Jeff Krulik

Jeff Krulik

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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.

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Movies for Jeff Krulik...

You Can't Take Pictures in Here
Title: You Can't Take Pictures in Here
Character: Himself
Released: December 10, 2021
Type: Movie
Hal Schmulowitz explains how he got up close to The Rolling Stones during their 1981 tour.
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Return to Heavy Metal Basement
Title: Return to Heavy Metal Basement
Character: Himself
Released: June 21, 2021
Type: Movie
Director Jeff Krulik returns to Jim Powell's basement for more heavy metal goodies.
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Led Zeppelin Played Here
Title: Led Zeppelin Played Here
Character: Self - Researcher / Film Maker
Released: October 11, 2014
Type: Movie
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.
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Every Other Day is Halloween
Title: Every Other Day is Halloween
Character: Self
Released: June 27, 2009
Type: Movie
The amazing and hilarious true-life story of television personality Dick Dyszel, whose popular characters, "Count Gore De Vol" and "Captain 20" continue to inspire generations of fans and artists.
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Heavy Metal Basement
Title: Heavy Metal Basement
Character: Himself
Released: May 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A documentary film in which a rock fan shows off his obsession and his memorabilia.
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Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
Title: Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Ernest Borgnine tours the country in his Luxury coach bus, The Sunbum.
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King of Porn
Title: King of Porn
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
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