FILM DIRECTOR

John Carl Buechler

1952 - 2019

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John Carl Buechler (pronounced Beekler; June 18, 1952 – March 18, 2019) was an American special make-up effects artist, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was best known for his work on horror and science-fiction films, mostly as part of Charles Band's Empire Pictures, and directed films such as Troll, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Cellar Dweller, Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College, and Curse of the Forty-Niner. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Carl Buechler has received more than 192,571 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Carl Buechler is the 1,751st most popular film director (down from 1,638th in 2019), the 13,602nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,118th in 2019) and the 515th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 17

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  • 2.71

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  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Carl Buechler ranks 1,751 out of 2,041. Before him are Tom DiCillo, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Gary Winick, Davis Guggenheim, James DeMonaco, and Aditya Chopra. After him are Miguel Gomes, Richard Kelly, Amy Heckerling, Michael Glawogger, Farah Khan, and Chris Sanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Carl Buechler ranks 716. Before him are Takako Shirai, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Kage Baker, Veronika Schmidt, Anastase Murekezi, and Ute Hommola. After him are Zilya Valeeva, Jose Advincula, Manuel Nájera, Magdalena Álvarez, Michael R. Clifford, and Joe Earl. Among people deceased in 2019, John Carl Buechler ranks 575. Before him are Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Tommy Smith, Alan Rollinson, James Frawley, Les Murray, and Ted Burgin. After him are Manohar Parrikar, Robert Hunter, Sandie Jones, Viktor Manakov, Anthoine Hubert, and D. C. Fontana.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Carl Buechler ranks 13,602 out of 20,380. Before him are Alex Webster (1969), William Blount (1749), Colin Jost (1982), James Gleick (1954), Caity Lotz (1986), and Lillian Watson (1950). After him are Neil Shubin (1960), John Paxson (1960), Lindsey Morgan (1990), Kemba Walker (1990), John Boles (1895), and Bob Uecker (1934).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Carl Buechler ranks 515. Before him are John Sayles (1950), James Frawley (1936), Tom DiCillo (1953), Gary Winick (1961), Davis Guggenheim (1963), and James DeMonaco (1969). After him are Richard Kelly (1975), Amy Heckerling (1954), Chris Sanders (1962), Scott Frank (1960), Greg Mottola (1964), and Colin Trevorrow (1976).

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