Biography
Michael J. Epstein is a Los Angeles filmmaker known for social-satire-horror Clickbait (2019), 70s-Euro-vampire Blood of the Tribades (2016), psychotronic-sci-fi Magnetic (2015), and the avant-mystery Ten (2014). He often co-writes, co-directs, and co-produces with his wife, Sophia Cacciola, with their production company, Launch Over.
Directed
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Clickbait (2019) — Director
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Ten (2014) — Director
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Blood of the Tribades (2016) — Director
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A Taste of Phobia (2018) — Director
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Magnetic (2015) — Director
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Conspiracy X (2018) — Director
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60 Seconds to Die (2017) — Director
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Trashsploitation (2018) — Director
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The Once and Future Smash (2022) — Director
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7 Sins (2020) — Director
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Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels (2016) — Director
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Bring Us Your Women (2015) — Director
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The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins (2021) — Director
- I Thought His Name Was Blarche (2021) — Director
- Dirty D: Jelly (2019) — Director
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Smash the Competition (2024) — Director
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Dear Diary (2024) — Director
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Aerospace Engineering (2024) — Director
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Open Wide (2024) — Director
- Blender Memories (2024) — Director
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60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 (2018) — Director
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Umbilicus Desidero (2019) — Director
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I Am an Addict (2019) — Director
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The Blood Is the Life (2016) — Director
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Pride (2020) — Director
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For the Love of Metamorphosis (2015) — Director
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The Dial Tone of Doom (2019) — Director
- The Ballad of Little Jo - interview with Suzy Amis (2023) — Director
- Tales from the Grave (2017) — Director
Also appeared in
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Clickbait (2019) — Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump
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The Devil's Tail (2021) — Metal Guitarist (segment 'What Metal Girls Are Into')
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Fat (2013) — Dinner party guest #1
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Solvent (2024) — Nazi
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Ten (2014) — Subject of painting
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Glossary of Broken Dreams (2018) — DeForest Schbeibi
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Brides of Satan (2020) — Dewdrop
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Grindsploitation (2016) — Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")
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A Taste of Phobia (2018) — Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")
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Magnetic (2015) — Subject of painting (uncredited)
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What Metal Girls Are Into (2017) — Metal Guitarist
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Happy Horror Days (2020) — Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)
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The Once and Future Smash (2022) — Repo Man
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Bloody Bridget (2023) — Attacker
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7 Sins (2020) — Pentheus (segment: Pride)
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Bring Us Your Women (2015) — King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba")
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2 Die For (2018) — Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")
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Chainsaw Maidens from Hell (2016) — Party Band
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Philia (2021) — Dave (segment: Mythophilia)
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Bloodhound (2020) — Renfield
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Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth (2005) — Alien Horde
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Weekend Vampire (2016) — Goth band drummer
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Dinogore (2020)
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Hacking at Leaves (2024) — Self
- I Thought His Name Was Blarche (2021) — Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension
- Wake Not the Dead — You Guys
- An LA Christmas Story — Felix Finklestein
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Fat Fleshy Fingers (2023) — Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")
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Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter (2022) — Bill
- Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality (2021) — Himself
- Micro-Budget Marauders 3: Marketing and Distribution (2020) — Himself
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Robot Dracula (2026) — Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock
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Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong (2024) — Michael J. Epstein
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60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 (2018) — safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")
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I Am an Addict (2019) — The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania")
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Half-Cocked (2019) — Hooligan
- Worthless — Gary
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Leopard (Part I) (2018) — Dave
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Leopard (Part II) (2018) — Dave
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The Blood Is the Life (2016) — Self