Lance Bangs

Directing

Lance Bangs

Born 1972-09-08 · 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.

Acting credits

Jackass: Best and Last poster
7.6

The fifth and final installment to Jackass franchise where the crew go on one last insane crusade.

Jackass: Best and Last

2026

Jackass Forever poster
6.8

The Jackass crew, along with some newcomers, returns for one more round of hilarious, absurd, and dangerous stunts.

Jackass Forever

2022

Jackass: The Movie poster
6.3

Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.

Jackass: The Movie

2002

Jackass Number Two poster
6.6

Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.

Jackass Number Two

2006

Jackass 3D poster
6.6

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."

Jackass 3D

2010

The Making of 'Jackass 3D' poster
7.0

27-minute long behind the scenes documentary on the making of Jackass 3D.

The Making of 'Jackass 3D'

2011

Jackass 4.5 poster
6.4

Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.

Jackass 4.5

2022

Jackass 3.5 poster
6.4

Johnny Knoxville of 'Jackass' releases unused material of stunts, tricks, antics and shenanigans shot during the production of 'Jackass 3D' that didn't make it into the film, as well as the hilarious outtakes.

Jackass 3.5

2011

Run Ronnie Run poster
5.9

A redneck with an uncanny knack for getting arrested becomes the star of his own reality program.

Run Ronnie Run

2002

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project poster
7.0

The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

2014

Milford poster
NR

Another day another dollar. Literally. While stuck in Milford, Jace dreams of a new life in California where his nostril hair won't freeze.

Milford

2021

The Elephant 6 Recording Co. poster
6.3

The unique inside story of the collective creative evolution behind the sounds of 1990s psychedelic rock bands Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, and The Apples in Stereo — the founding groups behind the Elephant 6 collective, as well as a host of other artists — with inspirational resonance for today’s music makers, and music lovers everywhere.

The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

2023

The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' poster
7.0

A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this film, based on the TV show of the same name, about a group of young men who perform painful and outrageous stunts for fun. Includes interviews with Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera and the rest of the cast and crew, who relate some of their funnier or more painful experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on why they do it.

The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'

2002

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. poster
6.0

To commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi's last live appearance (November 4, 2002, at the Forum in London), Joe Gross, Joseph Pattisall and Jeff Krulik presented a screening of crowd-sourced, fan-recorded live shows, and rare archival footage to pay tribute to Fugazi's prowess as a live act—for old fans to remember and for a new generation to discover what they missed. This one-off screening event celebrates the fans and their cameras, as much as the band itself—a collision/collusion of the ephemeral moment on stage and the moments captured on camera.

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.

2023

At the Video Store poster
10.0

Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, this movie laments the death of the American Video Store while it searches for the missing human element in today's digital landscape.

At the Video Store

2019

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak poster
8.0

A loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature, Maurice Sendak. In this deeply moving tribute, spend time with the man who spoke to children through his stories and illustrations in a way no one else could.

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

2009

The Making of 'Jackass 2.5' poster
NR

A making of documentary of the film Jackass 2.5

The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'

2007

The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' poster
8.0

A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this film,

The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'

2006

An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving poster
10.0

Lance Bangs interviews one of the extras whose job is to drive their car in the background of scenes in 'Being John Malkovich'.

An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving

2000

Behind the camera

Jackass Number Two poster
6.6

Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.

Jackass Number Two

2006

Jackass 3D poster
6.6

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."

Jackass 3D

2010

The Making of 'Jackass 3D' poster
7.0

27-minute long behind the scenes documentary on the making of Jackass 3D.

The Making of 'Jackass 3D'

2011

The Making of 'Jackass 3D' poster
7.0

27-minute long behind the scenes documentary on the making of Jackass 3D.

The Making of 'Jackass 3D'

2011

Jackass 3.5 poster
6.4

Johnny Knoxville of 'Jackass' releases unused material of stunts, tricks, antics and shenanigans shot during the production of 'Jackass 3D' that didn't make it into the film, as well as the hilarious outtakes.

