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John Alan Schwartz

Career

Active from 1978 to 2008, busiest in 1981 and 1987 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score43/100
Highest rated
Poster for Knight Rider
Knight Rider
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Alan Schwartz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    1.9, average 4.8
  • Catharsis
    2.4, average 5.1
  • Historical
    0.2, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    0.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Shockumentary 5
  • Mondo Film 5
  • Disturbing Content 5
  • Exploitation 4
  • Graphic Violence 4
  • Cynical 2
  • Exploitation Horror 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Morbid Curiosity 2
  • Controversial 2
  • Sensationalism 2
  • Gore Compilation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 61
Faces of Death
Faces of Death (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Film Writer

Mondo Siam
Mondo Siam (2020)

Thanks

2010s

1 title
Addio Uomo
Addio Uomo (2018)

Thanks

2000s

2 titles
The Skyjacker
The Skyjacker (2008)

as Man in Busy Shirt

Day Pass
Day Pass (2000)

Director

1990s

5 titles · average score 33
Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction?
Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction? (1999)
GoodWatch score 29

Director, Writer

Faces of Death VI
Faces of Death VI (1996)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

Faces of Death V
Faces of Death V (1995)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Black Ice
Black Ice (1992)
GoodWatch score 35

Writer

Faces of Death IV
Faces of Death IV (1990)
GoodWatch score 37

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

1980s

4 titles · average score 36
Worst of Faces of Death
Worst of Faces of Death (1987)
GoodWatch score 36

as Mike Lorenzo (archive footage) (uncredited)

House of the Rising Sun
House of the Rising Sun (1987)

Writer

Faces of Death III
Faces of Death III (1985)
GoodWatch score 35

as Mike Lorenzo (uncredited)

Faces of Death II
Faces of Death II (1981)
GoodWatch score 38

as Wounded Drug Store Criminal (uncredited)

1970s

1 title · average score 32
Faces of Death
Faces of Death (1978)
GoodWatch score 32

as Leader of Flesh Eating Cult (uncredited)