Charles Band
- Production
- December 27, 1951 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. Starting in the seventies, Band formed Charles Band Productions. Since then, Full Moon has been an independent company, producing and distributing solely for the home market. Notable side companies have included Moonbeam Entertainment, Filmonsters, Action Xtreme and Pulsepounders all of which produced films aimed at kids and tweens as well as Torchlight Entertainment and Surrender Cinema which produced soft core films for the adult market. In addition, Monster Island Entertainment produced man in a rubber suit monster movies, Alchemy Entertainment later Big City Pictures created urban horror, and Pulp Fantasy Productions specialized in non Full Moon type horror. For a short time in the early 2000s, Full Moon became Shadow Entertainment when Band felt the company's product had strayed too far from the brand that he had created. During this time, many of the films were produced by J. R. Bookwalter's Tempe Entertainment. Since 2004, Band has taken a more active hand in the company, producing and directing almost every film released. Also in 2004, the Wizard Video line was reintroduced. For a short time, fans could buy a line of toys based on characters from the films such as Shrieker, Radu from Subspecies and the Puppet Master puppets as well. Branded Full Moon Toys, this line lasted a couple of years. More recently, the Monster Bra line has been created, specializing in gag brassieres. CD soundtracks have also been released through the Full Moon Records line including many works by Band's brother Richard Band and comics based on Dollman, Puppet Master, Subspecies and Trancers were released through Eternity Comics.
Known for
Filmography
- The Grim Rapper · Producer
- Subscriber · Executive producer
- Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story · Self
- Robotica · Producer, Director
- Models vs. Werewolves · Producer
- Dungeons of Ecstasy · Director, Producer
- Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair · Executive producer
- In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 · Self
- Prompt · Director, Producer
- Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon · Producer, Director
- Cutter's Club · Producer, Director
- Evil Bong-A-Thon! · Director, Producer
- Game of Hearts · Executive producer, Producer
- City of Demons · Producer, Director
- The Devil Inside Her · Producer, Director
- Church of Chills: The First Event · Self, Director
- Killjoy: Terrify · Producer
- In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 · Self
- Moon Maidens 2 · Executive producer, Producer
- Death Streamer · Producer, Director
- Quadrant · Director, Producer
- Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob's Drive-In Jamboree! · Producer, Director
- A Celebration of Tenacity · Executive producer
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals · Self, Executive producer
- The Charles Band Empire! · Self, Thanks
- Sci-Fi Vixens from Beyond · Executive producer, Producer
- Baby Oopsie 3: Burn Baby Burn · Producer
- Evil Bong 888: Infinity High · Producer, Director
- The 12 Slays of Christmas: 2023 Edition · Executive producer
- Love Cycle · Executive producer, Producer
- Boondock Bordello · Producer, Executive producer
- Bad CGI Gator · Producer
- Bring Her to Me · Story, Executive producer
- Frankenspy · Executive producer, Producer
- Demonic Toys: Jack-Attack · Executive producer
- AIMEE. The Visitor · Director, Producer
- The Primevals · Producer
- Power Couple Confessions · Producer, Executive producer
- Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited · Self, Producer
- Bad Influencer · Producer, Executive producer
- Diamonds of Malibu · Executive producer
- Magic and Mischief · Producer
- Carnage Collection: Bloody Big Top · Producer
- Subspecies V: Blood Rise · Executive producer, Producer
- Carnage Collection: Feast of Flesh · Producer
- Parasite Lady · Executive producer
- Carnage Collection: Forbidden Freaks · Producer
- Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance · Producer, Director
- Murderbot · Executive producer
- Carnage Collection: Evil Edibles · Producer
- Carnage Collection: Vampire Bloodlust · Producer
- Critters, Carnivores and Creatures · Producer, Executive producer
- Tales of the Fantastic · Producer
- Carnage Collection: Deadly Dollies · Producer, Director
- Videoverse: Mixtape · Executive producer
- Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror · Producer, Director
- Cosmic Chronicles · Executive producer
- Dragon Tales · Producer
- The 12 Slays of Christmas · Producer
- Haunted Hotties · Executive producer
- Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2 · Executive producer
- In Search of Darkness: Part III · Self
- Puppet Master: Doktor Death · Producer
- Giantess Battle Attack! · Producer
- Sweet Sting of the Black Widow · Executive producer
- Femalien: Starlight Saga · Producer, Executive producer
- Baby Oopsie 2: Murder Dolls · Producer
- Piranha Women · Producer
- Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow · Host
- Bad to The Bong: 16 Years of Ebee · Director, Producer
- Curse of the Re-Animator · Producer
- Beyond the Resonator · Producer
- Attack of the 50 Foot Camgirl · Producer
- Famous T&A 2 · Director, Producer
- In Search of Tomorrow · Self
- The Seduction of Rose Parrish · Director, Story
- Scream of the Blind Dead · Executive producer
- Building Bionica · Producer
- Videozone 2021: Baby Oopsie · Self
- It Knows You're Alone · Executive producer