies for the dip in sound quality at some parts, this will be fixed in our next episode. :) Twitter: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AlmostMajor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kevin: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kevbonesy on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryden: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BrydenDoyle on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JDoyle on Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Charlie: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ctnash91 on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Justin timms @justin_timms is the Creative Director of Brooklyn Horror Film Festival and Co-Founder of Yellow Veil Pictures. BK Horror kicked off last night beginning its annual survey of the genre at Nitehawk. This is NYC's preeminent genre fest, akin to Fantastic, Fantasia, Beyond, Sitges. Justin saw this gap ten years ago and filled it beautifully. The festival has packed screenings and after parties every night. They cover all the ground, prems and favs from festivals like Sundance, features and shorts. Restorations of important horror classics and classes with Miskatonic. This year they're commencing a new award with the first honoree Bill Lustig. Maniac is probably tied with Wolfen to me as favorite NYC horror movie, but also one of my favorite movies period. Joe Spinell in the greatest horror performance ever, period. Yellow Veil's slate is exploding this year, ramping up more releases than ever before, all killer no filler. Love what both of Justin's companies do and was a pleasure to chat with him. You can get some freebies with our BK Horror Fest giveaway linked here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teawithsg/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teawithsg/support

The sassy salesman are BACK with another behemoth episode breaking down all EIGHT releases on the 2023 Severin Summer Sale slate. Join David, Amy and Andrew as they break down each title and give you exclusive insight on how these came to be. Join us as we talk through everything disc-by-disc and have great conversations with filmmaker Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case / Frankenhooker) about coming out of a long hiatus and making a statement with BAD BIOLOGY, then later surprise Amanda Reyes and Amy by having Bill Lustig (Maniac / Vigilante) share some memories about the great Joe Spinell. No, Bill hasn't sued us... YET. Get ready for the big sale and spend some time with the Severin crew, then enjoy yourself a special playlist curated by the one and only DJ Alfonso!

On Episode 8, Pete is joined by Phil Duke (Making Tarantino: The Podcast) for a fun discussion about two films that played at CINE 42 on The Deuce, March 15, 1983. First up its Bill Lustig's 1982 revengeamatic VIGILANTE starring Robert Forster and Fred Williamson, THEN, it's Lucio Fulci's 1979 gore shocker ZOMBIE.

Since it's the Monday after Late Nite Grindhouse, join Andy, Jeremy, and Josh as they talk about this month's LNGH pick, Don't Go In the House. The film sits somewhere in between Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Bill Lustig's 1980 exploitation classic Maniac. Show Notes Jeremy: Tim Capello/Corey Feldman Concerts Josh: Murder by Phone (YouTube link) Andy: […]

