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Directing

David Schmoeller

Career

Active from 1976 to 2023, busiest in 2018 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Please Kill Mr. Kinski
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Schmoeller Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    2.8, average 4.9
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.6, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gothic Horror 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Practical Effects 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Supernatural Thriller 2
  • Gore 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Horror Anthology 2
  • Body Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Zombie Bloodlines
Zombie Bloodlines

Director

2020s

2 titles
Critters, Carnivores and Creatures
Critters, Carnivores and Creatures (2023)

Director

Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance
Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance (2023)

Director

2010s

5 titles · average score 40
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018)

Director

Bunker of Blood Chapter 3: Death Heads: Brain Drain
Bunker of Blood Chapter 3: Death Heads: Brain Drain (2018)

Director

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018)

Director

Little Monsters
Little Monsters (2012)
GoodWatch score 45

as Wakefield

Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)
GoodWatch score 35

Characters

2000s

5 titles · average score 27
Thor at the Bus Stop
Thor at the Bus Stop (2009)

Producer

Possessed
Possessed (2005)

Screenplay, Director

Malevolence
Malevolence (2004)

as High School Janitor

Puppet Master: The Legacy
Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
GoodWatch score 27

Characters

Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 1
Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 1 (2002)

Director, Producer

1990s

10 titles · average score 49
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
Please Kill Mr. Kinski (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum
Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dad

Retro Puppetmaster
Retro Puppetmaster (1999)
GoodWatch score 34

Characters

The Secret Kingdom
The Secret Kingdom (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Illegal in Blue
Illegal in Blue (1995)
GoodWatch score 46

as Priest

Puppet Master 4
Puppet Master 4 (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

Characters

Netherworld
Netherworld (1992)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Story

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1992)
GoodWatch score 59

Characters

The Arrival
The Arrival (1991)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Carlyle

Puppet Master II
Puppet Master II (1990)
GoodWatch score 46

Characters

1980s

6 titles · average score 39
Puppetmaster
Puppetmaster (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Screenplay

Ghost Town
Ghost Town (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

Catacombs
Catacombs (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Crawlspace
Crawlspace (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rejected Tenant (uncredited)

The Seduction
The Seduction (1982)
GoodWatch score 28

Director, Screenplay

The Day Time Ended
The Day Time Ended (1980)
GoodWatch score 29

Screenplay

1970s

2 titles · average score 62
Tourist Trap
Tourist Trap (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

The Spider Will Kill You
The Spider Will Kill You (1976)

Director