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Lance Bangs · PopcornQueue

Lance Bangs

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Born: September 8, 1972 (age 54) · Sacramento, California, USA

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.

Known for

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
October 22, 2013
Jackass 3D
October 15, 2010
Jackass Number Two
September 22, 2006
Jackass 3.5
April 1, 2011
Jackass 4.5
May 20, 2022
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
June 3, 2014
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
June 13, 2014
Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado
February 5, 2016
Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
May 22, 2015
Michelle Wolf: Joke Show
December 10, 2019
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
September 24, 2011
Marc Maron: Thinky Pain
October 7, 2013

Behind the camera80

2025Pavements Producer, Additional Photography, Second Unit Director
2024Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood Director
2024Eric André Live Near Broadway Director
2023Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair Director
2023The Elephant 6 Recording Co. Producer
2023Jay Larson: Sounds Like Bruce Director
2022Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days Director
2022Jackass 4.5 Cinematography
2022Moses Storm: Trash White Director
2019

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show Director

2019David Cross: Oh Come On Director

2019Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation Director, Producer

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2018Julian McCullough: Maybe I'm a Man Executive Producer
2018Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers Director
2017Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'? Director
2016Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado Director
2015I'm Brent Morin Director
2015Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer Director
2015Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder Director
2015Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) Director
2015Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better Director
2014Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats Director
2014Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Cinematography
2014Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project Producer, Director
2014Breadcrumb Trail Director, Producer
2014Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour Director
2014Her: Love in the Modern Age Director, Producer
2013Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable Director
2013Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2013Marc Maron: Thinky Pain Director
2013John Hodgman: RAGNAROK Director
2012All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set Director
2011Inside Portlandia Director, Producer
2011Sting: Rough, Raw & Unreleased: Live at Irving Plaza Director, Cinematography
2011Nirvana: Live at the Paramount Editor
2011An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering Director
2011Jackass 3.5 Writer, Cinematography
2011The Making of 'Jackass 3D' Director, Producer
2010Jackass 3D Writer
2010Maurice at the World's Fair Director
2010David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer Director
2010Ecstatic Peace Archives Director
2010The Vampire Attack Documentation & Support
2010The Lazarus Effect Director, Cinematography
2009Collaborators Director
2009Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak Director, Camera Operator
2009How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) Cinematography
2009Family Portrait Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Cinematography
2008The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom Director
2008Passaic Mosaic Director, Producer
2008Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover Director of Photography
2007The Making of 'Jackass 2.5' Director
2006The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' Director, Producer, Camera Operator
2006Jackass Number Two Writer
2006September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party Producer
2006Death Cab for Cutie: Directions Director
2005The Work of Director Mark Romanek Co-Producer, Director
2005Jackass Presents: Murderball Director
2005Screaming Masterpiece Director of Photography
2004Nirvana: With the Lights Out Director
2004Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow Director, Producer, Cinematography
2004I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry Director
2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost Producer
2003David Cross: Let America Laugh Director
2003The Work of Director Michel Gondry Director of Photography
2003R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) Director
2003The Work of Director Chris Cunningham Director
2003The Work of Director Spike Jonze Director of Photography, Director, Producer
2003Belle & Sebastian: Fans Only Director
2003Jackass Backyard BBQ Additional Camera
2002Pavement: Slow Century Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
2002The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' Camera Operator, Director, Producer, Editor
2001Green Day: International Supervideos! Director
2001Jeff Mangum Live at Jittery Joe's Director
2000An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving Camera Operator, Editor, Director
1999Pavement: Live In Seattle, 1999 & Live In Manchester, 1999 Director
1999Torrance Rises Director, Cinematography
1996New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film Director, Editor
1995Fugazi: Capitol Theater Director
1995R.E.M.: Rough Cut Production Assistant

Acting19

2026Jackass: Best and Last as Self
2023The Elephant 6 Recording Co. as Self
2023We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. as Self
2022Jackass 4.5 as Self
2022Jackass Forever as Self
2021Milford as Mechanic
2019At the Video Store as Self
2014Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project as Self
2011Jackass 3.5
2011The Making of 'Jackass 3D' as Self
2010Jackass 3D as Self
2009Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak as Himself

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2007The Making of 'Jackass 2.5' as Self
2006The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' as Self (uncredited)
2006Jackass Number Two as Self
2002Jackass: The Movie as Self
2002The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' as Self
2002Run Ronnie Run as Gay Conspiracy Technician
2000An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving as Himself