During his teenage years, Lustig avidly watched a huge volume of lowdown trashy exploitation fare at numerous 42nd Street grindhouse theaters in Manhattan and also worked as a movie theater usher in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After graduating from high school, he took a few film classes at New York University. In 1980, Lustig found himself at the center of a storm of controversy when he made the grim, gory and disturbing slasher sleaze splatter landmark "Maniac," which boasts an incredibly intense performance by the legendary character actor Joe Spinell as a vicious depraved psychopath and plenty of hideously graphic and gruesome make-up effects by genre icon Tom Savini. In 1982, Lustig followed up "Maniac" with the tough, gritty and exciting New York urban revenge opus "Vigilante." In 1988, he delivered another winner with the terrific "Maniac Cop," a violent horror action flick about an undead New York police officer on a killing spree which was the first of several cinematic collaborations with fellow maverick independent filmmaker Larry Cohen. Lustig followed up with the 1989 stirring action item "Hit List" and the suspenseful serial killer thriller "Relentless," starring Judd Nelson and Robert Loggia. In 1990, Lustig made the favorite of his films, “Maniac Cop 2,” which many consider superior to the popular original. Lustig's last film as a director to date was the nifty and enjoyable 1996 fright flick "Uncle Sam." Recently Lustig produced the well-received remake of “Maniac” starring Elijah Wood, and is now producing the reboot of “Maniac Cop.” Since 1997, William Lustig went on to initially produce DVDs for Anchor Bay and now currently runs the outstanding home entertainment label Blue Underground, which restores and re-releases popular and little seen cult movies and other grindhouse horror, thriller, action, and western films. Connect with Fandor here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fandorTwitter: https://twitter.com/FandorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandorfilmsTikTok: tiktok.com/@fandorfilms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Bill Lustig's controversial killer classic 'Maniac' (1980). Initially pitched as "Jaws but on land," Maniac tells the tale of Frank Zito, our man-about-town who can't help but prowl the streets at night, scalping the women who remind him of dear old dead mom and thumbtacking his permed late-night winnings to stolen store front mannequins. And what's more, we get to stay with him as he does it. Making the bold decision to focus entirely on our little maniac as the central protagonist, Maniac presents 90 minutes of the life of Frank. No Cops, no Campers, just Frank. And what a life it is. A self-admitted homage to the great grind house horror flicks of Lustig's youth, and coming out right on the first wave of a new generation of resurgent horror (with it's first screening at Cannes even premiering the same weekend as the release of the first Friday the 13th), one would think the world would have been ready for this seedy gore fest of a lone man's zany past time. But it wasn't. Reviled by critics as nothing a “civilized” human could stomach, to this day there remains a camp of people who maintain that Maniac is a vile, misogynistic insult to human decency. The other camp, however, sees in its gritty celluloid frames nothing but a shinning gem of genre cinema—an under watched and under appreciated relic of something truly unique. But love it or loathe it, this film seeped into the horror cannon in a way that remains inarguably influential and important. (It's also just a f*** ton of fun). Topics Include: Maniac's production history; Production notes and trivia gleaned from the multiple director commentaries; Tom Savini's special effects; Kem-Tone film processing, F-stop pushing, and other technical reasons the film looks the way it does; The film's pioneering of dolby stereo and hi/low frequency sounds; Comparing Frank's passions, kills, and paraphilia to other real-life serial killers contemporary to the film's release; and all (or at least many of) the laws and regulations this movie violated in the real world from start to finish during filming (from tricking SAG, to bribing off duty cops to distract subway attendants, to ditching a car filled with blood to disappear in Harlem); and the wonders yet unforgettable smell of rigid collodion...

Succumb to a berserk rage and maddening frenzy as we cover two 80s slashers featuring the crazed killers we know and love. Featuring significant bloodletting, moody locations and hundreds of layers of grime, sleaze and 80s nostalgia, join the Nasty Pasty podcast for Bill Lustig's Maniac and Joe Giannone's Madman!

To find out the origins of something...you have to go to the source...On this special episode we're diving into some of our absolutely favourtie things as we talk will William (Bill) Lustig; the director of films like Maniac Cop 2, Vigilante and the founder and president of the Blue Underground Home Entertainment Label.We talked about the brand new 4K restorations of Maniac Cop 2 & 3 which are now on display in the new 4K Combo Pack editions now at retail, the making of the films, stories from behind the scenes,, why Maniac Cop is essentially lost for a 4K upgrade, why he founded Blue Underground, the importance of maintaining classic cinema and so very much more....

As the world searches for a cure to a devastating virus, a podcaster and a park ranger venture deep into the woods. As night falls, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through a surrealistic allegory of religion and science. On Episode 460 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss one of our most anticipated films of the year, In the Earth, from director Ben Wheatley! We also talk about what it looks like on the other side of a pandemic, hallucinatory experiences, and the hot new cocktail taking the world by storm! So grab your favorite forest blend tea, prepare for a naturalistic audio/visual show, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Freeform blowing, Freud, Kevin Bacon, Silver Fox, Golden Girls, Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved From Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine, ready to go back to the theater, vax dat ass up, Brad Dragonsack tattoos, replicating the theater experience, Dune, Black Widow, Jodorowsky’s Dune, Bruce Campbell, Maniac Cop, Bill Lustig, Psycho Goreman, The Last Drive-In with Joe-Bob Briggs, Berzerk, Mandy, The Chili Bandit, Cheddar Goblin, Oliver’s surgery, anxiety over pet procedures, putting a price tag on friendship, Sally Struthers, Chevy Chase, Hollow Man, Host, In the Earth, Ben Wheatley, Professor Jay, Meg 2, A Field in England, Gaspar Noe, Kill List, High-Rise, Free Fire, Rebecca, Alfred Hitchcock, Midsommar, foot trauma, an in-tents scene, Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley Squires, Ellora Torchia, Clint Mansell, films made during the pandemic, Pop Will Eat Itself, seizure warning, stunning visuals, good foot gore, poor bow and arrow usage, Folk Horror, Zack Snyder, Avengers, Thor with a big belly, Kit Kat, Ronny Yu, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Amazon rainforest, A Quiet Place II, Verne Troyer, Pinocchio’s Revenge, Found Footage films, Be My Cat: A Film for Anne, Ang Lee’s Hulk, Speed Racer, RIP Riku, Shasta McNasty, Eric Bana, Rocky Dennis, vicious poodles, Blackout Backgammon Bonanza, Unscotchable, “On the rocks is fine”, this old podcast, and Boom Boom Boom Hobbit Hobbit Hobbit.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ETE79ZkSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradio)

