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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 contributors on Wikipedia.
William Lustig is an American filmmaker who rose to prominence in the 1980s for his gritty, low-budget horror and exploitation films and for founding the genre home video label Blue Underground.
He is primarily known for directing cult horror movies, including Maniac (1980), Vigilante (1982), and the Maniac Cop trilogy.
Lustig creates intense, urban-focused horror and action thrillers that define the aesthetic of the grindhouse era.