Shaun Costello
Age: 80 | From:
Person Details
Birthday: 1944-01-01 13:11:11
Aliases: Russ Carlson , Lars Tobin , Eclair von Ott , Otto Von Lickit , Harry Gordon , Jack Hammer , Helmuth Richler , Kenneth Schwartz , John Stover , Oscar Tripe , Nicholas Berland , Amanda Barton , Warren Evans , Arlo Benson , Martin Jones , Arthur van Deuvel , Joel Devlin , Stephen Steinberg , Jerry Conti , Howard Steinman , Howard Stein , Rick Livermoore
Gender: Male
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Movie Involvements: 224
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Popcorn
(1991) Associate Producer
Writing for Time
(1990) Editor
Pandora's Mirror
(1981) Writer
Sexual Freedom in the Ozarks
(1973) Writer
The Fire in Francesca
(1977) Director
Girl Scout Cookies
(1976) Director
Go Fly a Kite
(1973) Writer
Joe Rock Superstar
(1973) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 1990 | Cigar Shop Man | |
| 1982 | (as Russ Carlson) | |
| Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1981 | Waiter / Man in Audition Line | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1979 | Martin Randall (as Russ Carlton) | |
| Bob O'Connor | ||
| 1978 | Richard Anselm / Masked Guy | |
| Bruno | ||
| S.R. | ||
| 1977 | Troy Winston | |
| Biker with Cigarette | ||
| Company Investigator | ||
| Bobby | ||
| Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party | ||
| Bob Gilroy | ||
| 1976 | Bruce / Betty's Master | |
| El Gringo | ||
| Sex Slave (uncredited) | ||
| Chip Carson | ||
| Mr. O'Malley | ||
| Edgar Frank | ||
| Man in Stable | ||
| Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited) | ||
| Bob Hartman | ||
| Chip | ||
| Jerry | ||
| Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window | ||
| Dr. Warren Counter | ||
| Willy | ||
| Closing Narration (voice) | ||
| 1975 | Ray Lavagis | |
| Randy | ||
| Bert | ||
| Orgy Guy with Two Girls | ||
| Lola | ||
| Minister | ||
| The Spirits | ||
| Guy with Glasses | ||
| Pete | ||
| Mr. Barnes | ||
| Guy in Final Class | ||
| 1974 | George | |
| Jay Basby | ||
| Joe / TV Reporter | ||
| Poker Buddy (uncredited) | ||
| Good Samaritan / Man in Black | ||
| Hired Guy | ||
| 1973 | Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster | |
| John Spaulding | ||
| Jamie | ||
| Newscaster / Homer Heaply | ||
| Jerry | ||
| Brother Francis | ||
| Mr. Boynton | ||
| Customs Agent | ||
| Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite | ||
| Peter | ||
| Self | ||
| David | ||
| 1972 | Mr. Thorens | |
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| 1971 | Shaun (uncredited) | |
| First Fantasy Lover | ||
| N/A | ||
| Photo Model with Mustache | ||
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Production
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| 1991 | Associate Producer | |
| 1983 | Producer | |
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Editing
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| 1990 | Editor | |
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| 1977 | Editor | |
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| 1974 | Editor | |
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| 1973 | Editor | |
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Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1990 | Director of Photography | |
| 1983 | Additional Photography | |
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Directing
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| 1972 | Director | |
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Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1983 | Writer | |
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| 1980 | Writer | |
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| 1979 | Screenplay | |
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| 1975 | Writer | |
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| 1974 | Writer | |
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| 1973 | Writer | |
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| 1971 | Writer | |
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Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1983 | Production Design | |
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| 1982 | Title Designer | |
| 1981 | Production Design | |
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| 1976 | Title Designer | |
| 1975 | Main Title Designer | |
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Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1983 | Visual Effects | |
| 1975 | Visual Effects | |
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Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1983 | Special Effects | |
| 1976 | Special Effects | |
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