Joe Frantz

{{short description|American filmmaker}} {{for|the historian|Joe Bertram Frantz}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Joe Frantz | image = Joe Frantz.jpg | caption = Frantz in 2017 | birth_date =  | birth_place = | birth_name = | years_active = 1994–present | occupation = Cinematographer, producer, director | website = {{URL|https://www.joefrantz.com/|joefrantz.com}} }}

'''Joe Frantz''' is an American producer, cinematographer, director, and former member of Bam Margera's CKY crew. His body of works includes the ''CKY'' video series, ''Haggard: The Movie'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randydascher.com/joefrantzi.htm |title=Joe Frantz Interview |publisher=Randy Dascher |date=February 26, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> reality television shows such as ''Viva La Bam'' and ''Bam's Unholy Union'', ''Jackass Number Two'', ''Jackass 2.5'', ''Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover'', ''Jackass 3D'', and ''Jackass 3.5'', and music videos for bands such as HIM,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1HCl2TbepA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/i1HCl2TbepA |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Broadcast Yourself |publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=July 5, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> CKY,<ref name="myspace1">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=401988829&blogId=447306659 |title=Joe Frantz Speaks Out On Dreamseller, Him, Cky, Bam, Film Prod... - Myspace-Blog | Van Joe Frantz Official Myspace |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203105239/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=401988829&blogId=447306659 |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Clutch, and the 69 Eyes.<ref name="playboy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.playboy.com/articles/video-exclusive-the-69-eyes/index.html |title=Video Exclusive: The 69 Eyes |publisher=Playboy.com |date=January 27, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2010}}</ref>

Frantz is also a collaborative co-author of the book ''Dreamseller'', which he wrote with MTV / ''Jackass'' personality Brandon Novak.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dreamsellerthebook.com/ |title=Official Site: Dreamseller the Book - An Addiction Memoir - by brandon Novak with Joseph Frantz |publisher=Dreamseller the Book |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528131802/http://www.dreamsellerthebook.com/ |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Frantz is a television documentary producer and cinematographer whose works have aired on ''National Geographic'', ''The History Channel'', ''Animal Planet'', ''Discovery Channel'', and ''The Travel Channel''.<ref name="imdb.com">{{Cite web |title=Joseph Frantz |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1072061/ |website=IMDb}}</ref>

==''CKY''==

===The ''CKY'' video series=== Frantz is noted for serving as cinematographer for the ''CKY'' video series, a predecessor to the ''Jackass'' franchise.<ref name="imdb.com"/> The series was directed by Bam Margera and starred the CKY crew, as well as popular extreme sports icons such as Tony Hawk. As director of photography for ''CKY 3'' and ''CKY4'', Frantz introduced high production quality 35-millimeter and 16-millimeter film sequences to the action sports genre, which was then primarily shot on various low quality videotape formats. Among the most noted film segments in the ''CKY'' videos are the "Shopping Cart Slams" and the "HeMan BeastMan" music video for the band Gnarkill (for which Frantz also crafted the stop-motion animation sequences).

===''CKY: The Greatest Hits''=== In 2014, Frantz directed and produced the one-hour documentary ''CKY: The Greatest Hits'', which highlights the most memorable moments and unreleased footage from the CKY videos, and features commentary from Bam Margera and the CKY crew, with special appearances by Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine of ''Jackass''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/28/mtv-to-air-cky-the-greatest-hits-on-sunday-november-2/320277/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031075941/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/28/mtv-to-air-cky-the-greatest-hits-on-sunday-november-2/320277/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |title=MTV to Air 'CKY: The Greatest Hits' on Sunday, November 2}}</ref>

==Independent films==

===''Haggard: The Movie''=== Following the international success of the ''CKY'' videos, Bam Margera approached Frantz with the script for his independent motion picture directorial debut, a comedy titled ''Haggard: The Movie'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000011967/photos/bam-margera-interview/ |title=Bam Margera Interview | Transworld Skateboarding « Transworld Skateboarding |publisher=Skateboarding.transworld.net |date=January 7, 2003 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> Directed by, starring, and financed by Margera, ''Haggard'' co-stars Ryan Dunn and the CKY crew, and features cameos by skateboard legends Tony Hawk and Bucky Lasek. For the production of ''Haggard'', Frantz developed a production method through which he could serve dual roles as both producer and director of photography, and shot the movie in super-16 millimeter film.

