Rob Schmidt

Rob Schmidt

​Robert Schmidt Barracano (born September 25, 1965) is an American film director and writer. His film credits include Wrong Turn and Crime and Punishment in Suburbia. He also created a pilot called American Town for Twentieth Century Fox. He 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), has been picked up for international distribution by New Films International. He is married to photographer Zoë Barracano.

  • Title: Rob Schmidt
  • Popularity: 0.3054
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1965-09-25
  • Place of Birth: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Also Known As: Rob Schmidt Barracano
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Rob Schmidt Movies

  • 2004
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    Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

    Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

    1 2004 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Rob Schmidt's 'Wrong Turn'.

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  • 2004
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    Stan Winston: Monster Mogul

    Stan Winston: Monster Mogul

    1 2004 HD

    Featurette on special make-up effects creator Stan Winston

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  • 2004
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    Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods

    Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods

    1 2004 HD

    Featurette on Eliza Dushku, who plays Jessie in 'Wrong Turn'

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  • 2003
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    Wrong Turn

    Wrong Turn

    6.4 2003 HD

    Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.

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  • 2008
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    The Alphabet Killer

    The Alphabet Killer

    5.136 2008 HD

    Based on the true story of double killings occurring in Rochester, NY during the 80’s and the troubled police officer determined to solve them, with or without the help of her department

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  • 2008
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    The Alphabet Killer

    The Alphabet Killer

    5.136 2008 HD

    Based on the true story of double killings occurring in Rochester, NY during the 80’s and the troubled police officer determined to solve them, with or without the help of her department

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  • 2007
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    Right to Die

    Right to Die

    6 2007 HD

    When a grisly car accident put his wife into a coma, a man reluctantly pulls the plug only to realize her spirit has turned vengeful against the living.

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  • 2012
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    Worst Thing About Coming Out

    Worst Thing About Coming Out

    1 2012 HD

    What is the worst thing that happens when coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-gender or queer? The answers, and much more are revealed in this touching and inspiring film. A feature length documentary derived from the interviews on the website, WorstThingAboutComingOut an on-line repository for queer community coming out stories, aimed at serving queer folks that are still in the closet.

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  • 1999
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    Speed of Life

    Speed of Life

    3.389 1999 HD

    Drew (Scott Caan) must care for his father, a former professor who can now barely communicate due to Alzheimer. Depressed and struggling to make ends meet, an old buddy tries to get him to become a pusher. He gets further drawn in by a new and exciting girlfriend, Sarah (Mia Kirshner), who uses drugs.

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  • 1999
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    Speed of Life

    Speed of Life

    3.389 1999 HD

    Drew (Scott Caan) must care for his father, a former professor who can now barely communicate due to Alzheimer. Depressed and struggling to make ends meet, an old buddy tries to get him to become a pusher. He gets further drawn in by a new and exciting girlfriend, Sarah (Mia Kirshner), who uses drugs.

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  • 1995
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    The Doom Generation

    The Doom Generation

    6.5 1995 HD

    Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.

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  • 1996
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    The Pompatus of Love

    The Pompatus of Love

    3.583 1996 HD

    Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of love" (from the Steve Miller song "Joker") and analyzing their relationships with women.

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  • 2000
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    Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

    Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

    5.7 2000 HD

    At school, Roseanne is the object of fellow student Vincent's infatuation. By night, she deals with a troubled family life: her mother, Maggie, cheats on her drunken husband, Fred. When Maggie's adultery is revealed, Fred viciously takes his anger out on stepdaughter Roseanne. With the help of her boyfriend, Jimmy, Maggie plots her revenge, but Vincent might be the one to help her forge a new life in this contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment".

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  • 2018
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    Room for Murder

    Room for Murder

    7.3 2018 HD

    When Kristen decides to take a break from college and return home, she finds Jake, a handsome stranger, living in her old room. Her mother, Moira, explains that she invited Jake to live as a tenant to help with the house expenses. Soon, Kristen discovers not only are Jake and Moira sleeping together, but Jake has a secret, dangerous past.

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  • 1970
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    7.118 1970 HD

    An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

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    7.4 1970 HD

    Spine-tingling crimes that take viewers on a ride of twists and turns, complete with jump-out-of-their-seats moments and chilling conclusions. This show uses classic suspense film techniques to follow some of the creepiest, most harrowing crimes ever committed, as these victims' darkest dreams become unfathomable realities.

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  • 1970
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    6.713 1970 HD

    A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.

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  • 1970
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    6.8 1970 HD

    A snap of a twig. A rustling leaf. In the woods, myth, urban legend, and horror collide with real-life killers. Transporting viewers into a vortex of dark mystery and psychological terror, each episode tells the true story of a crime set in a desolate location.

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