Rob Schmidt
Rob Schmidt Barracano (born September 25, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His film credits include Wrong Turn and Crime and Punishment in Suburbia. He also created a pilot called American Town for Twentieth Century Fox.
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Rob Schmidt
- Name
- Rob Schmidt
- Born
- 25 September 1965
- Birthplace
- Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Occupation
- Director Writer University professor (film)
- Awards
- Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize Dramatic (nominated)
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- State University of New York at Purchase
- Languages
- French
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Rob Schmidt Barracano (born September 25, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His film credits include Wrong Turn and Crime and Punishment in Suburbia. He also created a pilot called American Town for Twentieth Century Fox.
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Rob Schmidt (born 1965) is a director, film producer and screenwriter, of American nationality. The director was born in Slippery Rock. Rob Schmidt was educated at State University of New York at Purchase. Languages used include French.
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Schmidt directed a Masters of Horror episode called "Right to Die". His thriller The Alphabet Killer, which reunited him with Eliza Dushku (Wrong Turn), Martin Donovan ("Right to Die"), and Michael Ironside (Crime and Punishment in Suburbia), was picked up for international distribution by New Films International.
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• Name — Rob Schmidt • Born — 25 September 1965 • Birthplace — Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Occupation — Director Writer University professor (film) • Years Active — 2000–present • Notable Works — The Alphabet Killer Wrong Turn Crime and Punishment in Suburbia • Awards — Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize Dramatic (nominated)
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Filmography
• 2018: Fran K: Frankenstein (SyFy TV pilot) • 2018: Room For Murder • 2012: Worst Thing About Coming Out • 2009: Fear Itself: The Spirit Box • 2008: The Alphabet Killer • 2007: Masters of Horror: Right to Die • 2003: Wrong Turn • 2001: An American Town (TV series) • 2000: Crime and Punishment in Suburbia
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- 1.filmstudies.emory.edu.
- 2.Richard Cosgrove. To Die for. Lulu.com. 167. 2007. 978-0-9556766-0-4.
- 3.Scott, A.O. FILM REVIEW; Mom Wields a Mean Knife, On a Roast, Dad, Whatever. New York Times. September 15, 2000.
- 4.Catsoulis, Jeannette. Murder by the Letter. New York Times. December 11, 2008.
- 5.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkBKYcKQzrU
- 6.imdb.com
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