John Carl Buechler
Known for: Crew
Born: June 18, 1952
Died: March 18, 2019
Place of birth: Belleville, Illinois, USA
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 (Califronia).
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Filmography
97 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
2.0
Wizardream
2025
5.8
Cutter's Club
2025
0.5
Beneath the Black Veil
2019
7.9
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017NR
Troll Empire
2015
NR
Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera
2015
5.5
Catch of the Day
2014
7.9
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
5.2
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
20122.0
Hallow Pointe
2010
5.5
Hatchet II
2010
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
6.7
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010
8.0
Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
2009
4.4
Blood Scarab
2008
4.5
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
2008
3.6
Charles Band's Evil Bong
2006
2.8
The Eden Formula
2006
5.8
Hatchet
2006
4.4
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2006
5.0
Saurian
2006
NR
Making of: The Gingerdead Man
2005
3.9
The Gingerdead Man
2005
4.5
Mortuary
2005
7.0
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
2004NR
Secrets Galore Behind the Gore
2004
8.3
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
2004
4.5
Vampires: Out for Blood
2004
5.2
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
2004
5.5
Grandpa's Place
2004
4.2
Dr. Moreau's House of Pain
2004
9.0
A Light in the Forest
2003
4.2
The Mummy's Kiss
2003
3.6
Dark Wolf
2003
4.3
Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002
4.1
Deep Freeze
2002
3.9
After the Storm
2001
4.9
Watchers Reborn
1998
3.6
Alien Escape
1997
4.0
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
1996
6.5
Freeway
1996
5.9
Inhumanoid
1996
5.2
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
4.3
Not of This Earth
1995
5.0
Bikini Drive-In
1995
5.2
Scanner Cop II
1995
4.1
The Fear
1995
4.4
Project: Metalbeast
1995
5.1
Tammy and the T-Rex
1994
2.6
Biohazard: The Alien Force
1994
5.7
Scanner Cop
1994
4.4
Dinosaur Island
1994
6.0
Necronomicon
1993
4.2
Carnosaur
1993
6.8
Red Rock West
1993
4.4
Seedpeople
1992
5.3
Demonic Toys
1992
NR
Videozone: Making of Demonic Toys
1992
6.8
Land of the Lost
1991
5.5
Robot Jox
1990
5.2
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990
5.0
The Sleeping Car
1990
5.3
Arena
1989
3.3
The Laughing Dead
1989
4.5
To Die For
1988
6.2
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
5.0
Cellar Dweller
1988
5.1
Ghost Town
1988
5.5
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
1988
4.1
Demonwarp
1988
5.8
Trancers: City of Lost Angels
1988
5.0
Pulse Pounders
1988
4.8
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity
1987
3.5
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1987
5.9
The Caller
1987
6.4
Dolls
1987
4.9
Vicious Lips
1987
6.5
From Beyond
1986
5.7
TerrorVision
1986
4.9
Eliminators
1986
5.1
Troll
1986
6.7
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
7.1
Re-Animator
1985
4.5
Fright Show
1985
5.4
Zone Troopers
1985
3.8
Hard Rock Zombies
1985
4.9
Ghoulies
1984
6.0
Trancers
1984
4.9
The Dungeonmaster
1984
NR
Journeys through the Darkzone
1984
4.2
The Prey
1983
4.8
Deathstalker
1983
5.6
Love Letters
1983
8.3
The Horror of It All
1983
5.3
Forbidden World
1982
4.4
Sorceress
1982
5.7
Stingray
1978
NR
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
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