Shaun Costello
Born
1 January 1944 (82)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Russ Carlson, Lars Tobin
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 ...
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.
Filmography (40)
Hymns from the Abyss
2021
Writing for Time
1990
🎬 Director
Enrapture
1990
Hot Dreams
1983
Heaven's Touch
1983
Double Pleasure
1982
Mistress Electra
1982
Pandora's Mirror
1981
Prisoner of Pleasure
1981
🎬 Director
Beauty
1981
🎬 Director
Dracula Exotica
1980
Afternoon Delights
1980
New York Construction Co.
1980
More Than Sisters
1979
Sunny
1979
The Two Lives of Jennifer
1979
Fiona on Fire
1978
Slave of Pleasure
1978
A Taste Of Bette
1978
Daughters of Discipline
1978
The Fire in Francesca
1977
Joy Of Humiliation
1977
Cherry Hustlers
1977
Betrayed Teens
1977
Schoolgirl's Reunion
1977
Dirty Susan
1977
The Dark Side of Danielle
1976
Tortured Woman
1976
Water Power
1976
That Lady from Rio
1976
French Schoolgirls
1976
The Fury in Alice
1976
Girl Scout Cookies
1976
Dominatrix Without Mercy
1976
The Story of Eloise
1976
Sensuous Fly Girls
1976
Midnight Desires
1976
The Untamed Vixens
1976
Venture Into the Bizzare
1976
The Summer of Suzanne
1976