R. Budd Dwyer

Acting

R. Budd Dwyer

Born — Died

1939-11-21 — 1987-01-22

Place of birth

St. Charles, Missouri, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

13 titles

Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician. He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district. Dwyer then served as the 30th state treasurer of Pennsylvania from January 20, 1981, to January 22, 1987, when he killed himself during a live press conference. In the early 1980s, Pennsylvania discovered that its state workers had overpaid federal taxes due to errors in state withholding prior to Dwyer's administration. A multimillion-dollar recovery contract was required to determine the compensation to be…

Known for

Bowling for Columbine poster
7.5

This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

Bowling for Columbine

2002

Snuff Video: Volume Red poster
6.5

Hosted by a leather masked individual with a distorted voice named z.187 this shockumentary takes a look at real life death and violence caught on film.

Snuff Video: Volume Red

1997

Sinema poster
NR

A 96 minute internet video collage made during a particularly disorientating time.

Sinema

2014

Banned! In America I poster
3.6

"Banned In America" shows video clips of the darkest elements of human nature, society, and life; the very things that bring fear and disgust into our collective existences. Whether it be live executions, live suicides, or miscellaneous forms of evil, "America" shows us that a sinister world of death lies right outside our door, just waiting for our number to be called.

Banned! In America I

1998

Traces of Death poster
4.1

Shockumentary that consists of various scenes of stock footage depicting death and real scenes of violence.

Traces of Death

1993

Death Scenes 2 poster
5.0

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. DEATH SCENES II uniquely ushers the brave and curious into a spellbinding trip through the reality that is our world today.

Death Scenes 2

1992

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

2000s · 3 titles

1990s · 7 titles

Snuff Video: Volume Red poster
6.5

Hosted by a leather masked individual with a distorted voice named z.187 this shockumentary takes a look at real life death and violence caught on film.

Snuff Video: Volume Red

1997

Banned! In America I poster
3.6

"Banned In America" shows video clips of the darkest elements of human nature, society, and life; the very things that bring fear and disgust into our collective existences. Whether it be live executions, live suicides, or miscellaneous forms of evil, "America" shows us that a sinister world of death lies right outside our door, just waiting for our number to be called.

Banned! In America I

1998

Traces of Death poster
4.1

Shockumentary that consists of various scenes of stock footage depicting death and real scenes of violence.

Traces of Death

1993

Death Scenes 2 poster
5.0

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. DEATH SCENES II uniquely ushers the brave and curious into a spellbinding trip through the reality that is our world today.

Death Scenes 2

1992

No artwork available
4.0

Video compilation by Mike Patton featuring various shocking film clips such as coprophagia, BDSM, Budd Dwyer's suicide, a young boy drowning, Mr. Bungle's music video for “Travolta”, skits starring Mike Patton, and much, much more.

Video Macumba

1991

Commercial Entertainment Product poster
8.7

The video debut of experimental musicians and culture jamming artists Emergency Broadcast Network.

Commercial Entertainment Product

1992

Death: The Ultimate Horror poster
6.8

This grisly documentary presents horrifying journalistic footage of suicides, assassinations, bombings, mob hits, decapitations, and more in bloody detail. Not for the faint of heart.

Death: The Ultimate Horror

1995