# A Band Apart

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American film production company (1991–2006)

A Band Apart Films LLC Type Private Industry Entertainment Motion picture Founded 1991; 35 years ago (1991) Founders Quentin Tarantino Michael Bodnarchek Lawrence Bender Defunct 2006; 20 years ago (2006) Fate Liquidation Successor Visiona Romantica Key people Lawrence Bender (CEO/president) Michael Bodnarchek (CEO/president) Adam Bloom (executive producer/head of production) Products Film production Television commercials Music videos Website abandapart.com (defunct)

**A Band Apart Films LLC** was an American independent [film production](/source/Film_production) company founded by [Quentin Tarantino](/source/Quentin_Tarantino), Michael Bodnarchek, and [Lawrence Bender](/source/Lawrence_Bender) in 1991, before its [liquidation](/source/Liquidation) in 2006. Its name is a play on the [French New Wave](/source/French_New_Wave) classic film, *[Bande à part](/source/Bande_%C3%A0_part_(film))* ("Band of Outsiders") by filmmaker [Jean-Luc Godard](/source/Jean-Luc_Godard), whose work was highly influential on the work of the company's members.

## History

Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, two central members of A Band Apart (pictured at the 2007 [Scream Awards](/source/Scream_Awards)).

Tarantino formed A Band Apart in 1991,[1] naming it after his favorite Godard film, *[Bande à part](/source/Bande_%C3%A0_part_(film))*.[2] The company's logo was a stylized image of the robbers from *[Reservoir Dogs](/source/Reservoir_Dogs)*, Tarantino's debut film. Subsequently, several legal entities within the company were named after the film's characters. [Mr. Pink LLC](/source/Reservoir_Dogs#Cast) was for music video production budgets, and [Mr. Brown LLC](/source/Reservoir_Dogs#Cast) was for commercials.

In addition to Tarantino, members of the company included [Robert Rodriguez](/source/Robert_Rodriguez), [John Woo](/source/John_Woo), [Tim Burton](/source/Tim_Burton), [Steve Buscemi](/source/Steve_Buscemi), [Darren Aronofsky](/source/Darren_Aronofsky), [John Landis](/source/John_Landis), Athanasius Acropolis, [Joseph McGinty Nichol](/source/McG), [Nigel Dick](/source/Nigel_Dick), Varl Hobe, [Steve Carr](/source/Steve_Carr), Cameron Casey, [Marcel Langenegger](/source/Marcel_Langenegger), [Wayne Isham](/source/Wayne_Isham), Cale Donk, Terry Windell, Lisa Prisco,[3] Paul Street, Phil Harder-Rick Fuller, [Coodie & Chike](/source/Coodie_%26_Chike), Osbert Parker, [Luc Besson](/source/Luc_Besson), Porker LeVance, [Adam Christian Clark](/source/Adam_Christian_Clark), [André 3000](/source/Andr%C3%A9_3000), [Christopher Morrison](/source/Christopher_Morrison) and Michael Palmieri, Ducky Powell, Andy Mornahan, Chash Brower, Steve Lowe, Loren Hill, Darren Grant, Charles Whittenmier, Geoff McGann, Olivier Venturini, The 405 Guys, and Craig Tanamoto.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The company catapulted to fame with the 1994 release of Tarantino's *[Pulp Fiction](/source/Pulp_Fiction)*, which was considered by some critics to be the most influential American film of the decade.[4] In the summer of 1995, the company added a division for commercials and later, for music video production, adding a third co-owner Michael Bodnarchek. Michael Bodnarchek tapped Simon Foster to co-found A Band Apart Music Video who brought notable A-list Directors as well as Kristin Cruz (aka Kris Foster) and Heidi Santelli as directors' rep and executive producer, respectively.[5]

### Company closure

Tarantino and Bender had an amicable split, leaving Tarantino as the sole owner of the studio and the studio being up for [liquidation](/source/Liquidation),[6] while [David Heyman](/source/David_Heyman) (*[Harry Potter](/source/Harry_Potter_(film_series))*, *[Gravity](/source/Gravity_(2013_film))*) produced Tarantino's ninth film, *[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood](/source/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Hollywood)*.[7]

The company is listed for Tarantino's *[Inglourious Basterds](/source/Inglourious_Basterds)* (2009) and *[Django Unchained](/source/Django_Unchained)* (2012),[8][9] and credited for *[Grindhouse](/source/Grindhouse_(film))* (2007).

