John "Bud" Cardos

Directing

John "Bud" Cardos

Born December 20, 1929 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died March 4, 2021 · aged 91

No biography available.

Known For

The Wild BunchThe Wild Bunch · 1969
The Wild Bunch
★ 7.61969
MovieWestern
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Night ShadowsNight Shadows · 1984
Night Shadows
★ 5.11984
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
When brothers Josh and Mike go to a small southern town for a vacation, they find most of the residents either dead or missing. Mike soon disappears as well, leaving Josh to team up with the local sheriff and school teacher to find him in a town that’s hiding a dark, twisted secret.
Psych-OutPsych-Out · 1968
Psych-Out
★ 4.91968
MovieDramaThriller
Jenny, a deaf runaway who has just arrived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district to find her long-lost brother, a mysterious bearded sculptor known around town as The Seeker. She falls in with a psychedelic band, Mumblin' Jim, whose members include Stoney, Ben, and Elwood. They hide her from the fuzz in their crash pad, a Victorian house crowded with love beads and necking couples. Mumblin' Jim's truth-seeking friend Dave considers the band's pursuit of success "playing games," but he agrees to help Jennie anyway.
Horror of the Blood MonstersHorror of the Blood Monsters · 1970
Horror of the Blood Monsters
★ 3.21970
MovieActionHorror
Astronauts land on a planet with prehistoric creatures and a war between a human-like tribe and a race of vampires.
Hells Angels on WheelsHells Angels on Wheels · 1967
Hells Angels on Wheels
★ 5.31967
MovieAdventureDrama
At first gas station attendant Poet is happy when the rockers gang “Hell’s Angels” finally accepts him. But he’s shocked when he learns how brutal they are – not even murder is a taboo to them. He gets himself in trouble when the leader’s girlfriend falls in love with him – and he welcomes her approaches.
Act of PiracyAct of Piracy · 1988
Act of Piracy
★ 3.91988
MovieActionCrime
A large motor yacht becomes the focal point in this action tale when a group of mercenaries decide to capture the vessel. The original owner, who was delivering it to Sydney, Australia, is believed dead but is in fact very much alive, and determined to recover the yacht...
Kingdom of the SpidersKingdom of the Spiders · 1977
Kingdom of the Spiders
★ 5.61977
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel.
Storm CatcherStorm Catcher · 1999
Storm Catcher
★ 3.71999
MovieActionThriller
A renegade general plots to bomb Washington using a new top secret jet called the Storm Catcher. The only trouble is only one man is capable of flying it. So they seek to put him on the run in a conspiracy that makes him appear to have murdered several men and stolen the plane. Then try to murder his wife and take his daughter prisoner. Threatening to kill his daughter if he doesn't help, he appears trapped. However, his best friend who is the plane's computer specialist has a few tricks up his sleeve.

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Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al AdamsonBlood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson · 2019
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
★ 6.82019
MovieDocumentary
Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this