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Shaun Costello

Shaun Costello

Director · Born 1944-01-01 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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 of the late 1960s and 1970s will likely have encountered Shaun Costello's work, often unknowingly due to his prolific use of aliases.

Directed

  1. Forced Entry (1973) — Director
  2. Water Power (1976) — Director
  3. The Passions of Carol (1975) — Director
  4. Dracula Exotica (1980) — Director
  5. Sunny (1979) — Director
  6. Pandora's Mirror (1981) — Director
  7. Afternoon Delights (1980) — Director
  8. More Than Sisters (1979) — Director
  9. Heaven's Touch (1983) — Director
  10. Fiona on Fire (1978) — Director
  11. Hot Dreams (1983) — Director
  12. Schoolgirl's Reunion (1977) — Director
  13. Slave of Pleasure (1978) — Director
  14. Betrayed Teens (1977) — Director
  15. Sensuous Fly Girls (1976) — Director
  16. She's No Angel (1976) — Director
  17. The School for Sexual Arts (1975) — Director
  18. The Two Lives of Jennifer (1979) — Director
  19. China Doll (1975) — Director
  20. Midnight Desires (1976) — Director
  21. Cheryl's Surrender (1975) — Director
  22. Dominatrix Without Mercy (1976) — Director
  23. The Fury in Alice (1976) — Director
  24. Come and Be Purified (1973) — Director
  25. Lisa Meets Mr. Big (1975) — Director
  26. Daughters of Discipline (1978) — Director
  27. Pen Pals (1974) — Director
  28. The Tycoon's Daughter (1973) — Director
  29. The Travails of June (1976) — Director
  30. The Summer of Suzanne (1976) — Director
  31. Honeymoon Suite (1973) — Director
  32. Kathy's Graduation Present (1975) — Director
  33. Sin of Lust (1975) — Director
  34. Girl Scout Cookies (1976) — Director
  35. Lady on the Couch (1974) — Director
  36. Teenage Nurses (1974) — Director
  37. Maxines' Dating Service (1973) — Director
  38. New York Construction Co. (1980) — Director
  39. The Love Bus (1974) — Director
  40. The Joyriders (1975) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Forced Entry (1973) — David
  2. Water Power (1976) — Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window
  3. The Passions of Carol (1975) — The Spirits
  4. Pandora's Mirror (1981) — Waiter / Man in Audition Line
  5. The Porn Brokers (1973) — Self
  6. Enrapture (1990) — Cigar Shop Man
  7. More Than Sisters (1979) — Martin Randall
  8. Joy of Humiliation (1977) — Biker with Cigarette
  9. Schoolgirl's Reunion (1977) — Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party
  10. Slave of Pleasure (1978) — Richard Anselm / Masked Guy
  11. A Taste of Bette (1978) — S.R.
  12. Betrayed Teens (1977) — Bobby
  13. Sensuous Fly Girls (1976) — Man in Stable
  14. She's No Angel (1976) — Dr. Warren Counter
  15. The School for Sexual Arts (1975) — Guy in Final Class
  16. Cheryl's Surrender (1975) — Ray Lavagis
  17. The Fury in Alice (1976) — Chip Carson
  18. Venture Into the Bizzare (1976) — Closing Narration (voice)
  19. The Two Lives of Jennifer (1979) — Bob O'Connor
  20. The Summer of Suzanne (1976) — Chip
  21. Feel (1971)
  22. China Doll (1975) — Bert
  23. Midnight Desires (1976) — Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited)
  24. Double Pleasure (1982) — (archive footage)
  25. The Magical Ring (1971) — First Fantasy Lover
  26. Daughters of Discipline (1978) — Bruno
  27. Pen Pals (1974) — Good Samaritan / Man in Black
  28. The Tycoon's Daughter (1973) — Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster
  29. Honeymoon Suite (1973) — Jamie
  30. The Travails of June (1976) — Willy
  31. Sin of Lust (1975) — Bob Hartman
  32. Lisa Meets Mr. Big (1975) — Minister
  33. Kathy's Graduation Present (1975) — Randy
  34. Girl Scout Cookies (1976) — Mr. O'Malley
  35. Come and Be Purified (1973) — Brother Francis
  36. Lady on the Couch (1974) — Poker Buddy (uncredited)
  37. The Love Bus (1974) — George
  38. The Untamed Vixens (1976) — Jerry
  39. Teenage Nurses (1974) — Joe / TV Reporter
  40. Selling It (1972) — (archive footage)