## Filmography

### Films produced and co-produced

Year Title Directed by Distribution Co-production Notes 1992 Reservoir Dogs Quentin Tarantino Miramax Films Live America Inc. Dog Eat Dog Productions first film 1993 True Romance Tony Scott Warner Bros. Morgan Creek Productions Davis Films 1994 Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino Miramax Films Jersey Films 1995 The Whiskey Heir JoAnn Fregalette Jansen A Band Apart —N/a Short film White Man's Burden Desmond Nakano Savoy Pictures UGC Rysher Entertainment Four Rooms Allison Anders Alexandre Rockwell Robert Rodriguez Quentin Tarantino Miramax Films —N/a 1996 Curdled Reb Braddock Rolling Thunder Pictures Miramax Films Tinderbox Films From Dusk till Dawn Robert Rodriguez Miramax Films Dimension Films Los Hooligans Productions 1997 Jackie Brown Quentin Tarantino Mighty Mighty Afrodite Productions Lawrence Bender Productions Good Will Hunting Gus Van Sant Be Gentleman Limited Partnership as Lawrence Bender Productions 1998 Metallica: Cunning Stunts Wayne Ishun Adam Dubin Elektra Entertainment Celluloid Construction Company Woof! Woof! Concert video 1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money Scott Spiegel Buena Vista Home Entertainment Dimension Home Video Los Hooligans Direct-to-video 2000 From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter P. J. Pesce Amuse Pictures Buena Vista Home Video New Films International 2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Quentin Tarantino Miramax Films —N/a 2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Guy Ferland Lionsgate Films Miramax Films Artisan Entertainment Havana Nights LLC Lawrence Bender Productions Miramax Films Kill Bill: Volume 2 Quentin Tarantino Miramax Films —N/a Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Lionsgate Films —N/a 2007 Death Proof Dimension Films Troublemaker Studios Soundtrack only 2009 Inglourious Basterds The Weinstein Company Universal Pictures Studio Babelsberg Visiona Romantica 2012 Django Unchained The Weinstein Company Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures last film

### Music videos produced (partial list)

Year Title Artist(s) 1997 "Promise Ain't Enough" Hall & Oates 1998 "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" The Offspring "Fuel" Metallica "Believe" Cher "The City Is Mine" Jay-Z ft. Blackstreet "Miami" Will Smith "Clock Strikes" Timbaland & Magoo ft. Mad Skillz "Hard Knock Life" Jay-Z 1999 "Everything You Want" Vertical Horizon "The Hardest Thing" 98 Degrees 2000 "Bye Bye Bye" NSYNC "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" Fuel "(Rock) Superstar" Cypress Hill "U Got It" Cleopatra "Breathless" The Corrs "Oops!... I Did It Again" Britney Spears 2001 "Cry" Mandy Moore "Crush" "Pop" NSYNC "Overprotected" Britney Spears 2003 "Some Girls" JC Chasez "Falls on Me" Fuel 2005 "An Honest Mistake" The Bravery "Resolve" Foo Fighters "Juicebox (song)" The Strokes