===''Minghags: The Movie''=== Directed by and starring Bam Margera and the cast of MTV's ''Viva La Bam'', ''Minghags: The Movie'' (2009) is an homage to one of Margera's and Frantz's favorite genres, born out of the 1980s, the "Screwball Comedy" (such films as John Landis' ''Kentucky Fried Movie'' and ''Amazon Women on the Moon''). As co-director, executive producer, and director of photography, Frantz shot it in super-16 millimeter film, in the same colorful style as its predecessor, ''Haggard: The Movie''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviesmademe.com/movie/review/2312 |title=The Movies Made Me Do It : Minghags |publisher=Moviesmademe.com |date=July 30, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref>

===''Bam Margera Presents: Where the ♯$&% Is Santa?''=== ''Bam Margera Presents: Where the ♯$&% Is Santa?'' (2008) is a modern-day Christmas saga, a reality comedy feature reminiscent of the MTV predecessor ''Viva La Bam'', in which Bam Margera and Brandon Novak trek across Finland to find Santa Claus in order to make good on a bet with Jimmy Pop of the Bloodhound Gang. They are also joined by the Dudesons. The film features other cameos by Kat Von D, CKY, and Andy McCoy of Hanoi Rocks. Frantz served as the film's co-executive producer, writer, and director of photography, and appeared in a cameo role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bammargeradvd.com/ |title=Where The #$&% Is Santa? |publisher=Bammargeradvd.com |access-date=August 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731092155/http://www.bammargeradvd.com/ |archive-date=July 31, 2009 }}</ref>

==''Jackass''== Frantz is noted for his camera work in ''Jackass Number Two'' (2006), ''Jackass 2.5'' (2007), ''Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover'' (2008) (in which Frantz made his first ''Jackass'' cameo appearance), ''Jackass 3D'' (2010), and ''Jackass 3.5'' (2011).<ref name="imdb.com"/> Frantz is also noted for shooting the "lost" ''Jackass Number Two'' scene of Don Vito, the "Don Vito Tooth Pull" (2006), in which Vito had his tooth pulled out via a string attached to the rear bumper of Bam Margera's Lamborghini Gallardo. The footage quickly became the "big stunt" in the official ''Jackass Number Two'' trailer. Due to legal allegations centered around Don Vito,<ref>{{cite web|last=Schrader |first=Ann |url=http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_7334154?source=pkg |title=MTV's "Don Vito" collapses after sex-assault conviction |publisher=The Denver Post |date= October 31, 2007|access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> the footage was omitted from the film, and it is rumored that Frantz still owns Vito's tooth.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} A few seconds of the lost footage can be seen in the original ''Jackass Number Two'' trailer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJYiQs-505E |title=Jackass Two Trailer |publisher=YouTube |date=September 30, 2006 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> He was asked to work on ''Jackass Forever'' (2022), and ''Jackass 4.5'' (2022), but declined the offer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Frantz Interview by GrindHaus on 42nd Street - Jackass, CKY, Viva La Bam, Dreamseller, & Haggard |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaJAP2eBE4Q |time=28:22 |website=YouTube |access-date=July 19, 2024 |date=April 20, 2020}}</ref>

== Reality TV ==

===''Viva La Bam''=== The ''Jackass'' spin-off ''Viva La Bam'', MTV's scripted-reality series starred Bam Margera and his friends from ''Jackass'' and the CKY videos, known as the "CKY crew". The program was shot from 2003 to 2006 (from pilot to the "Viva La Spring Break" special). Each episode presented a theme or mission, and took the cast and crew on journeys across the United States, South America, Europe, and Scandinavia. The show also often featured appearances of Margera's favorite bands and celebrity friends such as HIM, CKY, Clutch, Slayer, Gwar, The Bloodhound Gang, Johnny Knoxville, and Tony Hawk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/viva_la_bam/series.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807093119/http://www.mtv.com/shows/viva_la_bam/series.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2009 |title=Viva La Bam | Full Episodes, Photos, Episode Synopsis and Recaps |publisher=MTV |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref>

For ''Viva La Bam''<nowiki/>'s five-season duration, Frantz served as director of photography and contributed to the aesthetic of the show by shooting scenes and montages in super-16 and 35-millimeter film, using a variety of experimental cinematographic in-camera techniques (such as stop-motion), producing the only motion picture film presented on a reality program in the history of television.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

===''Bam's Unholy Union''=== Frantz was producer and director of photography of the ''Jackass''/''Viva La Bam'' spinoff ''Bam's Unholy Union'' (2007). The series chronicled the marriage of Bam Margera to his high school sweetheart Melissa "Missy" Rothstein, and featured Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, Brandon Novak, Rake Yohn, and Frantz in a cameo role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949979/|title = Bam's Unholy Union (TV Mini Series 2007– ) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}</ref>

