John Roecker is an

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who is associated with the

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. He currently resides in

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. Roecker is probably best known for ''

Live Freaky! Die Freaky! ''Live Freaky Die Freaky'' is a stop motion-animated, musical independent film directed by John Roecker. It is a black comedy based on the Charles Manson murders. It premiered on DVD in the United States on January 17, 2006 and played in a few th ...

'', a

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animated comedy based on the true crime book '' Helter Skelter''. From 1996 to 1999, Roecker and

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co-owned Los Angeles store "You've Got Bad Taste." The store specialized in kitsch and various "off-color" novelties, such as paintings by

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and

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and a

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(FBI)

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of bank robber

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. He recently released an album with collaborator Dylan Melody titled Rocker, Melody on Frontier Records. A music video was created for every track on the album. Next, Roecker and Melody are collaborating on a musical about Charles Manson.

Works

* "The Fear Morty's Theme" ''Bootleg: From the Lost Vault, Vol. 1'',

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. (2000) * ''Disease is Punishment'',

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. Director. (2004) * ''

''.

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, director, and

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. (2006) * '' Everything You Wanted to Know About Gay Porn Stars* (*But Were Too Afraid to Ask)''. Seven-part documentary TV series based on interviews with male

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stars. Director. (2008) * ''Svengali!'', (

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). Actor, director, and screenwriter. (2010) * ''They're All Out Without You'', short film using footage cut from ''Heart Like a Hand Grenade'' (see above in 2009). Director and screenwriter. (2011) * ''Tim Timebomb's Rock'n'Roll Theatre'', (

). Co-written with

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. (2012) * '' Heart Like a Hand Grenade''. Documentary of

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's production of the 2004 album '' American Idiot''. Recorded from 2003 to 2005. Director. (2015)

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