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Rob Schmidt | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Director Writer University professor (film) |
Years active | 2000–present |
Notable work | The Alphabet Killer Wrong Turn Crime and Punishment in Suburbia |
Awards | Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize Dramatic (nominated) |
Rob Schmidt Barracano[1] (born September 25, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His film credits include Wrong Turn[2] and Crime and Punishment in Suburbia.[3] 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), was picked up for international distribution by New Films International.[4]