Larry Buchanan Quotes

United States, Screenwriter
January 31, 1923 – December, 2, 2004.

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 titles have landed on "worst movie" lists or in the public domain, but all at least broke even and many made a profit. He is perhaps most famous for the films In the Year 2889, The Eye Creatures, Zontar, the Thing from Venus, Curse of the Swamp Creature, It's Alive!, and Mars Needs Women.

Also known as Film Director

I wanted to be a director and producer and writer, but in the early '40's the union wouldn't let you get through the gates. You couldn't get on a crew, or even learn to direct.

Larry Buchanan
- Learn
- Director
- Early
I was doing acting work at Fox - bit pieces with Greg Peck in The Gunfighter and things like that - and grew up more or less as a Fox contract player in about two years.

Larry Buchanan
- Up
- Work
- Player

Those are schools that have the largest populations of (students on) free and reduced lunch (programs). So we'll probably find the students who haven't had access to this technology (at home).

Larry Buchanan
We're looking at getting some extra life out of them in a productive way by providing them to students.

Larry Buchanan
- Way
- Students
- Productive
I'm expecting to get a couple more years out of these computers.

Larry Buchanan
- Couple
- Years
- Expecting
I have talked to kids who have stopped doing these things on the weekend because they don't want to get caught. Obviously, you can't get every kid, but if you can save at least one life, to me that's priceless.

Larry Buchanan
- Life
- Kid
- Save