===''MTV's Blastazoid''=== MTV's ''Blastazoid'' was the featured show on MTV's highly advertised "Gamers Week".<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1579449/|title = Blastazoid|website = IMDb|date = November 15, 2006}}</ref> The half-hour special was created by MTV's internal division with Joe Frantz and Brandon DiCamillo, who were signed on as producers to head up the project shortly after approaching MTV with their idea to create a "Live-Action Donkey Kong"; a five-story, life-sized version of the classic arcade game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGUQxbPzMtQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/HGUQxbPzMtQ |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=BLASTAZOID PART 1 by Joe Frantz and Brandon DiCamillo |publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

''Blastazoid'' chronicled the lives of hosts Frantz, DiCamillo, and Rake Yohn, as they brought "Live-Action Donkey Kong" to life. It also showcased user-created gaming, fan, and tribute footage found on the internet. Although MTV's ''Blastazoid Special'' ended with a trailer for a "Live-Action Frogger" episode, the teaser was a spoof and ''Blastazoid'' had never been intended for a series.<ref name="ReferenceA" />

== Music videos and documentaries ==

===HIM=== Frantz has served as both producer and director of photography with director Bam Margera on four music videos for Finnish band HIM: * "Buried Alive by Love" (featuring ''Natural Born Killers'' star Juliette Lewis) (2003) * "The Sacrament" (2004) * "And Love Said No" (2004) * "Solitary Man" (2004). The international success of the HIM videos initiated the production of a series of documentary features by Margera and Frantz: * ''HIM: The Making of "Buried Alive by Love"'' (2003) * ''HIM: The Making of "The Sacrament"'' (2004) * ''HIM: The Making of "And Love Said No"'' (2004) * ''BAM presents HIM: The Making of "Dark Light"'' (2005) Interspersed with Margera's signature antics, the documentaries highlight the history of the band and depict challenges of the video productions.

===CKY=== In 1999, Frantz served as producer and director of photography with director Bam Margera for the CKY video "96 Quite Bitter Beings" (1999). The video was a success on MTV's ''Total Request Live'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegauntlet.com/bio/93/CKY.html |title=CKY |publisher=The Gauntlet |date=April 1, 2001 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> and the Margera / Frantz team has since released a total of thirteen CKY music videos, the most popular of which were played on MTV: "Flesh into Gear" (2001), "Attached at the Hip" (2002), "A#1 Roller Rager" (2009), and the half-hour music documentary ''The Making of "A#1 Roller Rager"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/WATCH-TWO-CKY-WORLD-PREMIERES-ON-MTV-2-20332.aspx |title=WATCH TWO CKY WORLD PREMIERES ON MTV 2 |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=June 22, 2009 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> In addition, Margera and Frantz created the DVD release of ''Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild: The Video Album'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388807/|title = CKY: Infiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild - the Video Album (Video 2003) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}</ref> which features twelve music videos and behind-the-scenes documentary features.

===The 69 Eyes=== Frantz has served as both producer and director of photography with director Bam Margera on three music videos for the Finnish band 69 Eyes: "Lost Boys" (2005),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCBtl7B3fGY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/WCBtl7B3fGY |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Making The 69 Eyes "Lost Boys" by Bam Margera and Joe Frantz |publisher=YouTube |date=July 19, 2008 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Dead Girls Are Easy" (2009), and "Dead and Gone" (2009).<ref name="playboy1"/> The videos received heavy rotation on music video channels such as Kerrang! TV, and The Box, throughout Europe, Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

===Barrington Levy=== In 2010, under the direction of Caesar Augustus, Frantz produced reggae legend Barrington Levy's "NO WAR" music video. It was shot in Frantz's hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and features Kardinal Offishal, Ninjaman, Louie Rankin, and Wayne Wonder. The video thematically encompasses unity of the underclass in urban culture.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://thisisrealmusic.com/4289/videos/2010/01/barrington-levy-no-war |title= No War feat. Kardinal Offishall |access-date= November 4, 2014 |archive-date= November 4, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104104444/http://thisisrealmusic.com/4289/videos/2010/01/barrington-levy-no-war |url-status= dead }}</ref>

===The Bloodhound Gang=== Frantz directed the Bloodhound Gang's music video "Screwing You on the Beach at Night" (2008), which is a visual parody of the classic black-and-white Chris Isaak "Wicked Game" video.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17876 |title=Music Video Review - Northern State, Bloodhound Gang, and More |publisher=UGO.com |date=September 26, 2007 |access-date=August 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615042429/http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17876 |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Frantz reconstructed the "Wicked Game" video shot-per-shot, using the same camera angles, lenses, and shot composition as the original.<ref name="myspace1"/> Bloodhound Gang frontman Jimmy Pop's performance is a spoof of Chris Isaak's notably sexy performance,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wicked-Game/107569359266202 |title=Niet compatibele browser |publisher=Facebook |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> in which Jimmy plays a drooling, cross-eyed, girl-chasing simpleton.

