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William Lustig

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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.

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Strongest genre

Biggest hit

Standout efficiency

Maniac · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$23M

Combined reported budget

$8.2M

Gross / budget

2.7x

Bankability Index

34 / 100

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