Editing Max Allan Collins (section)

===Movies and music===
In addition to his work as a writer, Collins has written and directed four movies: ''Mommy'', ''Mommy 2: Mommy's Day'', ''Real Time: Siege at Lucas Street Market'', and ''Eliot Ness: An Untouchable Life'' (based on his Edgar Award–nominated play).<ref name="FOMAC biography" /> All four were produced independently on location in Collins' hometown of [[Muscatine, Iowa]]. The first three are available on DVD—separately or in the ''Black Box'' set—from [[Troma Entertainment|Troma]] Team Video, and the Ness film is distributed by VCI Entertainment. The DVD release of ''Real Time: Siege at Lucas Street Market'' being notable for being one of the first films to take advantage of the multi-angle feature on DVD players, thus giving viewers the opportunity to watch the story unfold from different viewpoints.

Collins has written and performed music with his rock band, Crusin'.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://iowafreepress.com/2015/11/19/psychedelic-siren-crusin-with-max-allan-collins-and-the-daybreakers/|title= ''Psychedelic Siren'': Crusin' with Max Allan Collins and The Daybreakers|first= Mike|last= Kuhlenbeck|date= November 19, 2015|publisher= Iowa Free Press|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170226044902/http://iowafreepress.com/2015/11/19/psychedelic-siren-crusin-with-max-allan-collins-and-the-daybreakers/|archive-date= February 26, 2017|url-status= usurped|df= mdy-all|quote= Crusin’s lead singer and keyboardist Max Allan Collins is better known to fans as a prolific author of novels, short stories and comic books.}}</ref>