Direction: John 'Bud' Cardos

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John 'Bud' Cardos. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Mutant (Night Shadows)

1984 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction John 'Bud' Cardos · Mark Rosman

Cast Wings Hauser · Bo Hopkins · Jody Medford · Lee Montgomery

Synopsis When two brothers, Josh and Mike, go to a small southern town for a vacation, they find most of the residents either dead or missing. When Mike himself goes missing, Josh teams up with the local sheriff and an attractive...

5.0

102 votes

5.0

102 votes

Kingdom of the Spiders

1977 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction John 'Bud' Cardos

Cast William Shatner · Tiffany Bolling · Woody Strode · Lieux Dressler

Synopsis Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hoards of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a...

4.8

468 votes

4.8

468 votes

The Dark

1979 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction John 'Bud' Cardos · Tobe Hooper

Cast William Devane · Cathy Lee Crosby · Richard Jaeckel · Keenan Wynn

Synopsis An alien mutilator stalks and kills human prey during the night.

4.0

48 votes

4.0

48 votes

Outlaw of Gor

1989 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction John 'Bud' Cardos

Cast Urbano Barberini · Rebecca Ferratti · Jack Palance · Donna Denton

Synopsis An Earthman returns to the planet Gor, and fights against tyranny.

2.8

42 votes

2.8

42 votes

The Day Time Ended

1979 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

Direction John 'Bud' Cardos

Cast Jim Davis · Christopher Mitchum · Dorothy Malone · Marcy Lafferty

Synopsis Aliens visit the solar-powered house of a middle-class family, and the house is suddenly sucked into a time warp that takes it back to prehistoric times.

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The Female Bunch

1971 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Al Adamson · John 'Bud' Cardos

Cast Lon Chaney Jr. · Russ Tamblyn · Jennifer Bishop · A'leisha Brevard

Synopsis After a string of bad times with men, Sandy tries to kill herself. Co-waitress Libby saves her and takes her to meet some female friends of hers who live on a ranch in the desert. Grace, the leader of the...

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Act of Piracy

1988 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction John 'Bud' Cardos

Cast Gary Busey · Belinda Bauer · Ray Sharkey · Nancy Mulford

Synopsis Ted Andrews persuades his ex-wife Sandy to let their children accompany him on a journey on his multi-million dollar yacht to Australia, where he wants to sell it. However after a few days it turns out that his girlfriend Laura...

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Skeleton Coast

1988 · Movie · 98 min. · South Africa

Direction John 'Bud' Cardos

Cast Ernest Borgnine · Robert Vaughn · Oliver Reed · Herbert Lom

Synopsis An elderly American soldier arrives in Angola, where he has organised an audacious mission to spring his son, an imprisoned CIA agent, out of a heavily fortified stronghold.

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The Red, White, and Black

1970 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction John 'Bud' Cardos

Cast Robert DoQui · Isaac Fields · Barbara Hale · Rafer Johnson

Synopsis Told by a U.S. Army colonel and his wife, this vintage Western set in post-Civil War Texas chronicles the exploits of the all-black 10th cavalry regiment, which was formed in 1871.

Not rated

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