FACES OF DEATH & FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE reviewed and discussed as our quest to review every Video Nasty continues!

Our effort to review every Video Nasty continues with Evilspeak (1981) & Expose AKA The House On Straw Hill (1976)

HEY Hey hey Campers!  With the impending July Fourth weekend being (hopefully) on pause for most of your traditional gathering round various flamabale things this year Josh and Rob figured the least they could do is slip you a little something extra for your ear holes. Literally the least we could do. So he it is. This is a repost of a fun episode from Summer '18. Before all the "unpleasantness". This time we watched the Bill Lustig's patriotic take on Maniac Cop , 1996's Uncle Sam. Joing the guys that week was comic and maker of cool glass things, Monika Scott.If you dig this kind of extra content, we will soon be launching a patreon with the classic run of LFCB and some other goodies we got cooking up. Keep an eye on the socials!Hope you all have a good Fouth and stay safe. The hospitals are gonna be full of the already sick AND all your hillbilly kin who lose a digit to an ill advised celebratory act.feel free to reach out at the contacts below and PLEASE help us spread into the ear holes of others by Subscribing/Commenting/Rating/Sharing. Sharing is caring.  Email: CampBloodPod@gmail.comTwitter: @BloodCamperInstagram: @Letterfromcampblood 

We discuss Bill Lustig's 1988 action-horror film "Maniac Cop." For full-access to this and all other episodes subscribe at patreon.com/audiodrome

Cinquième épisode cette fois-ci consacré au monument cradingue signé William Lustig et qui répond au doux nom de Maniac.Cette vérif est basée sur le fantastique coffret édité il y a peu de temps par Le Chat qui Fume.Un coffret de toute beauté qui en fait un "must have" pour tout fan d'horreur et du film de Lustig.On y parle un peu de la carrière de Bill Lustig, de celle de son acteur vedette Joe Spinell et des meurtres sanglants orchestrés de main de maître par Tom Savini.Pour nous accompagner, le thème glauque du film signé par celui qui deviendra le compositeur attitré de Lustig, Jay Chattaway.------------------------------------------------Pour ceux et celles qui kiffent nous écouter, n'hésitez pas à liker, partager sur vos plateformes d'écoutes habituelles.Vous pouvez venir aussi nous faire un petit coucou sur notre Facebook, notre Instagram et notre twitter, vous verrez on y est bien !https://www.facebook.com/7emedimension/https://www.instagram.com/sep7iemedimension/https://twitter.com/7emedimensionHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Ryan Turek, and Rebekah McKendry as they welcome special guest Bill Lustig to the show! But first, the latest horrors! The gang is chatting Shudder's Z, Mike Flanagan's 1st feature ABSENTIA, BRAHMS: THE BOY 2, Vinegar Syndrome's recent release of PALE BLOOD, Wings Hauser in DEAD MAN WALKING & more! Bill Lustig joins us to talk about the new 4K releases of MANIAC and ZOMBIE, what's next for his label Blue Underground, an update on the HBO MANIAC COP series, what new genre movies he's been watching and much, much more!

