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John "Bud" Cardos

Director

John "Bud" Cardos

Directing
1977 — 1988 · 5 films
Lived
20 December 1929 — d. 2021
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Career Signature

How John "Bud" Cardos’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

anxious dread
grainy 70s grit
kinetic urgency
late-night movie
tightly wound

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

William FruetWilliam Fruet5 filmsLouis MorneauLouis Morneau6 filmsJeff LiebermanJeff Lieberman5 filmsDPDavid Paulsen2 filmsTobe HooperTobe Hooper16 filmsBill RebaneBill Rebane5 filmsPaul LynchPaul Lynch2 filmsWilliam GirdlerWilliam Girdler6 films

Filmography

Outlaw of Gor

1988

Night Shadows

1984

The Day Time Ended

1980

The Dark

1979

Kingdom of the Spiders

1977