
Directing
Larry Buchanan
Born — Died
1921-01-31 — 2004-12-02
Place of birth
Lost Prairie, Texas, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
44 titles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Larry Buchanan (born Marcus Larry Seale Jr.) (January 31, 1923 – December 2, 2004) was a film director, producer and writer, who proclaimed himself a "schlockmeister". Many of his titles have landed on "worst movie" lists, but all at least broke even and many made a profit. Buchanan was born in Mexia, Texas. He was orphaned as a baby, and was raised in Dallas in an orphanage. It was while growing up there that he became fascinated with the movies which were shown in the orphanage's theater. He considered becoming a minister, but visited Hollywood and landed a job in the props department at 20th Century Fox. He made movies for the United States Army Sig…
Known for
7.4The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
The Gunfighter
1950
4.2A misguided scientist enables an alien from Venus named Zontar to come to earth in order to "help solve man's problems". However, as soon as Zontar arrives on Earth, it quickly becomes obvious that the three-eyed, bat-winged, skeletal black creature has a hidden agenda.
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967
3.9Jenny Neumann takes a group of men into the jungles of Kenya to look for her husband, and instead finds a tribe of caveman-looking "Near-Men" who all seem terribly attracted to her beautiful blond hair.
Mistress of the Apes
1979
2.7While searching for oil in the deadly swamplands of the Florida Everglades, members of a geological expedition meet an insane doctor who is working on an experiment to create a creature that is part man and part alligator.
Curse of the Swamp Creature
1968
3.9Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
Mars Needs Women
1968
3.1A teenager and his girlfriend must save the world from "eye" aliens after their attempts to convince authorities of an invasion fall on deaf ears.
The Eye Creatures
1967
Film credits
1960s · 2 titles
3.9Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
Mars Needs Women
1968
2.8A small-town girl comes to Dallas to make it as a stripper.
Naughty Dallas
1964
Behind the camera
4.2A misguided scientist enables an alien from Venus named Zontar to come to earth in order to "help solve man's problems". However, as soon as Zontar arrives on Earth, it quickly becomes obvious that the three-eyed, bat-winged, skeletal black creature has a hidden agenda.
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967
4.2A misguided scientist enables an alien from Venus named Zontar to come to earth in order to "help solve man's problems". However, as soon as Zontar arrives on Earth, it quickly becomes obvious that the three-eyed, bat-winged, skeletal black creature has a hidden agenda.
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967
4.2A misguided scientist enables an alien from Venus named Zontar to come to earth in order to "help solve man's problems". However, as soon as Zontar arrives on Earth, it quickly becomes obvious that the three-eyed, bat-winged, skeletal black creature has a hidden agenda.
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967
3.9Jenny Neumann takes a group of men into the jungles of Kenya to look for her husband, and instead finds a tribe of caveman-looking "Near-Men" who all seem terribly attracted to her beautiful blond hair.
Mistress of the Apes
1979
3.9Jenny Neumann takes a group of men into the jungles of Kenya to look for her husband, and instead finds a tribe of caveman-looking "Near-Men" who all seem terribly attracted to her beautiful blond hair.
Mistress of the Apes
1979
2.7While searching for oil in the deadly swamplands of the Florida Everglades, members of a geological expedition meet an insane doctor who is working on an experiment to create a creature that is part man and part alligator.
Curse of the Swamp Creature
1968
2.7While searching for oil in the deadly swamplands of the Florida Everglades, members of a geological expedition meet an insane doctor who is working on an experiment to create a creature that is part man and part alligator.
Curse of the Swamp Creature
1968
3.9Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
Mars Needs Women
1968
3.9Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
Mars Needs Women
1968
3.9Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
Mars Needs Women
1968
3.1A teenager and his girlfriend must save the world from "eye" aliens after their attempts to convince authorities of an invasion fall on deaf ears.
