Shaun Costello

Shaun Costello

Date of Birth:

Jan 01, 1944

Place of Birth:

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:

Sin of Lust Sin of Lust

1975

The Dark Side of Danielle The Dark Side of Danielle

1976

The School for Sexual Arts The School for Sexual Arts

1975

Love in the Rain Love in the Rain

1971

That Lady from Rio That Lady from Rio

1976

The Story of Eloise The Story of Eloise

1976

Teachers and Cream Teachers and Cream

1973

The Travails of June The Travails of June

1976

Tortured Woman Tortured Woman

1976

Pen Pals Pen Pals

1974

Sensuous Fly Girls Sensuous Fly Girls

1976

Gladys and Her All Girl Band Gladys and Her All Girl Band

1975

The Tycoon's Daughter The Tycoon's Daughter

1973

Honeymoon Suite Honeymoon Suite

1973

She's No Angel She's No Angel

1976

Sexual Freedom in the Ozarks Sexual Freedom in the Ozarks

1973

Go Fly a Kite Go Fly a Kite

1973

Come And Be Purified Come And Be Purified

1973

Baby Oil Baby Oil

1975

More Than Sisters More Than Sisters

1979

Hotel Hooker Hotel Hooker

1975

Lady on the Couch Lady on the Couch

1974

New York Construction Co. New York Construction Co.

1980

The Passions of Carol The Passions of Carol

1975

Dirty Susan Dirty Susan

1977

Lip Service Lip Service

1974

Kathy's Graduation Present Kathy's Graduation Present

1975

Lisa Meets Mr. Big Lisa Meets Mr. Big

1975

Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookies

1976

Joe Rock Superstar Joe Rock Superstar

1973

Tina Makes a Deal Tina Makes a Deal

1973

The Fire in Francesca The Fire in Francesca

1977

Mistress Electra Mistress Electra

1982

Daughters of Discipline Daughters of Discipline

1978

The Two Lives of Jennifer The Two Lives of Jennifer

1979

Venture Into the Bizzare Venture Into the Bizzare

1976

Selling It Selling It

1972

The Summer of Suzanne The Summer of Suzanne

1976

Sexual Customs in Scandinavia Sexual Customs in Scandinavia

1972

Cherry Hustlers Cherry Hustlers

1977

Feel Feel

1971

The Porn Brokers The Porn Brokers

1973

The Fury in Alice The Fury in Alice

1976

Forced Entry Forced Entry

1973

Pandora's Mirror Pandora's Mirror

1981

Cheryl's Surrender Cheryl's Surrender

1975

The Untamed Vixens The Untamed Vixens

1976

Joy Of Humiliation Joy Of Humiliation

1977

Teenage Nurses Teenage Nurses

1974

Private Practice Private Practice

1975

Schoolgirl's Reunion Schoolgirl's Reunion

1977

Come Fly with Us Come Fly with Us

1974

The Magical Ring The Magical Ring

1971

Double Pleasure Double Pleasure

1982

Slave of Pleasure Slave of Pleasure

1978

Guess Who's Coming Guess Who's Coming

1973

Betrayed Teens Betrayed Teens

1977

A Taste Of Bette A Taste Of Bette

1978

Water Power Water Power

1976

Midnight Desires Midnight Desires

1976

Sweet Sexteen Sweet Sexteen

1973

Two Senoritas Two Senoritas

1975

Hymns from the Abyss Hymns from the Abyss

2021

Sensuous Vixens Sensuous Vixens

1971

China Doll China Doll

1975

Enrapture Enrapture

1990

The Love Bus The Love Bus

1974

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