===Viking Skull=== Viking Skull's signature lifestyle of "drinking and rocking"<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=40544 |title=An Interview With Jess Margera Of Viking Skull - in Interviews |publisher=Metal Underground.com |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> is depicted in the videos directed by Bam Margera with Frantz as producer and director of photography: "Blackened Sunrise" (2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/show/1272590 |title=Viking Skull at East Grange Loft on Tue Oct 27, 2009 |publisher=Reverbnation.com |date=October 27, 2009 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> and "Hair of the Dog" (2009).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110499 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - VIKING SKULL: 'Hair Of The Dog' Video To Be Co-Directed By BAM MARGERA |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210234002/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110499 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Clutch=== Frantz teamed up with director Bam Margera to produce and film the music video for hard rock band Clutch's "The Mob Goes Wild" (2004). The video features antics from Ryan Dunn and Brandon DiCamillo of ''Jackass''.

===Vinnie Paz and Jedi Mind Tricks=== As a lifelong friend of rapper Vinnie Paz, Frantz directed the first video of Paz's band Jedi Mind Tricks called "I Who Have Nothing" (1996), which features experimental in-camera animation and effects shot on a 16-millimeter Bolex camera.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boweryballroom.com/event/5246|title = Mercury East Presents - Bowery Ballroom | Bowery Ballroom}}</ref> When frontman Paz pursued his solo career, Frantz served as director and cinematographer for Paz's debut video "Keep Movin' On" (2010). The video features cameos from several of Frantz's friends and associates: Philadelphia personality Tony Luke Jr., Scott Vogel of the hardcore band Terror, and Gina Lynn of the adult film world. Frantz followed the release with the Vinnie Paz documentary "Keep Movin' On: A Portrait of Vinnie Paz".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.backseatconceptions.com/09/news/?p=705|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707203827/http://www.backseatconceptions.com/09/news/?p=705|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 7, 2011|title = Arch Vixen}}</ref>

===''Viva La Bands''=== The CD/DVD sets ''Viva La Bands'' (2005) and ''Viva La Bands, Volume 2'' (2007) were released by skater/''Jackass'' alumnus Bam Margera and had international distribution. The CDs are compilations of songs from Margera's favorite bands. The DVD features include popular music videos, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and the "lost episode" of ''Viva La Bam'', titled "Iceland Waterfall",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-bam-margera-presents-viva/ |title=Music Review: Bam Margera Presents - Viva La Bands, Vol. 2 - Blogcritics Music |publisher=Blogcritics.org |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010 |archive-date=June 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616155006/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-bam-margera-presents-viva/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> which were directed by Margera and produced and filmed by Frantz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587116/|title = Bam Margera Presents: Viva la Bands Vol. 2|website = IMDb|date = September 4, 2007}}</ref>

==Books== ===''Dreamseller''=== Frantz is a collaborative co-author of the book ''Dreamseller'', which he wrote with MTV / ''Jackass'' personality Brandon Novak.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcAWgzT2BfYC&q=joe+frantz+dreamseller |title=Dreamseller - Google Books |date=September 15, 2008 |access-date=July 5, 2010|isbn=9780806530031 |last1=Novak |first1=Brandon |last2=Frantz |first2=Joseph }}</ref> This "cautionary tale" chronicles Novak's career as a young professional skateboarder, descent into heroin addiction, and subsequent rise to MTV fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dreamsellerthebook.com/ |title=Official Site: Dreamseller the Book - An Addiction Memoir - by brandon Novak with Joseph Frantz |publisher=Dreamseller the Book |date= |access-date=July 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528131802/http://www.dreamsellerthebook.com/ |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Frantz documented the life of Novak in "''Dreamseller: The Documentary Series''. The film outlines Novak's career, and the effects of drug addiction on relationships, and features interviews with Novak's mother, as well as Bam Margera, Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, and Ryan Dunn, who comment on their relationships with Novak and his history of drug abuse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcCSKbxUkQw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/lcCSKbxUkQw |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Dreamseller Chapter One: A Fallen Skater By Joe Frantz |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-09-13 |access-date=2010-08-18}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In December 2007, on an episode of ''Radio Bam'' on Sirius Radio, Frantz accuses Novak of being high, frisks him, and uncovers hidden drugs. Consequently, Margera, Frantz, and company kicked Novak out of Margera's studio and sent him home.<ref>Radio Bam". Radio Bam. 2007-12-17. No. 143.</ref> In March 2009, in an attempt to dissuade young people from trying drugs, Frantz interviewed Novak who was then committed to a mental institution for recovery from prescription drug addiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXj7uoIGEmY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/CXj7uoIGEmY |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Brandon Novak institutionalized! WARNING: DONT DO DRUGS! (with Joe Frantz) |publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Frantz and Novak have started writing the second book in the ''Dreamseller'' series, which is centered around Novak's relationship with his father, now deceased.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGcJUoIlm4g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/xGcJUoIlm4g |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Friday 2-12-10 : The Return of Joe Frantz / Seeing the Wolf Man |publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=August 18, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Radio shows== ===''Radio Bam''=== Frantz was a regular guest host on the Sirius Satellite Radio program ''Radio Bam'' until its end in 2013. The show featured Bam Margera and guests.