Jackass 3.5

2011

No artwork available
NR

Ben Stiller, Mike Myers, Seth Meyers and Michael Ian Black have a roundtable comedy discussion.

Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable

2013

Torrance Rises poster
8.0

A mockumentary chronicling the Torrance Community Dance Group (from Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" video) on their road to the MTV Video Music Awards.

Torrance Rises

1999

Pavements poster
6.7

'90s indie-rock band Pavement reunites for their sold-out 2022 tour. But as preparations get underway, surreal tributes emerge: an off-Broadway musical adaptation of their songs, a museum devoted entirely to the band’s legacy, and a shamelessly awards-baiting Hollywood biopic.

Pavements

2025

I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry poster
6.8

A documentary about the inspiration of director Michel Gondry. An extraordinary world where onirism, memories and childhood have the utmost importance.

I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry

2004

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project poster
7.0

The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

2014

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project poster
7.0

The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

2014

No artwork available
NR

In a behind-the-scenes look at "Portlandia" with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, the show’s stars and creators talk about their friendship, their early days working on "Thunderant" and how they came to live in the wonderful world of "Portlandia."

Inside Portlandia

2011

No artwork available
NR

In a behind-the-scenes look at "Portlandia" with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, the show’s stars and creators talk about their friendship, their early days working on "Thunderant" and how they came to live in the wonderful world of "Portlandia."

Inside Portlandia

2011

Her: Love in the Modern Age poster
6.1

Her: Love In The Modern Age chronicles reactions to Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated film, "Her." The documentary, directed by Lance Bangs, features stories and reflections from writers, musicians, actors and contemporary culture experts, including Olivia Wilde, James Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis, on the film "Her," and their thoughts on love in the modern age.

Her: Love in the Modern Age

2014

Her: Love in the Modern Age poster
6.1

Her: Love In The Modern Age chronicles reactions to Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated film, "Her." The documentary, directed by Lance Bangs, features stories and reflections from writers, musicians, actors and contemporary culture experts, including Olivia Wilde, James Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis, on the film "Her," and their thoughts on love in the modern age.

Her: Love in the Modern Age

2014

Breadcrumb Trail poster
7.7

Breadcrumb Trail focuses on Slint's seminal album, Spiderland, and the Louisville music scene from which the band originated.

Breadcrumb Trail

2014

Breadcrumb Trail poster
7.7

Breadcrumb Trail focuses on Slint's seminal album, Spiderland, and the Louisville music scene from which the band originated.

Breadcrumb Trail

2014

Marc Maron: Thinky Pain poster
7.3

Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special in which he takes stock of himself. More than ever, Maron is raw and hilariously honest as he dissects his own neuroses and self-loathing while providing outrageous anecdotes from his personal life, in which he starts to realize the hurt isn't real, it's just "Thinky Pain."

Marc Maron: Thinky Pain

2013

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder poster
3.0

A mix of cabaret and standup recorded at Joe's Pub in New York.

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

2015

Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour poster
7.3

A Todd Barry show consists of two things: amazing jokes and amazing crowd work. In September 2013, he went on a tour without the amazing jokes and did entire shows of riffing and bantering with the audience. Filmed in seven west coast cities, “Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour” was directed by Lance Bangs and produced by Louis CK.

Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour

2014

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show poster
6.8

Comedian Michelle Wolf takes on outrage culture, massages, childbirth, feminism and much more (like otters) in a stand-up special from New York City.

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show

2019

Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer poster
5.9

Adapted from their beloved comedy show at Upright Citizens Brigade, Crash Test showcases Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer on a state-of-the-art party bus adventure, picking up famous comedians and celebrities as they go on a sightseeing tour of Los Angeles. Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld and Mike Rosenstein of Red Hour executive produced the special.

Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer

2015

Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats poster
6.6

Standup special filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats

2014

No artwork available
NR

A portrait of Spike Jonze and his longtime moviemaking partnerships.

Collaborators

2009