Mike Tristano

Known for Crew

Although he himself denies it, Mike Tristano is a nearly legendary figure in the world of independent cinema and "B" movies. His body of work as an armorer, on-set weapons handler and special makeup effects artist is truly amazing, and some of the low-budget films he has written and directed have become underground cult classics. He is the only "true" non-union supplier of movie weaponry and armorer services, historical and military props, special makeup FX and weapons-related effects. Always believing that independent and low-budget filmmakers should have access to the same quality of weapons and special makeup effects for their films as the major studios, he always made his services affordable and still maintained top quality in his work for them. His incredible and ongoing number of credits, and his sterling reputation, are undeniable testimony to that fact. He spent several years bouncing around the world as a "hired gun," working with various military intelligence agencies, and as a weapons advisor, K&R negotiator, and Executive Security Consultant, before going into the film business full time.Read more

Movies & web series

Dark Nova

Wanted

Echoes in an Empty Apartment

Dirty Cops

The New Neighbors

Hearts & Minds

Gold Diggers

Epic Rap Battles of History

Loaded

God Bless America

The Ultimate Prey

Body Count

Wanted Man

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

D.E.B.S.

Star Trek: The Next Generation - A XXX Parody

One Ranger

Adulterers

The Den

Cam

Wasteland Justice

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Small Apartments

Downrange

Insight

Hit & Run

The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Parody

Rogue Warfare

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

Gone Are the Days

Within

Alien Raiders

Drive Thru

Shark Swarm

Psycho Cop Returns

The Last Deal

How to Be a Serial Killer

Depth Charge

Python

Project Viper

The First Man

The Flesh Merchant

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder

Love and Action in Chicago

Angel of Death

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Crash Landing

Black Widow