Jim Van Bebber
Also Known As: Jim VanBebber
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Greenville, Ohio, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: November 24, 1964
Age: 60 years old
Gender: Male
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The Acid King
Overview: The story of Ricky Kasso, an American teenager who murdered his friend, Gary Lauwers, in an alleged "Satanic sacrifice" during the summer of 1984.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-09
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The Manson Family
Overview: A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.
Genres: Crime Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-22
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Drillbit
Overview: 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....
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Deadbeat at Dawn
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-18
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In the Belly of the Beast
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-13
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My Sweet Satan
Overview: A group of directionless, bored, drug-using teenagers get involved in a cult, resulting in a murder.
Genres: Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Into the Black
Overview: Jim Van Bebber's eight-millimeter kung fu short, a prototype for Deadbeat at Dawn.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Overview: A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-21
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The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
Overview: Most people have vanished from the plague. There are a few thousand that still walk the earth. Among them, two outlaws, Harry Russo and Terry Hawkins come face to face with one another in a clash that sets them on a road into destiny, to find the heart of America.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-31
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Gator Green
Overview: A demented Vietnam veteran and his pals run amok at an alligator farm in 1973 Florida.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-11
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The VanBebber Family
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-15
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Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-27
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The Mutilation Man
Overview: 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.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-16
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Last American Horror Show
Overview: A trifecta of 80s throwback terror with mauling monsters, home invasions gone haywire and stomach-turning human sacrifice.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-30
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First You Live Then You Die
Overview: 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.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Mirk Riders
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-10
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Deadbeat Forever
Overview: Detailed documentary about the making of Jim Van Bebber's Deadbeat at Dawn.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-22
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American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
Overview: A young woman, after driving her father to suicide, is examined by the Catholic Church, who determine that the girl is in fact possessed, and a wave of priests wade in and out of the demonic gore.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-25
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Demented
Overview: 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!
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
Overview: A couple of young women are abducted and become the unwilling stars of a snuff film, wherein they are brutally tortured.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-05
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Zombie Cult Massacre
Overview: Marvin and Sally are on their way to Grandma's when a horrible accident with a living corpse thrusts them into the path of a freakish cult. Through the use of powerful drugs, Marvin is transformed from an everyday citizen into a zealous fanatic, hell bent on leading the Zombie Cult into a final, bloody battle with the living dead and a tough biker gang. It is a dark day of suffering and bloodshed when these strange events reach their apocalyptic climax.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-01
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Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
Overview: This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo's key contemporaries discussing the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock twenty-five years later.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-28
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Christ Rising
Overview: As another year begins a man of God, American soldier Jake Reeves has come back after ten years from a life of war in the middle east, when he receives a call from his deathly ill father who believes the Christ is coming back and that his long lost brother Johnny has been located. Now with his father's last wishes, to find Johnny and bring him back home and the possibility that the world may be coming to a end as he knows it. Jake's faith will be tested as he must take a journey into the unknown to face his past and fight through the dark days ahead to find a brother who he may not know anymore. Setting the stage for a psychological battle of good and evil.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-28
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