Shaun Costello
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1944
- Died
- July 5, 2023
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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
Hymns from the Abyss 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Popcorn 1991
Associate Producer
Writing for Time 1990
Editor, Director of Photography, Director
Enrapture 1990
as Cigar Shop Man
Hot Dreams 1983
Director, Special Effects, Production Design, Writer, Visual Effects, Producer
Heaven's Touch 1983
Title Designer, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional Photography
- Double Pleasure
Double Pleasure 1982
as (archive footage)
Mistress Electra 1982
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Director, Title Designer, Writer
Pandora's Mirror 1981
as Waiter / Man in Audition Line, Writer, Producer, Director, Production Design
Prisoner of Pleasure 1981
Director, Writer
Beauty 1981
Writer, Director, Producer, Title Designer
Dracula Exotica 1980
Producer, Director, Writer
Afternoon Delights 1980
Editor, Director, Screenplay
New York Construction Co. 1980
Actor, Editor, Director, Writer
More Than Sisters 1979
as Martin Randall, Director, Screenplay
Sunny 1979
Producer, Writer, Director
The Two Lives of Jennifer 1979
as Bob O'Connor, Director, Producer, Writer
Fiona on Fire 1978
Director
Slave Of Pleasure 1978
as Richard Anselm / Masked Guy, Screenplay, Producer, Director
Daughters of Discipline 1978
as Bruno, Director, Producer, Writer
A Taste of Bette 1978
as S.R.
The Fire in Francesca 1977
as Troy Winston, Director
Joy of Humiliation 1977
as Biker with Cigarette
Cherry Hustlers 1977
as Company Investigator
Betrayed Teens 1977
as Bobby, Writer, Producer, Director
Schoolgirl's Reunion 1977
as Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
Dirty Susan 1977
as Bob Gilroy, Director
The Dark Side of Danielle 1976
as Bruce / Betty's Master, Writer, Director
Tortured Woman 1976
as El Gringo, Director
Water Power 1976
as Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Title Designer, Special Effects
That Lady from Rio 1976
as Sex Slave (uncredited), Director, Writer
French Schoolgirls 1976
Actor
The Fury in Alice 1976
as Chip Carson, Writer, Producer, Director
Girl Scout Cookies 1976
as Mr. O'Malley, Director
Dominatrix Without Mercy 1976
Director, Writer
The Story of Eloise 1976
as Edgar Frank, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director
Sensuous Fly Girls 1976
as Man in Stable, Writer, Director, Producer
Midnight Desires 1976
as Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited), Screenplay, Producer, Director, Editor
The Travails of June 1976
as Willy, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
She's No Angel 1976
as Dr. Warren Counter, Director
The Summer of Suzanne 1976
as Chip, Writer, Director
Venture Into the Bizzare 1976
as Closing Narration (voice)
The Untamed Vixens 1976
as Jerry, Producer, Writer, Director, Editor
Cheryl's Surrender 1975
as Ray Lavagis, Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
Kathy's Graduation Present 1975
as Randy, Writer, Director
China Doll 1975
as Bert, Director, Writer
Baby Oil 1975
as Orgy Guy with Two Girls
Gladys and Her All Girl Band 1975
as Lola, Writer, Director
Lisa Meets Mr. Big 1975
as Minister, Writer, Director
The Passions of Carol 1975
as The Spirits, Screenplay, Director, Producer, Special Effects, Editor, Main Title Designer, Visual Effects
Two Senoritas 1975
as Guy with Glasses, Director, Writer, Producer
The Joyriders 1975
Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
Hotel Hooker 1975
as Pete, Editor, Producer, Director, Writer
Sin of Lust 1975
as Bob Hartman, Writer, Director
The School for Sexual Arts 1975
as Guy in Final Class, Director
Private Practice 1975
as Mr. Barnes
The Love Bus 1974
as George, Director, Writer
Come Fly with Us 1974
as Jay Basby, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
Teenage Nurses 1974
as Joe / TV Reporter, Director, Editor, Screenplay, Producer
Lady on the Couch 1974
as Poker Buddy (uncredited), Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
Pen Pals 1974
as Good Samaritan / Man in Black, Writer, Director
Lip Service 1974
as Hired Guy, Writer, Director
Maxines' Dating Service 1973
Director
The Tycoon's Daughter 1973
as Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster, Director
Go Fly a Kite 1973
as John Spaulding, Producer, Writer, Director
Honeymoon Suite 1973
as Jamie, Writer, Director
Ozark Sex Fiend 1973
as Newscaster / Homer Heaply, Writer, Producer, Director
Sweet Sexteen 1973
as Jerry, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Come and Be Purified 1973
as Brother Francis, Producer, Director
Teachers and Cream 1973
as Mr. Boynton, Writer, Producer, Director
Tina Makes a Deal 1973
as Customs Agent, Producer, Editor, Writer, Director
Joe Rock Superstar 1973
as Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite, Director
- Guess Who's Coming
Guess Who's Coming 1973
as Peter
The Porn Brokers 1973
as Self
Forced Entry 1973
as David, Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
The Love Witch 1973
Producer
Sexual Customs in Scandinavia 1972
as Mr. Thorens
- Selling It
Selling It 1972
as (archive footage)
Hell's Kitten 1972
Director
Love in the Rain 1971
as Shaun (uncredited)
The Magical Ring 1971
as First Fantasy Lover
Feel 1971
Actor
Sensuous Vixens 1971
as Photo Model with Mustache, Writer, Director
Credits from TMDB.