John Carl Buechler
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- June 18, 1952 · Belleville, Illinois, USA
- March 18, 2019
Biography
John Carl Buechler (pronounced Beekler) was an American director, actor, and special effects and makeup artist. He was born in Belleville, Illinois, and is probably best known for directing Troll (1986), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990) and 2006The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (200&). John Carl Buechler was born on June 1, 1952, in Belleville (Illinois), and he died on March 18, 2019, in Los Angeles (California).
Known for
Filmography
- Wizardream · Director
- Cutter's Club · Special Effects
- Beneath the Black Veil · Mr. Jensen
- To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story · Self
- Troll Empire · Self
- Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera · Self
- Catch of the Day · Detective Martin Spangler
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th · Self
- Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever · Self
- Hallow Pointe · Lazlo, Creative Producer
- Hatchet II · Jack Cracker
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · Self
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th · Self
- Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood · Self
- Blood Scarab · Special Effects
- Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust · Orson Biggs
- Charles Band's Evil Bong · Gingerdead Man Puppeteer / Voice
- The Eden Formula · Director, Writer
- Hatchet · Jack Cracker, Special Effects
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Director, Writer
- Saurian · Director, Writer
- Making of: The Gingerdead Man
- The Gingerdead Man · Special Effects
- Mortuary · Special Effects
- Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) · Self
- Secrets Galore Behind the Gore · Self
- The Friday the 13th Chronicles · Self
- Vampires: Out for Blood · Makeup Supervisor
- Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood · Special Effects
- Grandpa's Place · Director
- Dr. Moreau's House of Pain · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- A Light in the Forest · Director, Writer
- The Mummy's Kiss · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Dark Wolf · Special Effects
- Curse of the Forty-Niner · Director, Special Effects
- Deep Freeze · Director, Producer
- After the Storm · Special Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Watchers Reborn · Director, Special Effects
- Alien Escape · Makeup Designer
- Carnosaur 3: Primal Species · Special Effects
- Freeway · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Inhumanoid · Special Effects
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers · Makeup Effects Designer
- Not of This Earth · The Other
- Bikini Drive-In · Special Effects
- Scanner Cop II · Makeup Designer
- The Fear · Special Effects
- Project: Metalbeast · Makeup Designer, Special Effects
- Tammy and the T-Rex · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects
- Biohazard: The Alien Force · Special Effects
- Scanner Cop · Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Dinosaur Island · Special Effects
- Necronomicon · Special Effects Supervisor
- Carnosaur · Special Effects
- Red Rock West · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects
- Seedpeople · Special Effects, Second Unit Director of Photography
- Demonic Toys · Second Unit Director
- Videozone: Making of Demonic Toys
- Land of the Lost · Director
- Robot Jox · Makeup Effects
- Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College · Director, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- The Sleeping Car · The Mister, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Arena · Creature Design
- The Laughing Dead · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- To Die For · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers · Makeup Effects Designer
- Cellar Dweller · Director, Modeling
- Ghost Town · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
- Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood · Director, Line Producer
- Demonwarp · Creature Design, Story
- Trancers: City of Lost Angels · Special Effects
- Pulse Pounders · Makeup Designer
- Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity · Creature Design, Special Effects
- The Garbage Pail Kids Movie · Makeup Artist
- The Caller · Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Dolls · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Vicious Lips · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- From Beyond · Special Effects Coordinator
- TerrorVision · Special Effects
- Eliminators · Makeup Effects, Makeup Designer