
Director
Buddy Giovinazzo
Born 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
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Scene of the Crime
Director · 1970

Combat Shock
Director · 1986

Wilsberg
Director · 1995

The Theatre Bizarre
Director · 2011

Femme Fatales
Director · 2011

No Way Home
Director · 1997

Polizeiruf 110
Director · 1971

Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Director · 2009

Maniac II: Mr. Robbie
Director · 1986

Heldt
Director · 2013

The Unscarred
Director · 2000

The Aristofrogs
Director · 2010
Jonathan of the Night
Director · 1987

One-Way Ticket to the Other Side
Director · 2024
A Night of Nightmares
Director · 2012

Maniac Drummer
Director
The Lobotomy
Director · 1980

Uncle Frank's Wine
Director
Acting

Combat Shock
Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo) · 1986

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Self · 2015

No Way Home
Man Walking (Uncredited) · 1997

Tales of the Uncanny
Self · 2020

Celluloid Horror
Himself · 2004

The Joe Spinell Story
Self · 2001

A Thought of Ecstasy
Radio Presenter (voice) · 2018

The Meltdown Memoirs
Himself · 2006

Splatterfest Exhumed
Self · 2024

Tango Europa
Director Buddy Giovinazzo · 2016
Planet T.T.
Drums · 1982
Something in the Water
Drums · 1982

Leave This World
Drums · 1982
Writing

Resurrected
Script Consultant · 2023

Combat Shock
Writer · 1986

The Theatre Bizarre
Screenplay · 2011

No Way Home
Screenplay · 1997

Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Writer · 2009

She's Back
Writer · 1989
Jonathan of the Night
Writer · 1987
A Night of Nightmares
Writer · 2012
Potsdamer Platz
Writer
The Lobotomy
Writer · 1980
Subconscious Realities
Writer · 1983
A Christmas Album
Writer · 1981