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Larry Buchanan (January 31, 1923 − December 2, 2004), born Marcus Larry Seale Jr., was a film director, producer and writer, who proclaimed himself a "schlockmeister". Many of his extremely low-budget films have landed on "worst movie" lists or in the public domain, but all at least broke even and many made a profit.
Larry Buchanan. Director: A Bullet for Pretty Boy. Self-described schlockmeister Larry Buchanan was born Marcus Larry Seale, Jr. on January 31, 1923. Orphaned at an early age, he was sent to a Baptist orphanage.
- Director, Producer, Writer
- January 31, 1923
- Larry Buchanan
- December 2, 2004
Dec 19, 2004 · Larry Buchanan, a film director who went from making inspirational films for Oral Roberts to turning out a spate of lurid, awful B movies, among them "Zontar, the Thing From...
Larry Buchanan, the self-declared “schlockmeister” who created such critically panned but highly successful television movies as “Mars Needs Women,” “Curse of the Swamp Creature” and “Zontar,...
Feb 8, 2023 · Learn how Larry Buchanan, a former orphan and Army Signal Corps veteran, made low-budget sci-fi and horror films in Dallas in the 1960s. His movies, such as Mars Needs Women and It's Alive!, influenced generations of filmmakers and fans.
Larry Buchanan, my father, created a string of films with American International, the legendary indie film company founded by attorney Sam Arkoff (which is where the legendary Roger Corman initially found his humble beginnings).