===''The Novak and Frantz Show''=== Since 2018, Frantz is the co-host of ''The Novak and Frantz Show'' on the ''Might Be News Network'' with fellow CKY crew member Brandon Novak. On the show, they discuss sobriety, film-making, current events, and their ''Jackass'' careers. They have had Chris Raab, Rake Yohn, Phil Margera, and April Margera as guests.

==Filmography==

===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- |1994 |''Crumb'' |Himself (uncredited) |Documentary |- |1997 |''Chasing Amy'' | |Production assistant |- |1998 |''Toy Machine: Jump Off A Building'' | |Camera operator |- |1999 |''CKY'' |Himself |Producer |- |2000 |''CKY2K'' |Himself |Producer Cinematographer |- |2001 |''CKY3'' |Himself |Producer Cinematographer |- |2001 |''CKY Documentary'' | |Producer |- |2002 |''CKY4: The Latest & Greatest'' |Himself |Producer Cinematographer |- |2003 |''Haggard: The Movie'' | |Producer Cinematographer Camera operator |- |2006 |''Jackass Number Two'' | |Camera operator |- |2007 |''Jackass 2.5'' | |Camera operator |- |2008 |''Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$%& Is Santa?'' |Himself |Director of cinematography Producer Writer |- |2009 |''Minghags'' |Professor Nefer and Scotty Ledouche's Cohort |Writer Executive producer Cinematographer Editor |- |2010 |''Jackass 3D'' | |Camera operator |- |2011 |''Jackass 3.5'' | |Camera operator |- |2011 |''Skittin Across America: Skit A-Palooza'' |Himself | |- |2013 |''blockheaDs the Movie'' | |Cinematographer |- |2017 |''The Fast Food King'' | |Documentary Cinematographer |- |TBD |''The Brandon Novak Story'' |Himself |Documentary Cinematographer Executive producer Editor |}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2000-2001 |''Jackass'' | |Camera operator for ''CKY'' clips |- |2003-2006 |''Viva La Bam'' |Himself |Cinematographer |- |2006 |''Blastazoid'' |Himself |Co-creator Writer Producer Director |- |2007 |''Bam's Unholy Union'' |Himself |Producer Cinematographer |- |2008 |''Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover'' |Himself |TV special Camera operator |- |2008 |''Bamimation'' |Himself (voice) |Co-creator Writer Executive producer |- |2010 |''Bam's World Domination'' |Himself |TV special Director Executive producer Cinematographer |- |2011 |''A Tribute to Ryan Dunn'' |Himself |TV documentary |- |2013-2014 |''Diggers'' | |Producer |- |2014 |''CKY: The Greatest Hits'' |Himself |TV special Director Writer Executive producer |- |2014-2015 |''Filthy Riches'' | |Cinematographer Field producer |- |2017 |''Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera'' | |TV documentary Cinematographer |- |2018 |''Drunk History: Germany'' | |TV special Director Writer Producer |}

==Trivia== Frantz's first gig in the film industry was as a production assistant on ''Chasing Amy'' (1997). It was short-lived, as on his first day, he accidentally shut down the set for an hour during a key scene by triggering an alarm on a nearby building.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUUDVAHXHVg?t=718 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/vUUDVAHXHVg |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Bathroom Break Podcast #14 - Joe Frantz: Filmmaker/Author|publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=June 10, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.joefrantz.com/ Official website] *{{IMDb name|1072061}} *[https://www.instagram.com/joefrantzrules/ Joe Frantz on Instagram] *[https://twitter.com/joefrantzrules/ Joe Frantz on Twitter]

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