Jim Van Bebber

Jim Van Bebber

Born: November 24, 1964
in Greenville, Ohio, USA
An actor and director known for horror/exploitation films. attended Wright State University where he studied cinema. Instead of using a bank loan to pay for a second year of college, he used the money to finance Deadbeat at Dawn, and founded the indie film company Asmodeus Productions with several colleagues. The Manson Family took more than ten years to complete. A documentary about VanBebber titled Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber covering his life from 2010 to 2015 was released in 2015.

Movies for Jim Van Bebber...

The Acid King
Title: The Acid King
Character: Himself
Released: November 9, 2021
Type: Movie
The story of Ricky Kasso, an American teenager who murdered his friend, Gary Lauwers, in an alleged "Satanic sacrifice" during the summer of 1984.
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Deadbeat Forever
Title: Deadbeat Forever
Character: Himself
Released: October 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Detailed documentary about the making of Jim Van Bebber's Deadbeat at Dawn.
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Last American Horror Show
Title: Last American Horror Show
Character: Rick
Released: June 30, 2018
Type: Movie
A trifecta of 80s throwback terror with mauling monsters, home invasions gone haywire and stomach-turning human sacrifice.
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American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
Title: American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
Character: Father Blake
Released: November 25, 2017
Type: Movie
The Catholic Church is trying to save an innocent soul from the ravages of satanic possession. Wave after wave of holy men are sent to confront the possessed.
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Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber
Title: Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber
Character: Himself
Released: August 27, 2015
Type: Movie
A documentary of uncompromising, outlaw, cult underground filmmaker Jim Van Bebber, covering his life from 2010-2015 while he tries to make a comeback and make a new exploitation film after years of struggling to work.
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American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
Title: American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
Character: The Editor
Released: May 5, 2015
Type: Movie
Two victims are graphically tortured in this American reimagining of the popular underground Japanese film series.
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Gator Green
Title: Gator Green
Character: Jack Andrew
Released: June 11, 2013
Type: Movie
A demented Vietnam veteran and his pals run amok at an alligator farm in 1973 Florida.
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The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
Title: The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
Character: Terry Hawkins
Released: August 31, 2011
Type: Movie
Mutilation Mile director Ron Atkins directs this apocalyptic shocker tracing Harry Russo's journey to a plague-ridden Los Angeles for a momentous meeting with the enigmatic Terry Hawkins (Manson Family director Jim VanBebber). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Mirk Riders
Title: Mirk Riders
Character: Venue Owner
Released: October 10, 2010
Type: Movie
The Mirk Riders is a movie about what you can't escape. Seen through the eyes and memory of band leader, Eve, as she leads her band through the desert after their last show of their tour. But a brief car problem sends the band into an unwinding downward spiral.
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Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
Title: Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
Character: Self
Released: July 28, 2009
Type: Movie
This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo's key contemporaries discussing the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock twenty-five years later.
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The VanBebber Family
Title: The VanBebber Family
Character: Himself
Released: June 15, 2005
Type: Movie
Behind the chaos and creativity of the making of 2003's THE MANSON FAMILY directed by Jim Van Bebber. This feature-length documentary was included on the film's unrated DVD and Blu-ray releases from Severin Films.
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In the Belly of the Beast
Title: In the Belly of the Beast
Character: Himself
Released: July 13, 2001
Type: Movie
For 11 years, the FantAsia Film Festival in Montreal has been the premiere showcase in North America of fantasy, horror and action films from around the world. Every July, crowds line up around the block before each screening; the festival itself lasts approximately 3 weeks. In the Belly of the Beast chronicles the intense struggles that five filmmakers in attendance went through to complete their films. Crew rebellions, corporate embezzlers, and bankrupt studios are just a few of the memories conjured up during candid interviews, while the camera captures the latest challenge: the public acceptance - or rejection - of their films. Included in Dark Sky Films's Manson Family DVD and Blu-ray releases.
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Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Title: Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Character: Himself
Released: September 21, 2000
Type: Movie
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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Zombie Cult Massacre
Title: Zombie Cult Massacre
Character: Hatchet Biker
Released: July 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Branch-Davidian-style cultists battle both zombies and bikers.
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The Mutilation Man
Title: The Mutilation Man
Character: Ivan's Dad
Released: June 16, 1998
Type: Movie
Ivan is a young man who travels a barren wasteland performing shows of self mutilation to small but adoring crowds. He is doing so to attempt to understand the cycle of child abuse he has been a part of. Through flashbacks and halucinations we see his Father murder his mother as well as the psysical abuse Ivan suffered. He must make peace within himself through a sacrifice of blood and honor.
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The Manson Family
Title: The Manson Family
Character: Bobby
Released: October 22, 1997
Type: Movie
A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.
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First You Live Then You Die
Title: First You Live Then You Die
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
This is an ultra-rare film that was never officially distributed and is hardly even mentioned anywhere on the internet, even though it features some legendary actors.
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Demented
Title: Demented
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
To the outside world, the old boarding house seemed safe and inviting, tucked away on a tree-lined street in a cozy and quiet neighborhood. But appearances can be deceiving. One by one the boarders are about to learn its terrifying secret. A secret they'll carry to their graves. 'Demented' is an exercise in unrelenting, mind-numbing terror. Based on a shocking true story, the film is all the more horrifying because it really happened... maybe in your own town!
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My Sweet Satan
Title: My Sweet Satan
Character: Ricky Kasslin
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
A group of directionless, bored, drug-using teenagers get involved in a cult, resulting in a murder.
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Drillbit
Title: Drillbit
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
in a near future where AIDS is the number one killer disease, an evil pharmaceutical boss, Dr. Hex, creates a drug called Serocaine, promoted as a miracle cure, that in reality results in hideous mutations. When Hex's top scientist discovers the truth he and his family are butchered by Hex's henchmen; their son Brian survives being drilled through the head though and becomes an unstoppable maniac bent on revenge....
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Deadbeat at Dawn
Title: Deadbeat at Dawn
Character: Goose
Released: November 18, 1988
Type: Movie
Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.
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Into the Black
Title: Into the Black
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Jim Van Bebber's eight-millimeter kung fu short, a prototype for Deadbeat at Dawn.