Andrew W. Garroni

Andrew W. Garroni is an American film producer. After becoming known for producing the 1980 slasher film Maniac, Garroni became a partner in Magnum Motion Pictures. He subsequently established Axis Films International in Los Angeles, which primarily produced erotic thrillers by directors like Gregory Dark.

Career Garroni co-produced the 1980 psychological slasher film Maniac, directed by fellow New Yorker William Lustig and starring and co-written by Joe Spinell. Financed in part by Lustig's pornographic film profits and filmed between 1979 and 1980, Maniac premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. It also developed a cult following and an infamous international reputation, leading to seizures of film copies in a number of countries. Garroni would later go on to serve as an executive producer on the film's 2012 remake, which was directed by Franck Khalfoun and starred Elijah Wood.

Having founded Axis International Pictures, an independent film studio, Garroni became known for producing direct-to-video erotic thriller films. Many of these were directed by Gregory Dark, including Secret Games (1992), Animal Instincts (1992), Body of Influence (1993), all of which were adapted into successful film series. He also worked in other genres, as shown by the 1993 comedy film Buford's Beach Bunnies.

Controversy In 2007, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Garroni, along with multiple companies controlled by Garroni and his business associates, for allegedly engaging in "a nationwide scheme to use deception and coercion to extract payments from consumers," which involved offering users a free trial of software for downloading video content and then, after the end of the trial period, displaying pop-up messages demanding payment that "[took] up much of the computer screen, obstruct[ed] consumers from working in other windows, and lack[ed] any obvious way to permit consumers to minimize or close [them]." Garroni and his associates eventually reached a settlement with the FTC, agreeing to pay over $500,000 and being banned from installing software on consumers' devices without their consent; a similar lawsuit brought against Garroni and his associates by the state of Washington was settled for $50,000, along with "provisions that limit their business practices."

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1977 The Violation of Claudia Production Manager as Andrew Garroni 1978 The Squeeze Production Manager uncredited 1980 Inferno Production Manager 1980 Maniac Producer / Unit Production Manager Also makes an uncredited appearance as Jerry 1982 Vigilante Producer as Andrew Garroni 1987 I Love N.Y. (1987 film) Producer 1991 Carnal Crimes Producer 1992 Mirror Images Producer 1992 Secret Games Producer 1992 The Other Woman Producer 1992 Night Rhythms Producer as Andrew Garroni 1992 Animal Instincts Producer as Andrew Garroni 1992 The Pamela Principle Producer as Andrew Garroni 1993 Body of Influence Producer 1993 Buford's Beach Bunnies Producer as Andrew Garroni 1993 Sins of the Night Producer 1993 Secret Games 2: The Escort Producer 1993 Mirror Images 2 Producer 1994 The Other Man Producer 1994 Object of Obsession Producer 1994 The Pamela Principle 2 Producer 1994 Animal Instincts 2 Producer 1994 Secret Games 3 Producer 1994 Stranger by Night Producer 1995 The Expert Producer as Andrew Garroni 1995 Undercover Heat Producer 1995 Friend of the Family Producer 1995 Siren's Kiss Producer 1996 Animal Instincts 3 Producer 1996 Body of Influence 2 Producer 1998 Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Executive Producer 1998 Naked City: A Killer Christmas Executive Producer 2012 Maniac Executive Producer