- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1944
- Place of Birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- July 5, 2023
Shaun Costello
Shaun Costello began directing for "loops" (10-minute scenes shown in coin-operated viewers in adult theaters) in NYC in the early 1970s, and soon was directing (and acting in) full porn movies and other grindhouse "roughies" shown in Times Square's 42nd Street adult theaters. Costello took work where he could get it, often working for the Mob, who owned many adult theaters and distribution, and working under different aliases for different theaters so that no one (at the time) knew that he was his own competition. Eventually moving on to a mainstream documentary career, Costello written and directed grindhouse movies - rough and violent and reflecting of their times - have seen a resurgence as the 2010's have seen these movies be remastered and re-released and often seen for the first time in decades. Anyone interested in the history of American porn or grindhouse/exploitation theater o…
Filmography
movieHymns from the Abyss
2021 · Self (archive footage)
moviePopcorn
1991 · Associate Producer
movieWriting for Time
1990 · Director of Photography, Editor
movieEnrapture
1990 · Cigar Shop Man
movieHot Dreams
1983 · Director, Writer, Special Effects, Production Design, Producer, Visual Effects
movieHeaven's Touch
1983 · Title Designer, Additional Photography, Writer, Producer, Director
Double Pleasure
movieDouble Pleasure
1982 · (archive footage)
movieMistress Electra
1982 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director, Title Designer, Producer
moviePandora's Mirror
1981 · Waiter / Man in Audition Line, Writer, Director, Production Design, Producer
moviePrisoner of Pleasure
1981 · Writer, Director
movieBeauty
1981 · Director, Writer, Producer, Title Designer
movieDracula Exotica
1980 · Producer, Director, Writer
movieAfternoon Delights
1980 · Editor, Director, Screenplay
movieNew York Construction Co.
1980 · , Editor, Director, Writer
movieMore Than Sisters
1979 · Martin Randall, Director, Screenplay
movieSunny
1979 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieThe Two Lives of Jennifer
1979 · Bob O'Connor, Producer, Writer, Director
movieFiona on Fire
1978 · Director
movieSlave of Pleasure
1978 · Richard Anselm / Masked Guy, Screenplay, Producer, Director
movieA Taste of Bette
1978 · S.R.
movieDaughters of Discipline
1978 · Bruno, Director, Producer, Writer
movieThe Fire in Francesca
1977 · Troy Winston, Director
movieJoy of Humiliation
1977 · Biker with Cigarette
movieCherry Hustlers
1977 · Company Investigator
movieBetrayed Teens
1977 · Bobby, Producer, Writer, Director
movieSchoolgirl's Reunion
1977 · Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
movieDirty Susan
1977 · Bob Gilroy, Director
movieThe Dark Side of Danielle
1976 · Bruce / Betty's Master, Writer, Director
movieTortured Woman
1976 · El Gringo, Director
movieWater Power
1976 · Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Special Effects, Title Designer
movieThat Lady from Rio
1976 · Sex Slave (uncredited), Writer, Director
movieFrench Schoolgirls
1976
movieThe Fury in Alice
1976 · Chip Carson, Producer, Director, Writer
movieGirl Scout Cookies
1976 · Mr. O'Malley, Director
movieDominatrix Without Mercy
1976 · Director, Writer
movieThe Story of Eloise
1976 · Edgar Frank, Producer, Editor, Writer, Director
movieSensuous Fly Girls
1976 · Man in Stable, Director, Writer, Producer
movieMidnight Desires
1976 · Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited), Screenplay, Producer, Director, Editor
movieThe Untamed Vixens
1976 · Jerry, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
movieVenture Into the Bizzare
1976 · Closing Narration (voice)
movieThe Summer of Suzanne
1976 · Chip, Writer, Director
movieShe's No Angel
1976 · Dr. Warren Counter, Director
movieThe Travails of June
1976 · Willy, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
movieCheryl's Surrender
1975 · Ray Lavagis, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieKathy's Graduation Present
1975 · Randy, Writer, Director
movieChina Doll
1975 · Bert, Director, Writer
movieBaby Oil
1975 · Orgy Guy with Two Girls
movieGladys and Her All Girl Band
1975 · Lola, Writer, Director
movieLisa Meets Mr. Big
1975 · Minister, Writer, Director
movieThe Passions of Carol
1975 · The Spirits, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Special Effects, Main Title Designer, Editor, Visual Effects
movieTwo Senoritas
1975 · Guy with Glasses, Director, Producer, Writer
moviePrivate Practice
1975 · Mr. Barnes
movieThe School for Sexual Arts
1975 · Guy in Final Class, Director
movieSin of Lust
1975 · Bob Hartman, Writer, Director
movieHotel Hooker
1975 · Pete, Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
movieThe Joyriders
1975 · Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
movieThe Love Bus
1974 · George, Director, Writer
movieCome Fly with Us
1974 · Jay Basby, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieTeenage Nurses
1974 · Joe / TV Reporter, Screenplay, Editor, Director, Producer
movieLady on the Couch
1974 · Poker Buddy (uncredited), Producer, Editor, Writer, Director
moviePen Pals
1974 · Good Samaritan / Man in Black, Director, Writer
movieLip Service
1974 · Hired Guy, Director, Writer
movieMaxines' Dating Service
1973 · Director
movieThe Tycoon's Daughter
1973 · Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster, Director
movieGo Fly a Kite
1973 · John Spaulding, Producer, Writer, Director
movieHoneymoon Suite
1973 · Jamie, Writer, Director
movieOzark Sex Fiend
1973 · Newscaster / Homer Heaply, Writer, Producer, Director
movieSweet Sexteen
1973 · Jerry, Editor, Writer, Director, Producer
movieCome and Be Purified
1973 · Brother Francis, Producer, Director
movieTeachers and Cream
1973 · Mr. Boynton, Producer, Writer, Director
movieTina Makes a Deal
1973 · Customs Agent, Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
movieJoe Rock Superstar
1973 · Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite, Director
Guess Who's Coming
movieGuess Who's Coming
1973 · Peter
movieForced Entry
1973 · David, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
movieThe Porn Brokers
1973 · Self
movieThe Love Witch
1973 · Producer
movieSexual Customs in Scandinavia
1972 · Mr. Thorens
Selling It
movieSelling It
1972 · (archive footage)
movieHell's Kitten
1972 · Director
movieLove in the Rain
1971 · Shaun (uncredited)
movieThe Magical Ring
1971 · First Fantasy Lover
movieFeel
1971
movieSensuous Vixens
1971 · Photo Model with Mustache, Director, Writer