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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.
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Buddy Giovinazzo Biography / Wiki
| Name | Buddy Giovinazzo |
| Also Know | Buddy G, Carmine Giovinazzo, Carmine Buddy Giovinazzo |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Date of Birth | 1957-05-05 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 65 |
| Deathday |
Buddy Giovinazzo Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| The Lobotomy | 1980-01-01 | Asylum inmate dreams of freedom before medial reality steps in…. | |
| The Meltdown Memoirs | Himself | 2006-09-26 | The Meltdown Memoirs depicts the production of the movie Street Trash along with cast and crew interviews 20 years later…. |
| Leave This World | Drums | 1982-01-01 | Three lunatics escape from an asylum only to be attacked by a gang of toughs. Oh yeah, they happen to be in a band too. Circus 2000 A.D. Music Video… |
| Planet T.T. | Drums | 1982-01-01 | Strange visitors from another planet freak out. They happen to be in a band to. Circus 2000 A.D. Music Video… |
| Something in the Water | Drums | 1982-01-01 | Be careful what you drink. Circus 2000 A.D. Music Video… |
| Celluloid Horror | Himself | 2004-01-01 | Celluloid Horror explores Kier-La Janisse’s tireless crusade to bring obscure cult horror film to the masses through her independently run internation… |
| 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Notorious Street | Himself | 2014-01-01 | The story behind the rise and fall of New York’s 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as “New 42nd … |
| A Thought of Ecstasy | Radio Presenter (voice) | 2018-01-25 | August 2019. Frank recognizes his own story of twenty years ago in a recently published book. He remembers Marie, with whom he had a relationship befo… |
| The Joe Spinell Story | Self | 2001-08-21 | The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable … |
| Combat Shock | Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo) | 1986-05-01 | A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifes… |
| Tales of the Uncanny | Self | 2020-10-31 | David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specia… |
| No Way Home | Man Walking (Uncredited) | 1997-01-23 | An ex-con’s future is threatened by his brother’s involvement with drugs…. |
Buddy Giovinazzo Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Director | 2009-06-26 | Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo’s novel “Life is Hot in Cracktown”…. |
| Combat Shock | Director | 1986-05-01 | A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifes… |
| The Theatre Bizarre | Director | 2011-07-15 | Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that… |
| No Way Home | Director | 1997-01-23 | An ex-con’s future is threatened by his brother’s involvement with drugs…. |
| A Night of Nightmares | Director | 2012-07-26 | Underground music blogger Mark Lighthouse (Marc Senter) is preparing for a very special night, driving out to a rental home deep in the mountains to i… |
| Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie | Director | 1986-11-01 | A children’s television host solves all kids problems. Shot as a promo reel for a sequel to Maniac (1980) but was cut short due to the untimely death… |
| The Unscarred | Director | 2000-06-01 | Four exchange students meet in Berlin 20 years after graduating but picking up where they left off doesn’t turn out to be as easy as they had hoped…. |
| Jonathan of the Night | Director | 1987-10-19 | short vampire film written, produced and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo…. |
| The Aristofrogs | Director | 2010-08-19 | A short promotional film for the 2010 Oldenburg Film Festival consisting of various actors and film personalities telling a joke about an exceptionall… |
| The Lobotomy | Director | 1980-01-01 | Asylum inmate dreams of freedom before medial reality steps in…. |
| A Christmas Album | Director | 1981-01-01 | Couple celebrate Christmas, swap presents, break down…. |
| More than a mouthful | Director | Various people spit up food…. | |
| Paranoiac | Director | A man feels he’s being watched as he takes a walk…. | |
| Subconscious Realities | Director | 1983-01-01 | A young man’s escape from the boredom of reality… |
| Leave This World | Director | 1982-01-01 | Three lunatics escape from an asylum only to be attacked by a gang of toughs. Oh yeah, they happen to be in a band too. Circus 2000 A.D. Music Video… |
| Planet T.T. | Director | 1982-01-01 | Strange visitors from another planet freak out. They happen to be in a band to. Circus 2000 A.D. Music Video… |
| Something in the Water | Director | 1982-01-01 | Be careful what you drink. Circus 2000 A.D. Music Video… |
| Uncle Frank’s Wine | Director | 85-year-old Uncle Frank from the old country made his wine in a Staten Island wine cellar for over 50 years. This was his last year making wine…. | |
| Maniac Drummer | Director | Plot Unknown… | |
| Director | Georg Wilsberg is an antiquarian in Münster. He used to be a lawyer but lost his license. Since then he has been working as a private detective. The … | ||
| Director | This provocative hit series tells the stories of dangerous women who find extraordinary ways of coping with their problems, channeling their survival … | ||
| Director | Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Re… | ||
| Director | Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels… | ||
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Buddy Giovinazzo Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie | Producer | 1986-11-01 | A children’s television host solves all kids problems. Shot as a promo reel for a sequel to Maniac (1980) but was cut short due to the untimely death… |
| Combat Shock | Producer | 1986-05-01 | A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifes… |
| Subconscious Realities | Producer | 1983-01-01 | A young man’s escape from the boredom of reality… |
| Jonathan of the Night | Producer | 1987-10-19 | short vampire film written, produced and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo…. |
| Uncle Frank’s Wine | Producer | 85-year-old Uncle Frank from the old country made his wine in a Staten Island wine cellar for over 50 years. This was his last year making wine…. | |
| The Unscarred | Co-Producer | 2000-06-01 | Four exchange students meet in Berlin 20 years after graduating but picking up where they left off doesn’t turn out to be as easy as they had hoped…. |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Writer | 2009-06-26 | Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo’s novel “Life is Hot in Cracktown”…. |
| Combat Shock | Writer | 1986-05-01 | A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifes… |
| No Way Home | Screenplay | 1997-01-23 | An ex-con’s future is threatened by his brother’s involvement with drugs…. |
| The Lobotomy | Writer | 1980-01-01 | Asylum inmate dreams of freedom before medial reality steps in…. |
| A Christmas Album | Writer | 1981-01-01 | Couple celebrate Christmas, swap presents, break down…. |
| Subconscious Realities | Writer | 1983-01-01 | A young man’s escape from the boredom of reality… |
| Jonathan of the Night | Writer | 1987-10-19 | short vampire film written, produced and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo…. |
| She’s Back | Writer | 1989-07-07 | A henpecked electrician is nagged by his recently deceased wife into taking revenge on the gang responsible for her death…. |
| The Theatre Bizarre | Screenplay | 2011-07-15 | Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that… |
Sound
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Subconscious Realities | Music | 1983-01-01 | A young man’s escape from the boredom of reality… |
Other Info
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Combat Shock | Editor | 1986-05-01 | A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifes… |
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