Jeff Krulik
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Krulik is a director of independent films and a former Discovery Channel producer. Krulik's work frequently explores the fringes of popular culture from an enthusiastic and appreciative point of view. He is best known for his 1986 documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot, co-produced by John Heyn, a gently disturbing (but, for the most part, fun-loving) look into hard-rock fandom recorded at the Capital Centre parking lot in Landover, Maryland, before a Judas Priest concert. Most of the fans appear drunken and drugged, with "bare feet, muscle shirts, bare-chested, bleach blonde frizzy perms, mullets from hell, big hair, bad teeth, scar tissue, and by far the largest collection of late '70s Camaros ever seen in one location." Cult director John Waters said of the film, "It gave me the creeps." Heavy Metal Parking Lot, for a decade or more, circulated through word-of-mouth, via the internet and on second-to-nth-generation bootlegged copies. A 20th-anniversary DVD edition with sequels, outtakes, where-are-they-now bonus footage and other inspirations is now available for sale. In his first professional position, Krulik served as the Metrovision Public-access television cable TV channel coordinator for the southern portion of Prince Georges County, Maryland, a community that has inspired several of his films, including Public Access Gibberish (1990), a "greatest hits" montage of the most bizarre acts during his tenure at the cable access channel. Other films are Neil Diamond Parking Lot (1996), about the fans before a Neil Diamond concert at the same stadium as Heavy Metal Parking Lot, one decade later; and Ernest Borgnine On the Bus (1997), a documentary about actor Ernest Borgnine, his son and his custom RV; a compilation of many of the director's short films titled Heavy Metal Parking Lot: The Films of Jeff Krulik was released several years ago. Most of these films, along with flims made by Krulik's friends and some additional found footage, are viewable for free in streaming formats on his official website, In 2004, the Trio cable channel began broadcasting a show by Krulik titled Parking Lot, which expanded on the "parking lot" documentary series started in the 1980s. Created & co-produced by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn (in association with Radical Media), eight episodes were filmed, although it is unclear as to how many of them were actually broadcasted. It does not appear that the program will be shown again on the channel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Krulik, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the gym of the Wheaton Youth Center in front of 50 confused teenagers. Or did they? Filmmaker Jeff Krulik chronicles an enduring Maryland legend, of the very night this concert was alleged to have taken place, January 20, 1969, during the first Presidential Inauguration of Richard Nixon. Led Zeppelin Played Here presents a mid-Atlantic version of what was happening nationwide as the rock concert industry took shape. Featuring interviews with rock writers, musicians, and fans, and several who claim they were witnessing history that night.
Led Zeppelin Played Here
To commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi's last live appearance (November 4, 2002, at the Forum in London), Joe Gross, Joseph Pattisall and Jeff Krulik presented a screening of crowd-sourced, fan-recorded live shows, and rare archival footage to pay tribute to Fugazi's prowess as a live act—for old fans to remember and for a new generation to discover what they missed. This one-off screening event celebrates the fans and their cameras, as much as the band itself—a collision/collusion of the ephemeral moment on stage and the moments captured on camera.
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
Heavy Metal Parking Lot documents heavy metal music fans tailgating in the parking lot outside the Capital Centre (since demolished) in Landover, Maryland, on May 31, 1986, before a Judas Priest concert (with opening act Dokken).
Heavy Metal Parking Lot
Ernest Borgnine tours the country in his Luxury coach bus, The Sunbum.
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
A love letter to film history, Sickies Making Films looks at our urge to censor movies and asks, Why? By focusing on the Maryland Board of Censors, the nation's longest lasting censor board, we discover reasons both absurd and surprisingly understandable.
Sickies Making Films
Jeff Krulik, the no-frills documentary filmmaker and collector of the offbeat who gave the world Heavy Metal Parking Lot, presents this hilarious collection of short videos and films by himself and others.
Planet Krulik 2000
A compilation of some of the wilder clips from Jeff Krulik's tenure as a director for Metrovision public-access television; a gig that sent him down a five year path that nearly gave him a nervous breakdown.
Public Access Gibberish
Meet Ralph Whittington, who amassed one of the largest private collections of pornography ever. His collection can now be seen and studied at the Museum of Sex in New York City. Produced by Jeff Krulik. Premiered at AFI Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington DC as part of the I QUIT MY DAY JOB FILM FESTIVAL in 1996. –JK
King of Porn
One of the first documentary projects with which Jeff Krulik was involved at the start of his public access days. Shot on location at Geppi's Comic World in Silver Spring, MD during a Stan Lee signing, and a comic convention at a Northern Virginia hotel.
Comic Books: A World of Illustrated Adventure
Taped at Vintage Poster Art Convention & Auction April 22-24, 1994 (presented by Marty Davis & Morris Everett, Jr.) Sheraton Airport Hotel Cleveland, OH. Originally distributed on VHS to video stores through Facets in Chicago.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 20th Anniversary Cast Reunion
Hypnotist Robert Attila Bellus and his wife Stella are interviewed by Jeff Krulik, then Public Access Director at MetroVision Cable in Capital Heights, MD.
The Hypnotist
A collection of clips featuring Butch Willis, produced and compiled by Jeff Krulik following his decision to cease being manager of the band Butch Willis & The Rocks. The short features Butch at a University of Maryland record convention, Butch singing happy birthday to John Heyn, and Butch pontificating and showing off some records in the basement of his childhood home.
The Butch Willis Show
Director Jeff Krulik returns to Jim Powell's basement for more heavy metal goodies.
Return to Heavy Metal Basement
A documentary film in which a rock fan shows off his obsession and his memorabilia.
Heavy Metal Basement
A series of on the street interviews with people celebrating the Washington Redskins winning the 1988 Superbowl. The questions range from "Are you a Redskins fan?" to non-sequiturs like "What is your favorite fish?" Interviewees are repeatedly asked to show off their beer bellies.
Show Us Your Belly
Guerrila filmmaker Krulik bring us his films of the last decade in one handy package. Features "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," its sequel "Neil Diamond Parking Lot," "King of Porn," "Mr. Blassie Comes to Washington," "I Created Lancelot Link", and "Ernest Borgnine on Tour."
The Films Of Jeff Krulik and Friends
Jeff Krulik's camera is let loose in the Verizon Center to capture the goings-on during live NHL hockey.
Washington Capitals Time Capsule
Short film by Jeff Krulik.
Invocation of My Demon Bus Driver
Mid-80s Maryland rock and rollers host an out-of-control weekend field party in Potomac, MD. Videotaped using a stolen CBS News microphone, the memories are still vivid, and funny, twenty five years later.
Heavy Metal Picnic
Short film compiled from Jeff Krulik's & Seth Morris's attempt to create a man-on-the-street quiz show based on the famous radio show of the same name from the 1930s and 40s.