The Eye Creatures
1967
3.1A teenager and his girlfriend must save the world from "eye" aliens after their attempts to convince authorities of an invasion fall on deaf ears.
The Eye Creatures
1967
3.1A teenager and his girlfriend must save the world from "eye" aliens after their attempts to convince authorities of an invasion fall on deaf ears.
The Eye Creatures
1967
2.8A small-town girl comes to Dallas to make it as a stripper.
Naughty Dallas
1964
2.8A small-town girl comes to Dallas to make it as a stripper.
Naughty Dallas
1964
2.8A small-town girl comes to Dallas to make it as a stripper.
Naughty Dallas
1964
6.0In Italy during World War II, an American headquarters is evacuated when German forces break through the front lines. A demolition squad is sent back to the abandoned headquarters to destroy valuable records that were left behind before they fall into German hands.
Hell Raiders
1969
6.0In Italy during World War II, an American headquarters is evacuated when German forces break through the front lines. A demolition squad is sent back to the abandoned headquarters to destroy valuable records that were left behind before they fall into German hands.
Hell Raiders
1969
4.5Tycoon Howard Hughes and actress Jean Harlow have an affair while making his 1930 "Hell's Angels."
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
1978
4.5Tycoon Howard Hughes and actress Jean Harlow have an affair while making his 1930 "Hell's Angels."
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
1978
4.5Tycoon Howard Hughes and actress Jean Harlow have an affair while making his 1930 "Hell's Angels."
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
1978
4.1A biography of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age after seeking revenge for his father's murder.
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
1970
4.1A biography of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age after seeking revenge for his father's murder.
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
1970
3.8A farmer traps three people in a cave with his pet prehistoric monster.
It's Alive
1969
3.8A farmer traps three people in a cave with his pet prehistoric monster.
It's Alive
1969
3.8A farmer traps three people in a cave with his pet prehistoric monster.
It's Alive
1969
3.9Hunters set out to catch the legendary Scottish monster that has defied explanation and eluded capture since the 1940s.
The Loch Ness Horror
1981
3.9Hunters set out to catch the legendary Scottish monster that has defied explanation and eluded capture since the 1940s.
The Loch Ness Horror
1981
3.9Hunters set out to catch the legendary Scottish monster that has defied explanation and eluded capture since the 1940s.
The Loch Ness Horror
1981
Grubstake, also known as Apache Gold, is a 1952 American Western film directed by Larry Buchanan.
Grubstake
1952
Grubstake, also known as Apache Gold, is a 1952 American Western film directed by Larry Buchanan.
Grubstake
1952
3.2The last seven survivors of a nuclear war barricade themselves against the outside world. Beyond a dense mist, other survivors, radiated and mutant, grow hungry.
In the Year 2889
1969
3.2The last seven survivors of a nuclear war barricade themselves against the outside world. Beyond a dense mist, other survivors, radiated and mutant, grow hungry.
In the Year 2889
1969
3.0A mad stage hypnotist Dr. John Basso reverts his beautiful assistant Doreena into the physical form of a prehistoric sea monster she was in a past life. Using this power he attempts to find fame and fortune by predicting a series of murders and then using the monster to carry them out.
Creature of Destruction
1967
3.0A mad stage hypnotist Dr. John Basso reverts his beautiful assistant Doreena into the physical form of a prehistoric sea monster she was in a past life. Using this power he attempts to find fame and fortune by predicting a series of murders and then using the monster to carry them out.
Creature of Destruction
1967
5.5A trial melodrama about a mother who encourages her 14 year old daughter to have sex with a 16 year old Mexican boy.
Under Age
1964
5.5A trial melodrama about a mother who encourages her 14 year old daughter to have sex with a 16 year old Mexican boy.
Under Age
1964
Native american western by Larry Buchanan.
Comanche Crossing
1968
Native american western by Larry Buchanan.
Comanche Crossing
1968
Native american western by Larry Buchanan.
Comanche Crossing
1968
