Michael J. Epstein
Actor
Director
Writer
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.
Known For
Filmography
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Robot Dracula
2026 Writer
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The Ringing
2026 Actor
Jack
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Our Man Funk
2026 Actor
Manny
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★ 5.6
A Hard Place
2025 Writer
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★ 4.7
Bradlee
2025 Actor
Man in Photo
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★ 6.6
Bite School 2
2025 Writer
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Spandex-orcist
2025 Actor
Rick Rockwell
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★ 2.4
American Terror Tales 3
2024 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 6.0
House of Ashes
2024 Actor
Donation Pickup Dude
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★ 5.6
Mother Goose's ScaryTales
2024 Actor
Hooligan (segment: Sitting Duck) (segment: Half-Cocked)
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★ 6.8
Bigfoot Isn't Real
2024 Self
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Slasher Fetish
2024 Cinematographer
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Fly Route on the Wall: Behind the Scenes of End Zone 2
2024 Self
Director
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Blender Memories: The End Zone 2 Interviews
2024 Director
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★ 5.3
Fat Fleshy Fingers
2023 Actor
Writer
Young Grandfather
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★ 7.0
The Once and Future Smash
2022 Director
Writer
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In the Dark
2022 Actor
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Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter
2022 Actor
Bill
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★ 4.1
Philia
2021 Actor
Dave (segment: Mythophilia)
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★ 5.5
The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins
2021 Actor
Director
Writer
Self
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★ 7.6
Microbudget Marauders 3
2021 Self
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We Foster Film
2021 Self
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Sitting Duck
2021 Actor
Burglar
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The Big Steep
2021 Actor
Writer
Keeper of the kettle
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I Thought His Name Was Blarche
2021 Actor
Director
Writer
Cinematographer
Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension
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Bring Us Your Women: Medusa
2021 Cinematographer
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★ 4.1
7 Sins
2020 Actor
Director
Writer
Composer
Pentheus (segment: Pride)
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★ 4.8
Dinogore
2020 Actor
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★ 6.5
Previews of Coming Attractions
2020 Director
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★ 7.2
Bloodhound
2020 Actor
Writer
Renfield
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Murderous Space F************
2020 Actor
Director
Writer
GIF
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Shiny Diamonds
2020 Composer
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Milksoda: The Sodamilk Fan
2020 Cinematographer
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Pride
2020 Actor
Director
Writer
Composer
Pentheus
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★ 3.9
Clickbait
2019 Director
Writer
Composer
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★ 4.1
I Am an Addict
2019 Writer
Composer
Director
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★ 8.6
Half-Cocked
2019 Actor
Hooligan
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★ 9.2
Umbilicus Desidero
2019 Director
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Sugar Off The Button
2019 Actor
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Merde
2019 Actor
Inmate Harvey
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★ 3.3
A Taste of Phobia
2018 Director
Writer
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★ 2.2
Conspiracy X
2018 Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 3.4
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
2018 Cinematographer
Director
Writer
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★ 4.2
Trashsploitation
2018 Composer
Cinematographer
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The Shackling
2018 Actor
couch TV couple
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Movieopolis
2018 Actor
Jesus
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Leopard (Part I)
2018 Actor
Dave
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Dept. of Reincarnation
2018 Actor
Urinator
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Leopard (Part II)
2018 Actor
Dave
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★ 3.8
Blood of the Tribades
2017 Director
Writer
Composer
Cinematographer
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★ 3.3
60 Seconds to Die
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 2.8
2 Die For
2017 Composer
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★ 4.0
Tales from the Grave
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 6.6
Hipster Ghost
2017 Actor
Writer
Composer
Michael
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Swipe Right
2017 Actor
Bill
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★ 3.4
Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels
2016 Cinematographer
Director
Writer
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★ 8.9
The Blood Is the Life
2016 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 7.4
Weekend Vampire
2016 Actor
Goth band drummer
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★ 7.9
El Loco Nihilismo
2016 Actor
Director
Composer
Cinematographer
Writer
Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur
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Are You Coming or What?
2016 Cinematographer
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Thirteen
2016 Composer
Cinematographer
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Magnetostatic Systems Training Video No. 108: The Making of Magnetic
2016 Self
Director
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★ 3.9
Magnetic
2015 Actor
Director
Writer
Composer
Subject of painting
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★ 4.7
Bring Us Your Women
2015 Actor
Director
King Solomon (segment: Queen of Sheba)
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★ 6.8
For the Love of Metamorphosis
2015 Actor
Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 8.4
Los Locos Dientes
2015 Actor
Director
Cinematographer
Writer
Patients
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★ 6.8
Planchette
2015 Actor
Composer
Cinematographer
Killer
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One
2015 Cinematographer
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Invisible Friend
2015 Cinematographer
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Indie Rising
2015 Self
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★ 3.4
Ten
2014 Director
Writer
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★ 8.1
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library: I'm the One Who's Dead
2014 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 9.1
Uncut
2014 Director
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★ 9.0
A Trip to Spektor Island: Behind-the-Scenes of TEN
2014 Self
Director
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★ 8.6
La Loca Boca
2014 Director
Cinematographer
Writer
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★ 7.5
Wake No More
2013 Director
Cinematographer
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★ 9.0
El Loco Ojo
2013 Actor
Director
Composer
Cinematographer
Writer
Subject of Painting
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★ 8.8
The Dolphinspiracy
2012 Director
Writer
Composer
Cinematographer
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★ 9.9
Ten
2012 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 9.0
Los Locos Manos
2012 Actor
Director
Cinematographer
Writer
Subject of Painting
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★ 7.5
Quiet Desperation
2010 Director
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★ 5.6
End Zone 2
1970 Actor
Director
Writer
Smash-Mouth
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★ 5.4
End Zone
1965 Director
Writer
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The Unnaturals
Writer
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Final Transmissions
Director
Writer
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The Caul
Writer
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American Mother
Actor
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The Killer Pizza Man
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Microwave Massacre 2: Undead Leftovers!
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V
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Worthless
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Gary
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The Victim
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The Legend of Tinker Hell
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Family Member
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Wake Not the Dead
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You Guys
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Chimera
Writer