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Rob Schmidt
Born September 25, 1965 in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA8 films
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.
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He is married to photographer Zoë Barracano.
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First watchRoom for Murder20187.3When Kristen decides to take a break from college and return home, she finds Jake, a handsome stranger, living in her old room.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
8 films as director- 2018Room for MurderDirector
- 2012Worst Thing About Coming OutDirector
- 2009The Spirit BoxDirector
- 2008The Alphabet KillerDirector
- 2007Right to DieDirector
- 2003Wrong TurnDirector
- 2000Crime + Punishment in SuburbiaDirector
- 1999Speed of LifeDirector