Buddy Giovinazzo

Buddy Giovinazzo

Born: May 5, 1957
in New York City, New York, USA
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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.

A Buddy Giovinazzo website is Currently under construction.

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Movies for Buddy Giovinazzo...

Tales of the Uncanny
Title: Tales of the Uncanny
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 2020
Type: Movie
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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A Thought of Ecstasy
Title: A Thought of Ecstasy
Character: Radio Presenter (voice)
Released: January 25, 2018
Type: Movie
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 before she moved to the United States and disappeared from his life. Frank sets out in search of her and finds himself in a USA petrified by a heat wave and lost in suspicion and political paranoia. He heads into the desert in pursuit of Marie.
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42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Title: 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Character: Himself
Released: July 15, 2015
Type: Movie
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 Street" - this is the document of the world's most notorious movie strip.
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The Meltdown Memoirs
Title: The Meltdown Memoirs
Character: Himself
Released: September 26, 2006
Type: Movie
The Meltdown Memoirs depicts the production of the movie Street Trash along with cast and crew interviews 20 years later.
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Celluloid Horror
Title: Celluloid Horror
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Celluloid Horror explores Kier-La Janisse's tireless crusade to bring obscure cult horror film to the masses through her independently run international film festival.
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The Joe Spinell Story
Title: The Joe Spinell Story
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 2001
Type: Movie
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 roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac.
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No Way Home
Title: No Way Home
Character: Man Walking (Uncredited)
Released: January 23, 1997
Type: Movie
An ex-con's future is threatened by his brother's involvement with drugs.
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Combat Shock
Title: Combat Shock
Character: Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo)
Released: May 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.
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Something in the Water
Title: Something in the Water
Character: Drums
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Be careful what you drink. Circus 2000 A.D. Music Video
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Planet T.T.
Title: Planet T.T.
Character: Drums
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Strange visitors from another planet freak out. They happen to be in a band to. Circus 2000 A.D. Music Video
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Leave This World
Title: Leave This World
Character: Drums
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
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
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The Lobotomy
Title: The Lobotomy
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Asylum inmate dreams of freedom before medial reality steps in.