Charles Band
Known for: Production
Born: December 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self
Videozone: The Making of "Dollman"
Videozone 2021: Baby Oopsie
Self
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"
Self
The Avenger
Ascanio (Uncredited)
Rewind This!
Self
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited
Self (archive footage)
Troll Empire
Self
Videozone: The Making of "Arcade"
Himself
Kings of Cult
Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
Shock Cinema: Volume One
Himself
The Charles Band Empire!
Self
Hard Time: The Making of Prison
Himself
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Self
Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors
Himself
Hollyweird
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Troll
Young Couple on T.V.
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Self
Crash!
Motorist (uncredited)
Toys of Terror: The Making of 'Dolls'
Self