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Directing

John "Bud" Cardos

Career: Active from 1968 to 1992, busiest in 1969 and 1988 with 3 main titles each.

Average score: 38/100

Highest rated: The Las Vegas Strangler
52/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John "Bud" Cardos Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.0, average 5.4
Wholesome
1.4, average 3.4
Wit & Wordplay
1.9, average 3.7
Family Dynamics
3.2, average 4.9

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Creature Feature 3
Action 2
Exploitation Film 2
Cult Classic 2
Gritty 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 33

Storm Catcher

33

Driver

Legends of the West

Director

1980s

6 titles · average score 32

Outlaw of Gor

21

Director

Act of Piracy

41

Director

Skeleton Coast

35

Director

Last Resort

29

Stunt Coordinator

Night Shadows

32

Director

The Day Time Ended

31

Director

1970s

18 titles · average score 45

The Dark

36

Producer, Director

Death Dimension

36

as Driver Henchman (uncredited)

Kingdom of the Spiders

52

Director

Charge of the Model T's

Special Effects

Black Samurai

52

Associate Producer

Kitty Can't Help It

Second Unit Director

The Werewolf of Woodstock

Production Consultant

Dead of Night

71

Production Manager

Sunday in the Country

58

Special Effects

Drag Racer

Director

The Female Bunch

45

as Mexican Farmer (uncredited)

The Red, White, and Black

Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 49

Satan's Sadists

52

as Firewater

The Wild Bunch

87

Second Unit Director, Stunts

Nightmare in Wax

28

as Det. Sgt. Bud Carver

Five Bloody Graves

39

as Joe Lightfoot / Setago

Blood of Dracula's Castle

29

as Prison Guard

The Las Vegas Strangler

52

as Joe (as John Cardos)

Psych-Out

54

Stunts

The Road Hustlers

as Chandler

Deadwood '76

49

as Hawk Russell