American film director
Charles Band
Band at Festival de Cinema de Sitges in 2019
Born Charles Robert Band
(1951-12-27 ) December 27, 1951 (age 72) [ 1] Other names Carlo Bokino Robert Talbot James Amante Occupation(s) Film producer , film director Years active 1973–present Spouses
Meda Band
(
m. 1977–1983)
Debra Dion
(
m. 1984–2004)
Children 4, including Alex Band Father Albert Band Relatives Richard Band (brother)Website charlesband.com
Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American film producer and director, known for his work on horror comedy movies.[ 2]
Band entered film production in the 1970s with Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributors' handling of his movies, he formed Empire Pictures in 1983. At its height, Empire would release an average of two films a month, one theatrically and one on home video. Movies released by Empire included Ghoulies and Ghoulies II , and the cult classic Re-Animator .
Empire folded in 1988, due to financial difficulties. Band would found Full Moon Productions the same year. Full Moon releases include the Puppet Master and Subspecies series. Full Moon's family-oriented label Moonbeam Entertainment released the Prehysteria! trilogy.
Band was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of director-producer Albert Band , and brother of composer Richard Band . Band's grandfather was the artist Max Band . With his former wife Meda, Band had two children, including Alex , the vocalist for the band The Calling . He had two sons with his former wife Debra Dion.[citation needed ]
Fictional Example of Mount Rushmore portrayed with Characters from Charles Band's Puppet Master Last Foxtrot in Burbank (1973, as Carlo Bokino)
Crash! (1977)
Parasite (1982)
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
The Alchemist (1983, as James Amante)
Ragewar (1984, segment "Heavy Metal")
Trancers (1985)
Pulse Pounders (1988)
Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990)
Crash and Burn (1990)
Trancers II (1991)
Doctor Mordrid (1992)
Prehysteria! (1993)
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993)
Head of the Family (1996, as Robert Talbot)
Mystery Monsters (1997, as Robert Talbot)
Hideous! (1997)
The Creeps (1997)
Blood Dolls (1999)
NoAngels.com (2000)
Full Moon Fright Night (2002, TV Series)
Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
Dr. Moreau's House of Pain (2004)
Decadent Evil Dead (2005)
Doll Graveyard (2005)
The Gingerdead Man (2005)
Petrified (2006)
Evil Bong (2006)
The Haunted Casino (2007)
Decadent Evil Dead II (2007)
Dangerous Chucky Dolls (2008)
Evil Bong II: King Bong (2009)
Skull Heads (2009, Video)
Evil Bong 3-D: The Wrath of Bong (2011)
Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt (2011)
DevilDolls (2012)
The Dead Want Women (2012)
Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012)
Ooga Booga (2013)
Blood of 1000 Virgins (2013, Documentary)
Nazithon: Decadence and Destruction (2013, Documentary)
Unlucky Charms (2013)
Bada$$ Mothaf**kas (2013, Documentary)
Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong (2013)
The Haunted Dollhouse (2013)
Trophy Heads (2014)
Evil Bong 420 (2015)
Kings of Cult (2015, Documentary)
Evil Bong: High 5 (2016)
Ravenwolf Towers: The Feature (2016, Video)
Ravenwolf Towers (2016, TV Series)
Fists of Fury (2016)
Evil Bong 666 (2017)
Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017)
Evil Bong 777 (2018)
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre as Robert Talbot (2018)
Bunker of Blood: Chapter 2 - Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts (2018, Video)
Death Heads: Brain Drain (2018, Video)
Vampire Slaughter: Eaten Alive (2018, Video)
Bunker of Blood: Chapter 6: Zombie Lust: Night Flesh (2018, Video)
Bunker of Blood: Chapter 8: Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen (2018, Video)
Corona Zombies (2020, Video)
Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King (2020, Video)
Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51 (2020)
Evil Bong 888: Infinity High (2022)
Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob’s Drive-in Jamboree! (2024)Confessions of a Puppetmaster: A Hollywood Memoir of Ghouls, Guts, and Gonzo Filmmaking (2021, with Adam Felber )List of Full Moon films [ edit ] Charles Band Productions [ edit ] Frankenstein Reborn! (1998)
The Werewolf Reborn! (1998) Alchemy Entertainment/Big City Pictures[ edit ] Ragdoll (1999)
The Horrible Dr. Bones (2000)
Killjoy (2000)
The Vault (2001)
Cryptz (2002)
Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil (2002)
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