The Joe Spinell Story (2001)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2001
Running Times: 49 mins
Format: colour
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PRODUCTION
Executive Producers: Jay Douglas, William Lustig
Producers: David Gregory, Lizette Peña
Associate Producer: Luke Walter

DIRECTION
Director: David Gregory

PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera Operators: Larry Farkas, Ed Finn, Evan Herrick, Jim Phelan, Ira Speir
B-Roll Photography: Raechel Legakes

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Mike Murphy, Mary Ann Skweres

MUSIC
Music: Bob Bayless, Mark Raskin

CAST
Joe Cirillo (himself)
Tony Conforti (himself)
Kate Forster (herself)
Robert Forster (himself)
Buddy Giovinazzo (himself)
Sonny Grosso (himself)
Patrick Jude (himself)
William James Kennedy (himself)
Bill Lustig (himself)
Richard Lynch (himself)
Jason Miller (himself)
Caroline Munro (herself)
Frank Pesce (himself)
Grace Raimo (herself)
Tom Rainone (himself)
John C. Scott (himself)
Luke Walter (himself)

PLOT SUMMARY

A biography of the actor Joe Spinell.

An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980) which offers something genuinely new and original – there's much here that even die-hard Spinell fans would find fresh and original. By the end of it, one has a greater appreciation of Spinell the man and the actor, something that can't be said for many such efforts. Highly recommended.

2001
August
21: USA - DVD release

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
The Autobiography of a Flea (1977)
The Last Horror Film (1982)
Maniac (1980)

KEYWORDS

biography; documentary

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009