Personal Info
Birthday
September 8, 1972
Place of Birth
Sacramento, California, USA
Known For
Directing
Lance Bangs
Biography
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.
Directed Movies (56)
No Backdrop
0.0
Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood
Movie2024
6.1
Eric André Live Near Broadway
Movie2024
7.0
Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair
Movie2023
0.0
Jay Larson: Sounds Like Bruce
Movie2023
5.7
History of the World: Part II
TV Series2023
3.8
Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days
Movie2022
8.2
Moses Storm: Trash White
Movie2022
6.8
Michelle Wolf: Joke Show
Movie2019
7.2
David Cross: Oh Come On
Movie2019
0.0
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
Movie2019
6.4
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
Movie2018
6.6
Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?
Movie2017
7.2
Better Things
TV Series2016
6.2
Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado
Movie2016
6.7
I'm Brent Morin
Movie2015
5.9
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
Movie2015
2.5
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
Movie2015
6.9
Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
Movie2015
7.2
Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better
Movie2015
6.6
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
Movie2014
7.0
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Movie2014
7.6
Breadcrumb Trail
Movie2014
7.3
Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour
Movie2014
6.1
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Movie2014
No Backdrop
7.3
Marc Maron: Thinky Pain
Movie2013
No Backdrop
5.8
John Hodgman: RAGNAROK
Movie2013
No Backdrop
0.0
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Movie2012
No Backdrop
7.0
The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
Movie2011
6.9
Portlandia
TV Series2011
No Backdrop
6.7
David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer
Movie2010
3.9
The Lazarus Effect
Movie2010
8.0
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Movie2009
No Backdrop
6.2
The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom
Movie2008
1.0
Passaic Mosaic
Movie2008
No Backdrop
0.0
The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'
Movie2007
No Backdrop
8.0
The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
Movie2006
No Backdrop
8.0
Death Cab for Cutie: Directions
Movie2006
No Backdrop
8.2
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Movie2005
6.5
Jackass Presents: Murderball
Movie2005
7.4
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
Movie2004
No Backdrop
7.0
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow
Movie2004
6.8
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Movie2004
0.0
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002)
Movie2004
6.5
David Cross: Let America Laugh
Movie2003
No Backdrop
5.0
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Movie2003
8.2
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
Movie2003
8.1
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Movie2003
No Backdrop
7.7
Belle & Sebastian: Fans Only
Movie2003
7.6
Pavement: Slow Century
Movie2002
No Backdrop
7.0
The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
Movie2002
No Backdrop
8.5
Green Day: International Supervideos!
Movie2001
No Backdrop
10.0
An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving
Movie2000
10.0
Pavement: Live In Seattle, 1999 & Live In Manchester, 1999
Movie1999
8.0
Torrance Rises
Movie1999
No Backdrop
8.5
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
Movie1996
0.0
Fugazi: Capitol Theater
Movie1995
Acting Filmography (20)
6.6
Jackass: Best and Last
Movie2026
5.7
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
Movie2023
No Backdrop
6.0
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
Movie2023
5.7
History of the World: Part II
TV Series2023
6.4
Jackass 4.5
Movie2022
6.8
Jackass Forever
Movie2022
No Backdrop
0.0
Milford
Movie2021
10.0
At the Video Store
Movie2019
7.0
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Movie2014
6.4
Jackass 3.5
Movie2011
6.9
Portlandia
TV Series2011
6.6
Jackass 3D
Movie2010
8.0
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Movie2009
No Backdrop
0.0
The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'
Movie2007
No Backdrop
8.0
The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
Movie2006
6.6
Jackass Number Two
Movie2006
6.3
Jackass: The Movie
Movie2002
No Backdrop
7.0
The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
Movie2002
5.9
Run Ronnie Run
Movie2002
No Backdrop
10.0
An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving
Movie2000