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my Patreon Pick series with a Bill Lustig double-feature of 1983's Vigilante and 1993's Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence, the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire (and Garbage Person) Marc N! [00:00] INTRO [02:48] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [04:06] RANDOM CONVERSATION [15:09] Vigilante (1983) [45:53] Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993) [01:08:49] FEEDBACK [01:12:31] ENDING MUSIC: Vigilante Opening Theme by Jay Chattaway Buy Vigilante (1983) Buy Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com

Chez VHS & CANAPE on fonctionne avec le coeur donc forcément quand le nom de William Lustig est ressorti lors d'une réunion de la team ça semblait évident... il fallait lui dédier un gros dossier ! Nous allons donc dans ce nouvel épisode plonger dans les quartiers glauques de New-York, suivre les méfaits d'un flic zombie revenchard et coller au basque d'une équipe de vigilantes qui veulent en découdre avec les voyoux...Camarades bourrinos bienvenue dans l'univers de Bill Lustig mais attention, ça tâche un peu ! Team VHS

Chez VHS & CANAPE on fonctionne avec le coeur donc forcément quand le nom de William Lustig est ressorti lors d'une réunion de la team ça semblait évident... il fallait lui dédier un gros dossier ! Nous allons donc dans ce nouvel épisode plonger dans les quartiers glauques de New-York, suivre les méfaits d'un flic zombie revenchard et coller au basque d'une équipe de vigilantes qui veulent en découdre avec les voyoux... Camarades bourrinos bienvenue dans l'univers de Bill Lustig mais attention, ça tâche un peu ! Team VHS

Catherine is directing a feature documentary on the history of women's liberation in Australia. From the archives: a 2005 interview with filmmaker and DVD historian/producer Bill Lustig who also happens to be the nephew of Jake La Motta.

The greasy streets of New York City in 1980 call to Scott and Robin this week as they explore the world of Bill Lustig’s grindhouse classic Maniac, recently re-released by Blue Underground in all it’s grimy glory. Then it’s time to strap on a parachute and jump behind enemy lines with WWII science fiction/horror hybrid Overlord, before checking the Craigslist postings for apartments and finding a deal in 2015’s The Sublet.  The black snows of Russia, a recap of True Detective's third season, cancelled reboots, mysterious whales, cereal beer and more real world horrors await in the back half of the episode. ****************************************************** “Party Crowd 2” by Kolezan is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Bong Hit” by OnionEye is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Breath in and out Cigarette” by OnionEye is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 “Metal Loop” by thunderstorm10 is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Scream 1” by TheSubber13 is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 "Death Metal Track" is licensed under CC BY 3.0 ****************************************************** Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and like us on facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter. You can send us beer money on Patreon

Bill Lustig is an American filmmaker, director, producer - perhaps best known as the director of the New York exploitation slasher classic, Maniac, starring Joe Spinelli with effects by Tom Savini (who actually is in the film and has a great moment where he gets his head blown off - the scene may rival Scanners as the best exploding head sequence in cinema history). Maniac was Bill's first movie and the story behind the making of it was full of timeless lessons in independent filmmaking. There's a particularly great story about how he and his team premiered Maniac at the Cannes Film Festival (if you can picture Maniac playing at Cannes).   Fun fact: Bill is the nephew of Jake LaMotta, the boxer who Robert De Niro played in Raging Bull. Also, Bill was originally supposed to direct True Romance, as he was Quentin Tarantino's first choice as a director - Bill even wrote the ending. Another fun fact is that before horror, Bill started his career in hardcore pornography, and was heavily immersed in the grindhouse culture of New York city's famous 42nd street - we talk about all of this and so much more on today's episode of the Nick Taylor Horror Show! Top pieces of insight from William Lustig: Get the train moving - When pitching a movie, it's critical to remember that there are thousands of other people with scripts and ideas, just as good, if not better than yours. What separates those who get funding versus those who don't, is momentum and tangibility. If all you have is a script or an idea for a movie, in the eyes of investors, you pretty much got nothing. For producers to be interested, they need to know you are capable of bringing this vision to life and seeing it through to completion, which is why they look for signs that the project is moving forward. The metaphor of getting the train out of the station is a good one, because to wait for everything to be perfect and for producers to jump on board before you go into production is a fool's errand because the sheer act of going into production indicates to producers that the movie is real, and that you're a worthwhile investment because you can make things happen. Movement is critical in this regard, and frequently, directors will pitch producers who say no at first, but jump back on board when the movie further in development - so the other part of this is no might not always mean no, it could mean, not now. Don't listen to Bill, never give up! I gotta disagree with a piece of advice Bill gave and that is that if you're not making movies by 30, you should give up. Let's examine some case studies: Wes craven was 34 when he made Last House on the Left; Ridley Scott was 40 when he made his first major film, The Duelists, and then went on to do Alien; Mick Garris was 33 when he first began screenwriting and didn't get to direct until he was 37, with Critters 2; Terry Gilliam was 35 when he made his first feature; Alejandro González iñárritu was 37 when he did Amores Perros; Ang Lee was 38, when he did his first film; Sam Mendes was 34 when he made American Beauty. The list goes on, point being: it's never too late. Never underestimate the power of showmanship: When Bill was screening Maniac at the Cannes Film festival, one of his reps insisted that it be shown at the smallest theatre available. This seems entirely contrarian, BUT, the purpose of the small screen was to ensure that the movie would sell out and there would be lines around the block creating a visual spectacle and demand for the movie. This gets attention at a film auction circus like the Cannes Film festival - where it's imperative that you make a splash to be noticed. Furthermore, he gave most of the tickets away to local high school and college kids to boost the youthful energy of the audience so the producers and investors in the theatre would experience their energetic reactions and make them way more interested in acquiring the film. These are brilliant strategies, and really underscore the importance of the atmosphere that you must create around your film at all times. What it taught me, was that directing doesn't stop when the movie is done and you shout: ‘that's a wrap.' You have to be a director on and off set and constantly create a spectacle. As a result of this stunt, Bill and his team walked out of Cannes with a major deal for Maniac which set him up for a successful career in filmmaking. Links William Lustig's Twitter Profile: @William_Lustig Blue Underground DVD & Blu Ray Cult Classics: www.blue-underground.com

