Lance Bangs
Known for: Directing
Born: September 8, 1972
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
90 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
7.5
Jackass: Best and Last
2026
6.7
Pavements
2025
6.7
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
NR
Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood
2024
6.1
Eric André Live Near Broadway
2024
7.0
Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair
2023
6.3
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
2023
NR
Jay Larson: Sounds Like Bruce
2023
6.0
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
2023
5.7
History of the World: Part II
2023
3.8
Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days
2022
6.4
Jackass 4.5
2022
6.8
Jackass Forever
2022
8.2
Moses Storm: Trash White
2022
NR
Milford
2021
6.8
Michelle Wolf: Joke Show
2019
10.0
At the Video Store
2019
7.2
David Cross: Oh Come On
2019
NR
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
2019
6.0
Filmed on Pixel 3
2018
7.0
Julian McCullough: Maybe I'm a Man
2018
6.4
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
2018
6.5
Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?
2017
7.2
Better Things
2016
6.2
Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado
2016
6.7
I'm Brent Morin
2015
5.9
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
2015
3.0
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
2015
6.8
Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
2015
7.4
Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better
2015
6.6
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
2014
6.0
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
2014
7.0
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
2014
7.7
Breadcrumb Trail
2014
7.3
Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour
2014
6.1
Her: Love in the Modern Age
2014NR
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
2013
6.2
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
2013
7.3
Marc Maron: Thinky Pain
2013
5.8
John Hodgman: RAGNAROK
2013
NR
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
2012
7.6
Loiter Squad
2012NR
Inside Portlandia
2011NR
Sting: Rough, Raw & Unreleased: Live at Irving Plaza
2011
8.1
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011NR
An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering
2011
6.4
Jackass 3.5
2011
7.0
The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
2011
6.9
Portlandia
2011
6.6
Jackass 3D
2010NR
Maurice at the World's Fair
2010
6.7
David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer
2010NR
Ecstatic Peace Archives
2010
4.1
The Vampire Attack
2010
3.9
The Lazarus Effect
2010
6.5
Where the Wild Things Are
2009NR
Collaborators
2009
8.0
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
2009
7.5
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
2009NR
Family Portrait
2009
6.2
The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom
2008
1.0
Passaic Mosaic
2008
6.6
Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover
2008
NR
The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'
2007
8.0
The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
2006
6.6
Jackass Number Two
2006
NR
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
2006
8.0
Death Cab for Cutie: Directions
2006
8.2
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
6.5
Jackass Presents: Murderball
2005
6.6
Screaming Masterpiece
2005
7.4
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
7.0
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow
2004
6.8
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004
6.2
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2004
NR
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002)
2004
6.5
David Cross: Let America Laugh
2003
8.6
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003
5.0
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
8.1
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003
8.1
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003
7.7
Belle & Sebastian: Fans Only
2003
6.3
Jackass Backyard BBQ
2003
6.3
Jackass: The Movie
2002
7.6
Pavement: Slow Century
2002
7.0
The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
2002
5.9
Run Ronnie Run
2002
8.5
Green Day: International Supervideos!
2001NR
Jeff Mangum Live at Jittery Joe's
2001
10.0
An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving
2000
10.0
Pavement: Live In Seattle, 1999 & Live In Manchester, 1999
1999
8.0
Torrance Rises
1999
8.5
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996
NR
Fugazi: Capitol Theater
1995
6.5
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995