​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. He is married to photographer Zoë Barracano.

Rob Schmidt

Rob Schmidt

Directing Born September 25, 1965 Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA

​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.

He is married to photographer Zoë Barracano.

Known For

Scum of the Earth poster

Scum of the Earth

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Stan Winston: Monster Mogul poster

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul

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Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods poster

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods

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Reservoir Dogs Revisited poster

Reservoir Dogs Revisited

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Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' poster

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

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