Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009
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Buddy Giovinazzo (born May 5, 1957) is an American 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 anthology, Life Is Hot in Cracktown.
Buddy Giovinazzo was born on 5 May 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009), Combat Shock (1984) and No Way Home (1996). He has been married to Gesine Giovinazzo-Todt since 16 August 2007.
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- Director, Writer, Actor
- New York City, New York, USA
- Buddy Giovinazzo
Jun 26, 2018 · Buddy Giovinazzo made one of the most enduring cult films of all time, managed to build a career out of persistence and without compromising, and could create a brilliant piece of genre-bending art for the change in his pocket.
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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.
May 5, 2010 · Buddy Giovinazzo had to wait ten years before making his sophomore feature, No Way Home (1996), where Giovinazzo had the opportunity to work with professional actors of real merit, Tim Roth, James Russo and Deborah Unger.
Jun 25, 2018 · Last week, Severin Films made the surprise announcement that it was releasing Buddy Giovinazzo’s notorious COMBAT SHOCK in a remastered Blu-ray package. With the disc out, we got some exclusive words with Giovinazzo about the restoration and COMBAT SHOCK’s legacy.
Apr 3, 2024 · One, Andy Milligan, was a prolific maker of ultra-cheap exploitation movies steeped in acid and bitterness; the other, Buddy Giovinazzo, has been far less prolific if no less bleak, and more concerned with the harsh effects of the social failures which constrain, distort and ultimately crush lives on the margins.
