From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Buddy Giovinazzo is an independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty-low budget debut film, Combat Shock, and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 novel, Life is Hot in Cracktown. Born May 5, 1957 in New York City, Buddy grew up in Staten Island. He went to the College of Staten Island where he graduated with a Masters in Cinema, later teaching film there as well. He is the brother of Rick Giovinazzo (Ricky) who is a composer, orchestrator, and the star of his premier film, Combat Shock. His cousin is television and film star, Carmine Giovinazzo. A Buddy Giovinazzo website is Currently under construction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buddy Giovinazzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
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Celluloid Horror
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The Meltdown Memoirs
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A Thought of Ecstasy
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The Lobotomy
Combat Shock
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The Joe Spinell Story
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Tales of the Uncanny
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Leave This World
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Planet T.T.
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No Way Home
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Life Is Hot in Cracktown
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Life Is Hot in Cracktown
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The Unscarred
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Combat Shock
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Combat Shock
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She's Back
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The Theatre Bizarre
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The Theatre Bizarre
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No Way Home
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A Night of Nightmares
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Maniac II: Mr. Robbie
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No Way Home
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The Unscarred
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Jonathan of the Night
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Combat Shock
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The Aristofrogs
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Potsdamer Platz
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The Lobotomy
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The Lobotomy
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A Christmas Album
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A Christmas Album
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Paranoiac
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Subconscious Realities
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Leave This World
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Something in the Water
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Jonathan of the Night
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