
Joseph Frantz
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Biography
Joseph "Joe" Frantz is an American filmmaker and author. He is a director, producer, cinematographer, and member of Bam Margera's CKY Crew. His body of works includes the CKY Video Series, Haggard The Movie, MTV reality television shows such as Viva La Bam and Bam's Unholy Union, the Jackass motion pictures, and music videos for bands such as HIM, CKY, Clutch, and The 69 Eyes. Frantz is also a collaborative co-author of the book Dreamseller, which he wrote with MTV / Jackass personality Brandon Novak. Frantz is also a television documentary producer and cinematographer whose works have aired on National Geographic, The History Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, and The Travel Channel.
Known For

A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.
V/H/S/99

The crew have now set off to finish what as left over from Jackass 2.0, and in this version they have Wee Man use a 'pee' gun on themselves, having a mini motor bike fracas in the grocery mall, a sperm test, a portly crew member disguised as King Kong, as well as include three episodes of their hilarious adventures in India.
Jackass 2.5

The second entry in the CKY series of skateboarding programs and extreme stunts: it includes a very chaotic trip to Iceland, some rather disgusting fecal footage, some furniture surfing on the highway, and a demonstration of how to destroy a rental car and get off scot free.
CKY2K

A young man begins to suspect that his ex-girlfriend, Glauren, has been having a secret affair with Hellboy, so he enlists his friends to help him discover the truth.
Haggard

The third entry in the CKY series of extreme stunts and skateboarding programs. Directed by and featuring Bam Margera and Brandon DiCamillo, starring Margera, DiCamillo and the rest of the CKY crew.
CKY 3

The first entry in the CKY series of skateboarding programs and extreme stunts, directed by Bam Margera and featuring Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, Ryan Dunn, Chris Raab and Rake Yohn.
Landspeed presents: CKY

Fourth and final entry in the CKY series, directed by Bam Margera, featuring the CKY crew and the Margera family.
CKY 4: The Latest & Greatest

The Jackasses takeover the MTV studio in New York City for a full day as they livestream straight 24 hours live of total chaos, craziness, foolishness and mayhem.
Jackass: 24 Hour Takeover

A guy who invented this thing called the garbage juicer. You can take garbage and mash it into the trash can, and it has three spouts. You can choose delicious root beer, grapefruit juice or kerosene. This businessman steals the invention from him so the guy spends the whole time trying to dick the businessman over.
Minghags

Ryan Dunn's friends and family pay tribute to the 'Jackass' star with a look back at his extraordinary life. Join the gang as they come together to share stories and bid a final farewell to both Ryan Dunn and Zac Hartwell.
A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
From the late 90's into the new millennium the 'mainstream' attempted to destroy Rock & Roll. Now, Rock & Roll Infiltrates, Destroys & Rebuilds the 'mainstream' I.D.R. The video album is a full-length collection of 12 music videos plus a whole lot more from CKY, the entity that started the destruction of mainstream Rock & Roll during the era of terror...
CKY - Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild: The Video Album

411VM presents "The Bam Issue!" Bam Margera has taken over and is featured throughout 411VM’s Issue #61! Features: Station IDs by Bam and his famous friends, Bam’s first-ever Profile, Spot Check at FDR featuring Bam, Road Trip to Germany with Bam and Adio, Hot Wheels (new article), Scott Christensen, Terrell Robinson, and Jon Goeman,, Day In The Life with Jason Dill, Controlled Chaos featuring Chet Childress, Pat Smith, Steve Nesser and Mike Peterson, Quiksilver Bowlriders Contest—Marseille, France, 1st Step Trick Tip - Boardsliding Rails with special guest Jim Gagne
411VM: Issue 61

Professional skateboarder and legendary bad ass, Mike V has been fighting against bullies and injustice his whole life. Mike V grew up in a small town in New Jersey and has been fighting for skateboarding and skateboarders his entire professional career. This video documents Mike's most notorious run-in's, confrontations, and brawls. These are the stories behind the stories. It's all here; the car crashing, elbow smashing, ramp thrashing and security guard bashing that has made Mike V a legend in and out of the skateboard world. This video shows you his legendary aggression when someone or something tries to knock him off. Stand Strong indeed.
Mike V's Greatest Hits

In the midst of a trip to Finland to find the perfect Christmas gift for his wife, Missy, skateboarding superstar MTV personality Bam Margera is struck by inspiration to find the elusive Santa Claus.
Bam Margera Presents: Where The #$&% Is Santa?

Follows the life of skateboarder and MTV star Brandon Novak.
The Brandon Novak Story

This one-hour special includes never-before-seen footage of Bam, Ryan Dunn and the rest of the CKY crew.
CKY: The Greatest Hits

Toy Machine's 4th video release, "Jump Off A Building", is the follow up to "Welcome to Hell". It is Toy Machine at it's most creative. Featuring the skateboarding of Brian Anderson, Mike Maldonado, Elissa Steamer, Bam Margera, Ed Templeton, Chris Senn and Kerry Getz.
Toy Machine - Jump Off A Building

Creator of Troma's Grindsploitation producer Tony Newton (Body Bag Films, Vestra Pictures) and Sam Mason Bell (Trash Arts) who together brought you Troma's "Toxic Schlock" and "Conspiracy X" now unleash another horror anthology straight from the jaws of hell! Be prepared for evil clowns, psycho killer clowns, pure exploitation, horror, schlock and gore with faux film trailers and the scariest clown short horror films!
Clownsploitation

Ill-Advised films & Degenerate documented MTV's Khyler Vick of Too Stupid To Die/BlockheaDs journey from the US to UK in his next big adventure "Blockheads in Britain" containing the next generation of Homegrown Stunts, Pranks & Mischief featuring special appearances from Jackass.
blockheaDs in Britain

What would you do to make your dreams come true? Three guys from Central Florida that film Internet Comedy Sketches as "Wooden Steel Productions" set out on a cross country "Skittin Across America" trip and they made their own dreams come true. Shane Hartline, Scotty Trimmier and Drew Roberts hopped a train and began the journey of a lifetime. This was no ordinary journey because the final leg of it will hopefully end up helping thousands of America's youth. How could three unknowns from little Lake Wales, Florida really travel and film with famous people all over the United States? Well, it truly happened.