CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 47m · NR

Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber

72%(4)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byVictor Bonacore

Play

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 47m
Language: EN
Released: August 27, 2015

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Jim Van Bebber

Himself

Phil Anselmo

Himself

Nivek Ogre

Himself

Richard Kern

Himself

Robert Allen Mukes

Himself

Vic Noto

Himself

Maureen Allisse

Herself

Marc Pitman

Himself

Leslie Orr

Herself

John Giancaspro

Himself

Creative team

Directed by: Victor Bonacore

Keep watching

Recommended movies

7.4

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2011·7.4

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2011 · Film

6.8

Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

2022·6.8

Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

2022 · Film

7.8

Being James Bond

2021·7.8

Being James Bond

2021 · Film

7.4

I Am Heath Ledger

2017·7.4

I Am Heath Ledger

2017 · Film

7.5

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019·7.5

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019 · Film

6.2

Naqoyqatsi

2002·6.2

Naqoyqatsi

2002 · Film

7.1

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

2020·7.1

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

2020 · Film

7.2

Deliver Us from Evil

2006·7.2

Deliver Us from Evil

2006 · Film

6.5

Heart of a Dog

2015·6.5

Heart of a Dog

2015 · Film

6.4

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017·6.4

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017 · Film

8.0

My Mom Jayne

2025·8.0

My Mom Jayne

2025 · Film

6.1

DMT: The Spirit Molecule

2010·6.1

DMT: The Spirit Molecule

2010 · Film

7.4

Above Majestic

2018·7.4

Above Majestic

2018 · Film

6.7

Cameraperson

2016·6.7

Cameraperson

2016 · Film

7.4

For the Love of Spock

2016·7.4

For the Love of Spock

2016 · Film

6.6

The September Issue

2009·6.6

The September Issue

2009 · Film

7.2

180° South

2010·7.2

180° South

2010 · Film

6.9

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013·6.9

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 · Film

6.5

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2019·6.5

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2019 · Film

7.5

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025·7.5

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025 · Film

Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber

Cast & crew

More like this

Memories of Moab

Un été à la Garoupe

The Making of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare

Major Grom: Plague Doctor. Behind the Scenes

The Irreversible Odyssey

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

Faces Places

All I Had Was Nothingness

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

From Manila with Love

Overnight

Welcome to Lynchland

Le réalisateur Bernard Émond... chez moi

Micro-Budget Marauders

The Prince of Nothingwood

Recommended movies

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

Being James Bond

I Am Heath Ledger

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Naqoyqatsi

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

Deliver Us from Evil

Heart of a Dog

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

My Mom Jayne

DMT: The Spirit Molecule

Above Majestic

Cameraperson

For the Love of Spock

The September Issue

180° South

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story