Jim Van Bebber

Jim Van Bebber

Birthday: 1964-11-24

Place of Birth: Greenville, Ohio, USA

Biography: 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

The Acid King
The Acid King

The story of Ricky Kasso, an American teenager who murdered his friend, Gary Lauwers, in an alleged ...

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The Manson Family
The Manson Family

A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home mov...

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Drillbit
Drillbit

in a near future where AIDS is the number one killer disease, an evil pharmaceutical boss, Dr. Hex, ...

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Deadbeat at Dawn
Deadbeat at Dawn

Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pu...

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In the Belly of the Beast
In the Belly of the Beast

For 11 years, the FantAsia Film Festival in Montreal has been the premiere showcase in North America...

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My Sweet Satan
My Sweet Satan

A group of directionless, bored, drug-using teenagers get involved in a cult, resulting in a murder....

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Into the Black
Into the Black

Jim Van Bebber's eight-millimeter kung fu short, a prototype for Deadbeat at Dawn....

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Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre....

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The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell

Most people have vanished from the plague. There are a few thousand that still walk the earth. Among...

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Gator Green
Gator Green

A demented Vietnam veteran and his pals run amok at an alligator farm in 1973 Florida....

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The VanBebber Family
The VanBebber Family

Behind the chaos and creativity of the making of 2003's THE MANSON FAMILY directed by Jim Van Bebber...

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Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber
Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber

A documentary of uncompromising, outlaw, cult underground filmmaker Jim Van Bebber, covering his lif...

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The Mutilation Man
The Mutilation Man

Ivan is a young man who travels a barren wasteland performing shows of self mutilation to small but ...

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Last American Horror Show
Last American Horror Show

A trifecta of 80s throwback terror with mauling monsters, home invasions gone haywire and stomach-tu...

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First You Live Then You Die
First You Live Then You Die

This is an ultra-rare film that was never officially distributed and is hardly even mentioned anywhe...

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Mirk Riders
Mirk Riders

The Mirk Riders is a movie about what you can't escape. Seen through the eyes and memory of band lea...

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Deadbeat Forever
Deadbeat Forever

Detailed documentary about the making of Jim Van Bebber's Deadbeat at Dawn....

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American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon

A young woman, after driving her father to suicide, is examined by the Catholic Church, who determin...

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Zombie Cult Massacre
Zombie Cult Massacre

Marvin and Sally are on their way to Grandma's when a horrible accident with a living corpse thrusts...

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Demented
Demented

To the outside world, the old boarding house seemed safe and inviting, tucked away on a tree-lined s...

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American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore

A couple of young women are abducted and become the unwilling stars of a snuff film, wherein they a...

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Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare

This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo's key contemporaries discussing t...

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Christ Rising
Christ Rising

As another year begins a man of God, American soldier Jake Reeves has come back after ten years from...

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