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BarnesHearn1996_1-0)** Alan Barnes; Marcus Hearn (1996). [*Tarantino A to Zed: the films of Quentin Tarantino*](https://books.google.com/books?id=JX9iAAAAMAAJ). B.T. Batsford. p. 14. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7134-7990-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7134-7990-4). Retrieved 15 October 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Charyn2006_2-0)** Jerome Charyn (23 May 2006). [*Raised by Wolves: The Turbulent Art and Times of Quentin Tarantino*](https://books.google.com/books?id=WZqSswEACAAJ). Da Capo Press. p. 75. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-56025-858-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-56025-858-2). Retrieved 15 October 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Woodward, Sarah (December 15, 2000). ["Lisa Prisco To Direct Via A Band Apart"](https://www.shootonline.com/news/lisa-prisco-direct-band-apart/archived_node). *[Shoot](/source/Shoot_(advertising_magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The All-Time Greatest 100 Films"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050525003513/http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/0,23220,pulp_fiction,00.html). *[Time](/source/Time_(magazine))* 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["City Pages Article", City Pages](http://articles.citypages.com/2007-10-10/news/reservoir-dog-days/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080209183734/http://articles.citypages.com/2007-10-10/news/reservoir-dog-days/) February 9, 2008, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Fitzmaurice, Larry (August 28, 2015). ["Quentin Tarantino: The Complete Syllabus of His Influences and References"](https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/quentin-tarantino-the-complete-syllabus.html). *Vulture*. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 14, 2017). ["Bidding Heats on Quentin Tarantino Script As David Heyman Boards As Producer"](https://deadline.com/2017/11/quentin-tarantino-movie-bidding-david-heyman-producer-margot-robbie-tom-cruise-brad-pitt-leonaro-dicaprio-1202208169/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171114232804/http://deadline.com/2017/11/quentin-tarantino-movie-bidding-david-heyman-producer-margot-robbie-tom-cruise-brad-pitt-leonaro-dicaprio-1202208169/) from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["AFI|Catalog"](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/64912-INGLOURIOUS-BASTERDS). *catalog.afi.com*. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["AFI|Catalog"](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/69103-DJANGO-UNCHAINED). *catalog.afi.com*. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

## External links

- [An Archive of the Company's Website *circa 2001*](https://web.archive.org/web/20110514152252/http://www.dsire.com/archive/aba/swf/Base.html)

- [City Pages feature on Michael Bodnarchek, co-founder of A Band Apart](https://web.archive.org/web/20080209183734/http://articles.citypages.com/2007-10-10/news/reservoir-dog-days/)

v t e Quentin Tarantino Filmography Awards and nominations Unrealized projects Films written and directed Reservoir Dogs (1992) soundtrack Pulp Fiction (1994) soundtrack accolades Four Rooms ("The Man from Hollywood" segment, 1995) Jackie Brown (1997) soundtrack Kill Bill series (2003–04) Kill Bill: Volume 1 soundtrack Kill Bill: Volume 2 soundtrack Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Death Proof (2007) soundtrack Inglourious Basterds (2009) soundtrack accolades Django Unchained (2012) soundtrack accolades The Hateful Eight (2015) soundtrack accolades Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (2019) soundtrack accolades Short films My Best Friend's Birthday (1987) Films written only True Romance (1993) Natural Born Killers (1994; story) From Dusk till Dawn (1996) The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026) Films produced only Iron Monkey (2001) Planet Terror (2007) The Projectionist (2026) Television "Motherhood" (1995) "Grave Danger" (2005) Plays The Popinjay Cavalier (2027) Books Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel (2021) Cinema Speculation (2022) Comics Django/Zorro (2014–15) Characters Mia Wallace Seth Gecko The Bride Hans Landa Video games From Dusk Till Dawn (2001) Reservoir Dogs (2006) Family Tony Tarantino (father) Daniella Pick (wife) Other work Sin City (2005) Grindhouse (2007) Documentary films Full Tilt Boogie (1997) QT8: The First Eight (2019) Parodies and remakes Plump Fiction (1997) Kaante (2002) Stealing Tarantino (2006) Kill Buljo (2007) Quentin Tarantino's Suicide Squad (2016) Pulp Friction (2021) Stealing Pulp Fiction (2024) Related Quentin Tarantino Film Festival New Beverly Cinema Vista Theatre Video Archives A Band Apart Rolling Thunder Pictures Tarantinoesque film "Scooby Snacks" (1996) Category

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