Bill speaks with filmmaker and Blue Underground CEO Bill Lustig about his many experiences in film, from his childhood experiences on 42nd Street regular to directing cult favorites like MANIAC and VIGILANTE and working in home video with companies like Anchor Bay Entertainment. Topics discussed include Netflix, ALICE SWEET ALICE, filming car chases with Randy Jurgensen, character actors, the differences between East and West Coast adult films of the 1970s, Duke Mitchell, TRUE ROMANCE and  the economic realities of the home video business. Visit the official site of Blue Underground: Blue Underground - DVD and Blu-ray Cult Classics Hear Bill Lustig in conversation with Elvis Mitchell on The Treatment: William Lustig: Maniac and Vigilante Hear Bill Lustig talk about his uncle, Jake LaMotta, on Movie Geeks United: 35th Anniversary: RAGING BULL Read Bill Lustig's interview with Daily Grindhouse: http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/william-lustig-the-dg-interview/

I talk a little about a grim Bill Lustig classic before discussing what information struck me anew while embarking on a John Carpenter marathon last weekend. Then I talk a little about crime fiction and the obligation of crime non-fiction.  Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com

Direct To Video used to mean something... what happened? Bill Lustig also gives his thoughts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiodrome/support

I love the films of William Lustig and I am shocked he is not more well known. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiodrome/support

This new episode of Yoshi Didn't episode was recorded on Halloween Eve, and was ten months in the making! Let me introduce world-famous William Lustig, the great director of the 1980 horror classic Maniac, as well as Vigilante (1983), Relentless (1989), and the Maniac Cop series. He was kind enough to share his time and film knowledge with us. Also, we're joined by Bill's number one superfan, Bonnie Rotten (@thebonnierotten)! This heavily-tattooed beauty is both an up-and-coming star of adult entertainment and a devoted student of horror flicks. Returning to the show is Peter Warren (@peterwarren); this well-respected editor of AVN (Adult Video News; @AVNMediaNetwork) appeared previously on our very first episode! Today, Peter shares his love for Lustig's movies, and gets entertained by tales of Bill's early career in porn and the history of the adult business in NYC. Lastly, my great friend and cinephile, David Chien (@thedavidchien) chimes in with questions for Bill.Please support Mr. Lustig's company, Blue Underground (www.blue-underground.com & @blunderground), a premier DVD distribution company dedicated to preserving classic and forgotten genre films!Enjoy! Here are clips of Bill's movies: Maniac 1980 Trailer:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbLvTpzckGU