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