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Charles Band
Band at Festival de Cinema de Sitges in 2019
Born	Charles Robert Band (1951-12-27)December 27, 1951 (age 73)[1] Los Angeles,[1]California, United States
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)​ Robin Sydney ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	4, includingAlex 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]

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Band entered film production in the 1970s with Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributors' handling of his movies, he formedEmpire 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 includedGhoulies andGhoulies II, and thecult classicRe-Animator.^[3]

Empire folded in 1988, due to financial difficulties. Band would foundFull Moon Productions the same year. Full Moon releases include thePuppet Master andSubspecies series. Full Moon's family-oriented label Moonbeam Entertainment released thePrehysteria! trilogy.^[4]

Band was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of director-producerAlbert Band, and brother of composerRichard Band. Band's grandfather was the artistMax Band. With his former wife Meda, Band had two children, includingAlex, the vocalist for the bandThe Calling. He had two sons with his former wife Debra Dion.^[5][6]

• 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)
• Barbenheimer (TBA)

• Confessions of a Puppetmaster: A Hollywood Memoir of Ghouls, Guts, and Gonzo Filmmaking (2021, withAdam Felber)

• Last Foxtrot in Burbank (1973)
• Mansion of the Doomed (1975)
• Cinderella (1977)
• Crash! (1977)
• End of the World (1977)
• Auditions (1978)
• Laserblast (1978)
• Fairy Tales (1978)
• Tourist Trap (1979)
• The Day Time Ended (1980)
• The Best of Sex and Violence (1980)
• Famous T&A (1982)
• Parasite (1982)
• Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
• Filmgore (1983)

• The Alchemist (1983)
• The Dungeonmaster (1984)
• Ghost Warrior (1984)
• Trancers (1984)
• Ghoulies (1985)
• Re-Animator (1985)
• Savage Island (1985)
• Underworld (1985)
• Walking the Edge (1985)
• Zone Troopers (1985)
• Breeders (1986)
• Crawlspace (1986)
• Dreamaniac (1986)
• Eliminators (1986)
• From Beyond (1986)
• Necropolis (1986)
• Rawhead Rex (1986)
• Robot Holocaust (1986)
• Troll (1986)
• TerrorVision (1986)
• Vicious Lips (1986)
• The Caller (1987)
• Creepozoids (1987)
• Dolls (1987)
• Enemy Territory (1987)
• Mutant Hunt (1987)
• The Princess Academy (1987)
• Ghoulies II (1987)
• Prison (1987)
• Valet Girls (1987)
• Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
• Buy & Cell (1988)
• Catacombs (1988)
• Cellar Dweller (1988)
• Ghost Town (1988)
• Pulse Pounders (1988)
• Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
• Transformations (1988)
• Arena (1989)
• Deadly Weapon (1989)
• Intruder (1989)
• Robot Jox (1989)
• Spellcaster (1991)

• Head of the Family (1996)
• The Killer Eye (1998)
• Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt (2011)

• Alien Arsenal (1999)
• Murdercycle (1999)

• Frankenstein Reborn! (1998)
• The Werewolf Reborn! (1998)

• Ragdoll (1999)
• The Horrible Dr. Bones (2000)
• Killjoy (2000)
• The Vault (2001)
• Cryptz (2002)
• Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil (2002)

• Charles Band atIMDb
• Charles Band's Blog
• MJ Simpson - Career Interview (2005)
• Killer POV - Career Interview (January 2014) (MP3)
• Interview (1989) onYouTube (Flash)

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