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Lance Bangs

Lance Bangs (born September 8, 1972) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and Pavement. He directed the David Cross film Let America Laugh. Bangs has also been heavily involved in the filming and production of MTV's Jackass television series and its subsequent movies.

Et billede af Lance Bangs

Directing

1995

[ ] Fugazi: Capitol Theater (Director)

1996

[ ] New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film (Director)

1999

[ ] Torrance Rises (Director)
[ ] Pavement: Live In Seattle, 1999 & Live In Manchester, 1999 (Director)

2000

[ ] An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving (Director)

2001

[ ] Jeff Mangum Live at Jittery Joe's (Director)
[ ] Green Day: International Supervideos! (Director)

2002

[ ] Pavement: Slow Century (Director)
[ ] The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (Director)

2003

[ ] David Cross: Let America Laugh (Director)
[ ] The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (Director)
[ ] The Work of Director Spike Jonze (Director)
[ ] R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (Director)
[ ] Belle & Sebastian: Fans Only (Director)

2004

[ ] Nirvana: With the Lights Out (Director)
[ ] Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (Director)
[ ] I've Been Twelve Forever (Director)

2005

[ ] Jackass Presents: Murderball (Director)
[ ] The Work of Director Mark Romanek (Director)

2006

[ ] The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (Director)
[ ] Death Cab for Cutie: Directions (Director)

2007

[ ] The Making of 'Jackass 2.5' (Director)

2008

[ ] The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom (Director)
[ ] Passaic Mosaic (Director)

2009

[ ] Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (Director)
[ ] Collaborators (Director)
[ ] Family Portrait (Director)

2010

[ ] David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer (Director)
[ ] Ecstatic Peace Archives (Director)
[ ] The Lazarus Effect (Director)
[ ] Maurice at the World's Fair (Director)

2011

[ ] The Making of 'Jackass 3D' (Director)
[ ] Sting: Rough, Raw & Unreleased: Live at Irving Plaza (Director)
[ ] Inside Portlandia (Director)
[ ] An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering (Director)

2012

[ ] All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set (Director)

2013

[ ] Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable (Director)
[ ] Marc Maron: Thinky Pain (Director)
[ ] John Hodgman: RAGNAROK (Director)

2014

[ ] Her: Love in the Modern Age (Director)
[ ] Breadcrumb Trail (Director)
[ ] Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour (Director)
[ ] Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (Director)
[ ] Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (Director)

2015

[ ] Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better (Director)
[ ] Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) (Director)
[ ] Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (Director)
[ ] Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder (Director)
[ ] I'm Brent Morin (Director)

2016

[ ] Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado (Director)

2017

[ ] Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'? (Director)

2018

[ ] Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers (Director)

2019

[ ] Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (Director)
[ ] David Cross: Oh Come On (Director)
[ ] Michelle Wolf: Joke Show (Director)

2022

[ ] Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days (Director)
[ ] Moses Storm: Trash White (Director)
[ ] Luna Moth (Performance Film) (Director)

2023

[ ] Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair (Director)
[ ] Jay Larson: Sounds Like Bruce (Director)

2024

[ ] Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood (Director)
[ ] Eric André Live Near Broadway (Director)

2025

[ ] Pavements (Second Unit Director)

Crew

1999

[ ] Torrance Rises (Cinematography)

2004

[ ] Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (Cinematography)

2009

[ ] How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) (Cinematography)
[ ] Family Portrait (Cinematography)
[ ] Where the Wild Things Are (Thanks)

2010

[ ] The Vampire Attack (Documentation & Support)
[ ] The Lazarus Effect (Cinematography)

2011

[ ] Jackass 3.5 (Cinematography)
[ ] Sting: Rough, Raw & Unreleased: Live at Irving Plaza (Cinematography)

2014

[ ] Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (Cinematography)

2022

[ ] Jackass Forever (Cinematography)
[ ] Jackass 4.5 (Cinematography)

Production

1995

[ ] R.E.M.: Rough Cut (Production Assistant)

2002

[ ] Pavement: Slow Century (Producer)
[ ] The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (Producer)

2003

[ ] The Work of Director Spike Jonze (Producer)

2004

[ ] Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (Producer)
[ ] Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (Producer)

2005

[ ] The Work of Director Mark Romanek (Co-Producer)

2006

[ ] The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (Producer)
[ ] September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party (Producer)

2008

[ ] Passaic Mosaic (Producer)

2009

[ ] Family Portrait (Producer)

2011

[ ] Inside Portlandia (Producer)

2014

[ ] Her: Love in the Modern Age (Producer)
[ ] Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (Producer)
[ ] Breadcrumb Trail (Producer)

2018

[ ] Julian McCullough: Maybe I'm a Man (Executive Producer)

2019

[ ] Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (Producer)

2022

[ ] Luna Moth (Performance Film) (Producer)

2023

[ ] The Elephant 6 Recording Co. (Producer)

2025

[ ] Pavements (Producer)

Editing

1996

[ ] New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film (Editor)

2000

[ ] An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving (Editor)

2002

[ ] Pavement: Slow Century (Editor)
[ ] The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (Editor)

2011

[ ] Nirvana: Live at the Paramount (Editor)

Camera

2000

[ ] An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving (Camera Operator)

2002

[ ] Pavement: Slow Century (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (Camera Operator)

2003

[ ] The Work of Director Michel Gondry (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Work of Director Spike Jonze (Director of Photography)
[ ] Jackass Backyard BBQ (Additional Camera)

2005

[ ] Screaming Masterpiece (Director of Photography)

2008

[ ] Jackass: 24 Hour Takeover (Director of Photography)

2009

[ ] Family Portrait (Camera Operator)
[ ] Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (Camera Operator)

2013

[ 6/10 ] Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (Director of Photography)

2022

[ ] Luna Moth (Performance Film) (Camera Department Manager)

2025

[ ] Pavements (Additional Photography)

Writing

2006

[ ] Jackass Number Two (Writer)

2010

[ ] Jackass 3D (Writer)

2011

[ ] Jackass 3.5 (Writer)

Actor

2000

[ ] An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving (Himself)

2002

[ ] Jackass: The Movie (Self)
[ ] Run Ronnie Run (Gay Conspiracy Technician)
[ ] The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (Self)

2006

[ ] The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (Self)
[ ] Jackass Number Two (Self)

2007

[ ] The Making of 'Jackass 2.5' (Self)

2009

[ ] Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (Himself)

2010

[ ] Jackass 3D (Self)

2011

[ ] Jackass 3.5 (????)

2014

[ ] Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (Self)

2019

[ ] At the Video Store (Self)

2021

[ ] Milford (Mechanic)

2022

[ ] Jackass Forever (Self)
[ ] Jackass 4.5 (Self)

2023

[ ] The Elephant 6 Recording Co. (Self)
[ ] We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. (Self)