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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Hymns from the Abyss
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/08/2021
Enrapture
Character:Cigar Shop Man
Release Date:30/03/1990
Double Pleasure
Character:(as Russ Carlson)
Release Date:23/04/1982
Mistress Electra
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:08/01/1982
Pandora's Mirror
Character:Waiter / Man in Audition Line
Release Date:28/12/1981
New York Construction Co.
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1980
More Than Sisters
Character:Martin Randall
Release Date:05/07/1979
The Two Lives of Jennifer
Character:Bob O'Connor
Release Date:01/01/1979
Slave of Pleasure
Character:Richard Anselm / Masked Guy
Release Date:30/08/1978
A Taste Of Bette
Character:S.R.
Release Date:01/01/1978
Daughters of Discipline
Character:Bruno
Release Date:01/01/1978
The Fire in Francesca
Character:Troy Winston
Release Date:01/12/1977
Joy Of Humiliation
Character:Biker with Cigarette
Release Date:16/06/1977
Cherry Hustlers
Character:Company Investigator
Release Date:01/05/1977
Betrayed Teens
Character:Bobby
Release Date:09/03/1977
Schoolgirl's Reunion
Character:Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party
Release Date:01/03/1977
Dirty Susan
Character:Bob Gilroy
Release Date:01/01/1977
The Dark Side of Danielle
Character:Bruce / Betty's Master
Release Date:10/10/1976
Tortured Woman
Character:El Gringo
Release Date:01/10/1976
Water Power
Character:Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window
Release Date:01/09/1976
That Lady from Rio
Character:Sex Slave (uncredited)
Release Date:02/08/1976
The Fury in Alice
Character:Chip Carson
Release Date:01/06/1976
Girl Scout Cookies
Character:Mr. O'Malley
Release Date:01/05/1976
The Story of Eloise
Character:Edgar Frank
Release Date:31/03/1976
Sensuous Fly Girls
Character:Man in Stable
Release Date:19/03/1976
Midnight Desires
Character:Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited)
Release Date:09/03/1976
The Untamed Vixens
Character:Jerry
Release Date:01/01/1976
Venture Into the Bizzare
Character:Closing Narration (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1976
The Summer of Suzanne
Character:Chip
Release Date:01/01/1976
She's No Angel
Character:Dr. Warren Counter
Release Date:01/01/1976
The Travails of June
Character:Willy
Release Date:01/01/1976
Cheryl's Surrender
Character:Ray Lavagis
Release Date:26/12/1975
Kathy's Graduation Present
Character:Randy
Release Date:01/11/1975
China Doll
Character:Bert
Release Date:06/10/1975
Baby Oil
Character:Orgy Guy with Two Girls
Release Date:01/09/1975
Gladys and Her All Girl Band
Character:Lola
Release Date:26/05/1975
Lisa Meets Mr. Big
Character:Minister
Release Date:11/04/1975
The Passions of Carol
Character:The Spirits
Release Date:24/03/1975
Two Senoritas
Character:Guy with Glasses
Release Date:03/02/1975
Private Practice
Character:Mr. Barnes
Release Date:01/01/1975
The School for Sexual Arts
Character:Guy in Final Class
Release Date:01/01/1975
Sin of Lust
Character:Bob Hartman
Release Date:01/01/1975
Hotel Hooker
Character:Pete
Release Date:01/01/1975
The Love Bus
Character:George
Release Date:01/11/1974
Come Fly with Us
Character:Jay Basby
Release Date:16/07/1974
Teenage Nurses
Character:Joe / TV Reporter
Release Date:14/05/1974
Lady on the Couch
Character:Poker Buddy (uncredited)
Release Date:19/03/1974
Pen Pals
Character:Good Samaritan / Man in Black
Release Date:08/03/1974
Lip Service
Character:Hired Guy
Release Date:01/02/1974
The Tycoon's Daughter
Character:Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster
Release Date:31/10/1973
Go Fly a Kite
Character:John Spaulding
Release Date:23/09/1973
Honeymoon Suite
Character:Jamie
Release Date:12/09/1973
Sexual Freedom in the Ozarks
Character:Newscaster / Homer Heaply
Release Date:06/09/1973
Sweet Sexteen
Character:Jerry
Release Date:01/09/1973
Come And Be Purified
Character:Brother Francis
Release Date:16/08/1973
Teachers and Cream
Character:Mr. Boynton
Release Date:01/08/1973
Tina Makes a Deal
Character:Customs Agent
Release Date:29/06/1973
Joe Rock Superstar
Character:Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite
Release Date:12/06/1973
Guess Who's Coming
Character:Peter
Release Date:31/05/1973
Forced Entry
Character:David
Release Date:16/03/1973
The Porn Brokers
Character:Self
Release Date:16/03/1973
Sexual Customs in Scandinavia
Character:Mr. Thorens
Release Date:11/02/1972
Selling It
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:06/01/1972
Love in the Rain
Character:Shaun (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1971
The Magical Ring
Character:First Fantasy Lover
Release Date:24/09/1971
Feel
Character:
Release Date:23/09/1971
Sensuous Vixens
Character:Photo Model with Mustache
Release Date:20/08/1971
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