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Directing

Paul Bartel

Career: Active from 1962 to 2001, busiest in 1995 with 5 main titles.

Average score: 53/100

Highest rated: The Comic Strip Presents...
76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Paul Bartel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
3.5, average 4.7
Pathos
4.1, average 5.3
Spiritual
0.9, average 2.0
Historical
1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Dark Humor 4
Cult Classic 4
Crime 3
Campy 3
Social Commentary 3
Black Comedy 2
Satirical 2
Eccentric Characters 2
Friendship & Loyalty 2
Crime Drama 2
Character-Driven 2
Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

4 titles · average score 56

Dinner and a Movie

as Lou Semelhack

Perfect Fit

46

as Dad

Dreamers

as Larry

Hamlet

66

as Osric

1990s

44 titles · average score 54

Ally McBeal

69

TV show · as Doctor

Clueless

47

TV show · as Principal Lehman

The Usual Suspects

83

as Smuggler

The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley

as Dr. Boris

Chicago Hope

73

TV show · as Rod Brenner

Demonella

as Oscar Wilde

Shelf Life

as Various Apparitions

Acting on Impulse

51

as Bruno

Wild Turkey

as Jim

Liquid Dreams

45

as Angel

The Pope Must Die

38

as Monsignor Fitchie

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

67

as Theatre Manager

1980s

31 titles · average score 55

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

68

as Mo

Mortuary Academy

39

as Paul Truscott

Killer Party

48

as Professor Zito

The Longshot

53

as Blind Man (uncredited)

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Robert L. Daytona

Amazing Stories

54

TV show · as Dr. Shreck / Detective Watts

Lust in the Dust

44

Director

Follow That Bird

63

as Grouch Cook

Frankenweenie

71

as Mr. Walsh

Not for Publication

45

as TV Director

Stranger Than Paradise

84

Thanks

Eating Raoul

72

as Paul Bland

1970s

10 titles · average score 56

Rock 'n' Roll High School

72

as Mr. McGree

Piranha

64

as Mr. Dumont

Grand Theft Auto

37

as Groom

Cannonball

37

as Lester Marks

Hollywood Boulevard

56

as Eric Von Leppe

Eat My Dust

45

as Bruno Smith

Death Race 2000

65

as Frankenstein's Doctor (uncredited)

Big Bad Mama

55

Second Unit Director

Private Parts

58

as Man in Park (uncredited)

Hi, Mom!

70

as Uncle Tom Wood

1960s

4 titles · average score 59

Naughty Nurse

56

Producer, Director

Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value

as Dr. Emil Krankheit

The Secret Cinema

62

Director, Producer

Director