Shaun Costello

Shaun Costello

Directing
Born 1944-01-01 - Died 2023-07-05The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (68)

Hymns from the Abyss

Hymns from the Abyss

2021Movie
Enrapture
3.8

Enrapture

1990Movie3.8
The Love Bus
7.0

The Love Bus

1974Movie7.0
Pandora's Mirror
7.0

Pandora's Mirror

1981Movie7.0
Forced Entry
5.4

Forced Entry

1973Movie5.4
Cheryl's Surrender
7.5

Cheryl's Surrender

1975Movie7.5
The Untamed Vixens
9.0

The Untamed Vixens

1976Movie9.0
Teenage Nurses
10.0

Teenage Nurses

1974Movie10.0
Joy of Humiliation
8.3

Joy of Humiliation

1977Movie8.3
The Fury in Alice
7.5

The Fury in Alice

1976Movie7.5
The Porn Brokers
6.5

The Porn Brokers

1973Movie6.5
Selling It
10.0

Selling It

1972Movie10.0
Venture Into the Bizzare
9.5

Venture Into the Bizzare

1976Movie9.5
The Two Lives of Jennifer
8.0

The Two Lives of Jennifer

1979Movie8.0
The Summer of Suzanne
7.5

The Summer of Suzanne

1976Movie7.5
Sexual Customs in Scandinavia
7.0

Sexual Customs in Scandinavia

1972Movie7.0
Feel
5.5

Feel

1971Movie5.5
Cherry Hustlers
8.0

Cherry Hustlers

1977Movie8.0
Private Practice
8.0

Private Practice

1975Movie8.0
Schoolgirl's Reunion
7.0

Schoolgirl's Reunion

1977Movie7.0
Two Senoritas
7.0

Two Senoritas

1975Movie7.0
Sweet Sexteen
8.0

Sweet Sexteen

1973Movie8.0
Sensuous Vixens
8.0

Sensuous Vixens

1971Movie8.0
China Doll
9.5

China Doll

1975Movie9.5
Midnight Desires
6.0

Midnight Desires

1976Movie6.0
Water Power
5.5

Water Power

1976Movie5.5
Double Pleasure
8.5

Double Pleasure

1982Movie8.5
Come Fly with Us
8.0

Come Fly with Us

1974Movie8.0
The Magical Ring
6.5

The Magical Ring

1971Movie6.5
Slave Of Pleasure
7.0

Slave Of Pleasure

1978Movie7.0
Guess Who's Coming
8.0

Guess Who's Coming

1973Movie8.0
A Taste of Bette
3.7

A Taste of Bette

1978Movie3.7
Betrayed Teens
5.3

Betrayed Teens

1977Movie5.3
Daughters of Discipline
5.5

Daughters of Discipline

1978Movie5.5
Mistress Electra
10.0

Mistress Electra

1982Movie10.0
Sensuous Fly Girls
8.0

Sensuous Fly Girls

1976Movie8.0
Pen Pals
5.0

Pen Pals

1974Movie5.0
Gladys and Her All Girl Band
4.0

Gladys and Her All Girl Band

1975Movie4.0
The Tycoon's Daughter
5.5

The Tycoon's Daughter

1973Movie5.5
She's No Angel
7.3

She's No Angel

1976Movie7.3
Honeymoon Suite
7.5

Honeymoon Suite

1973Movie7.5
Tortured Woman
7.0

Tortured Woman

1976Movie7.0
The Travails of June
6.5

The Travails of June

1976Movie6.5
The School for Sexual Arts
4.5

The School for Sexual Arts

1975Movie4.5
The Dark Side of Danielle

The Dark Side of Danielle

1976Movie
Sin of Lust
5.5

Sin of Lust

1975Movie5.5
Love in the Rain
10.0

Love in the Rain

1971Movie10.0
That Lady from Rio
10.0

That Lady from Rio

1976Movie10.0
Teachers and Cream
9.0

Teachers and Cream

1973Movie9.0
The Story of Eloise
10.0

The Story of Eloise

1976Movie10.0
Ozark Sex Fiend
9.0

Ozark Sex Fiend

1973Movie9.0
Go Fly a Kite
10.0

Go Fly a Kite

1973Movie10.0
Lisa Meets Mr. Big
7.0

Lisa Meets Mr. Big

1975Movie7.0
Kathy's Graduation Present
8.0

Kathy's Graduation Present

1975Movie8.0
Girl Scout Cookies
5.5

Girl Scout Cookies

1976Movie5.5
Joe Rock Superstar
8.0

Joe Rock Superstar

1973Movie8.0
The Fire in Francesca
8.0

The Fire in Francesca

1977Movie8.0
Lip Service
9.0

Lip Service

1974Movie9.0
Tina Makes a Deal
10.0

Tina Makes a Deal

1973Movie10.0
Dirty Susan
7.0

Dirty Susan

1977Movie7.0
More Than Sisters
7.5

More Than Sisters

1979Movie7.5
Baby Oil
8.0

Baby Oil

1975Movie8.0
Come and Be Purified
6.5

Come and Be Purified

1973Movie6.5
Hotel Hooker
10.0

Hotel Hooker

1975Movie10.0
Lady on the Couch
7.0

Lady on the Couch

1974Movie7.0
The Passions of Carol
5.3

The Passions of Carol

1975Movie5.3
New York Construction Co.
8.0

New York Construction Co.

1980Movie8.0
French Schoolgirls
9.0

French Schoolgirls

1976Movie9.0