Shaun Costello

Shaun Costello

Directing

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…

Filmography

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Popcorn ★ 5.8 Popcorn 1991 Writing for Time Writing for Time 1990 Enrapture ★ 3.8 Enrapture 1990 Hot Dreams ★ 5.7 Hot Dreams 1983 Heaven's Touch ★ 6.0 Heaven's Touch 1983 Double Pleasure ★ 8.5 Double Pleasure 1982 Mistress Electra ★ 10.0 Mistress Electra 1982 Pandora's Mirror ★ 7.0 Pandora's Mirror 1981 Prisoner of Pleasure ★ 10.0 Prisoner of Pleasure 1981 Beauty ★ 8.0 Beauty 1981 Dracula Exotica ★ 5.6 Dracula Exotica 1980 Afternoon Delights ★ 6.6 Afternoon Delights 1980 New York Construction Co. ★ 8.0 New York Construction Co. 1980 More Than Sisters ★ 7.5 More Than Sisters 1979 Sunny ★ 6.6 Sunny 1979 The Two Lives of Jennifer ★ 8.0 The Two Lives of Jennifer 1979 Fiona on Fire ★ 6.5 Fiona on Fire 1978 Slave of Pleasure ★ 7.0 Slave of Pleasure 1978 Daughters of Discipline ★ 5.5 Daughters of Discipline 1978 A Taste of Bette ★ 3.7 A Taste of Bette 1978 The Fire in Francesca ★ 8.0 The Fire in Francesca 1977 Joy of Humiliation ★ 8.3 Joy of Humiliation 1977 Cherry Hustlers ★ 8.0 Cherry Hustlers 1977 Betrayed Teens ★ 5.3 Betrayed Teens 1977 Schoolgirl's Reunion ★ 7.0 Schoolgirl's Reunion 1977 Dirty Susan ★ 7.0 Dirty Susan 1977 The Dark Side of Danielle The Dark Side of Danielle 1976 Tortured Woman ★ 7.0 Tortured Woman 1976 Water Power ★ 5.5 Water Power 1976 That Lady from Rio ★ 10.0 That Lady from Rio 1976 French Schoolgirls ★ 9.0 French Schoolgirls 1976 The Fury in Alice ★ 7.5 The Fury in Alice 1976 Girl Scout Cookies ★ 5.5 Girl Scout Cookies 1976 Dominatrix Without Mercy ★ 6.5 Dominatrix Without Mercy 1976 The Story of Eloise ★ 10.0 The Story of Eloise 1976 Sensuous Fly Girls ★ 8.0 Sensuous Fly Girls 1976 Midnight Desires ★ 6.0 Midnight Desires 1976 The Summer of Suzanne ★ 7.5 The Summer of Suzanne 1976 The Untamed Vixens ★ 9.0 The Untamed Vixens 1976 She's No Angel ★ 7.3 She's No Angel 1976 The Travails of June ★ 6.5 The Travails of June 1976 Venture Into the Bizzare ★ 9.5 Venture Into the Bizzare 1976 Cheryl's Surrender ★ 7.5 Cheryl's Surrender 1975 Kathy's Graduation Present ★ 8.0 Kathy's Graduation Present 1975 China Doll ★ 9.5 China Doll 1975 Baby Oil ★ 8.0 Baby Oil 1975 Gladys and Her All Girl Band ★ 4.0 Gladys and Her All Girl Band 1975 Lisa Meets Mr. Big ★ 7.0 Lisa Meets Mr. Big 1975 The Passions of Carol ★ 5.3 The Passions of Carol 1975 Two Senoritas ★ 7.0 Two Senoritas 1975 The Joyriders ★ 9.0 The Joyriders 1975 Sin of Lust ★ 5.5 Sin of Lust 1975 Hotel Hooker ★ 10.0 Hotel Hooker 1975 The School for Sexual Arts ★ 4.5 The School for Sexual Arts 1975 Private Practice ★ 8.0 Private Practice 1975 The Love Bus ★ 7.0 The Love Bus 1974 Come Fly with Us ★ 8.0 Come Fly with Us 1974 Teenage Nurses ★ 10.0 Teenage Nurses 1974 Lady on the Couch ★ 7.0 Lady on the Couch 1974 Pen Pals ★ 5.0 Pen Pals 1974 Lip Service ★ 9.0 Lip Service 1974 Maxines' Dating Service ★ 10.0 Maxines' Dating Service 1973 The Tycoon's Daughter ★ 5.5 The Tycoon's Daughter 1973 Go Fly a Kite ★ 10.0 Go Fly a Kite 1973 Honeymoon Suite ★ 7.5 Honeymoon Suite 1973 Ozark Sex Fiend ★ 9.0 Ozark Sex Fiend 1973 Sweet Sexteen ★ 8.0 Sweet Sexteen 1973 Come and Be Purified ★ 6.5 Come and Be Purified 1973 Teachers and Cream ★ 9.0 Teachers and Cream 1973 Tina Makes a Deal ★ 10.0 Tina Makes a Deal 1973 Joe Rock Superstar ★ 8.0 Joe Rock Superstar 1973 Guess Who's Coming ★ 8.0 Guess Who's Coming 1973 Forced Entry ★ 5.4 Forced Entry 1973 The Love Witch ★ 7.0 The Love Witch 1973 Sexual Customs in Scandinavia ★ 7.0 Sexual Customs in Scandinavia 1972 Selling It ★ 10.0 Selling It 1972 Hell's Kitten ★ 7.0 Hell's Kitten 1972 Love in the Rain ★ 10.0 Love in the Rain 1971 The Magical Ring ★ 6.5 The Magical Ring 1971 Feel ★ 5.5 Feel 1971