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Buddy Giovinazzo

Directing · Born May 5, 1957 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Buddy Giovinazzo is an independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty-low budget debut film, Combat Shock, and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 novel, Life is Hot in Cracktown. Born May 5, 1957 in New York City, Buddy grew up in Staten Island. He went to the College of Staten Island where he graduated with a Masters in Cinema, later teaching film there as well. He is the brother of Rick Giovinazzo (Ricky) who is a composer, orchestrator, and the star of his premier film, Combat Shock. His cousin is television and film star, Carmine Giovinazzo. A Buddy Giovinazzo website is Currently under construction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buddy Giovinazzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Buddy Giovinazzo movies and shows

  • Scene of the Crime1970
  • Polizeiruf 1101971
  • Wilsberg1995
  • Heldt2013
  • Femme Fatales2011
  • A Thought of Ecstasy2018
  • Resurrected2023
  • Tales of the Uncanny2020
  • The Unscarred2000
  • 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street2015
  • Life Is Hot in Cracktown2009
  • The Theatre Bizarre2011
  • Combat Shock1986
  • No Way Home1997
  • One-Way Ticket to the Other Side2024
  • The Joe Spinell Story2001
  • She's Back1989
  • Maniac II: Mr. Robbie1986
  • Uncle Frank's Wine
  • Tango Europa2016
  • Celluloid Horror2004
  • Splatterfest Exhumed2024
  • The Meltdown Memoirs2006
  • Maniac Drummer1982