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Chuck Cirino

Chuck Cirino

Composer and cinematographer, also actor, editor and producer

Chuck grew up in South Florida making short 8mm films as a teen. His voracious quest to shoot, edit and show others his work landed him his first job as a station manager creating local public access TV content in Pennsylvania. Soon the adventure and mystique of Hollywood called him West where he began editing and directing high-end network television commercials at Videography Studios in Los Angeles. Chuck's experimental nature perfectly prepared him for the fact that video, not film was to be the future of movie-making. His early involvement in video gave him a unique approach to film. So...Chuck's technical and creative skills combined made the visual effects for Shelly Duvall's Faerie Tale Theater a visual success even though it was shot on video, not film. It was the first dramatic production of its kind. Chuck went on to direct and edit thousands of television commercials including the hilarious and whacked-out Federated Group TV spots starring Shadoe Stevens as Fred Rated. Concurrently he began musically scoring films, his first was Chopping Mall. At the time Chuck split his career into halves as he was directing network Saturday Morning children's programming, like The Mr. Potato Head Show and The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys, while musically scoring dozens of feature films in the background. Chuck created and executive produced Weird TV, a nationally syndicated TV series that laid new ground by pioneering reality television. His edgy and underground TV show broke all the rules of TV style, editing, content and shocking imagery when the 'new' technology of small video handicams came into play. Weird TV went on to become MSN's first and only online TV series. Before YouTube and streaming, video Chuck's originally produced comedy and reality shorts were seen worldwide on the web. This lead Chuck to helping HBO launch their online comedy presence, Runaway Box and Break.com's Break Originals, where Chuck produced, edited, directed and musically enhanced much of that content. In a surprising side-car career swerve Chuck worked for ITV's America Now starring Leeza Gibbons as the show's Web Content Producer. In its three-year run, he produced behind-the-scenes videos with Leeza and topical news segments for the show as well. After 40 years in the entertainment industry, Chuck continues to work, expanding his horizons producing and shooting feature films while also creating the visual effects for these movies. And to date, he has musically scored over 70 feature films as well. Chuck resides in Los Angeles, California.

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Works as
Composer and cinematographer, also actor, editor and producer
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 97 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Chuck Cirino's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
36%
Morality
17%
Bonds
17%
Power
11%
Self
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Survival33 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence6 titles, browse their movies with this themePower5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 56 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 15 · Wry 16 · Earnest 21

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 46 · Serious 8 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 22 · Charged 27 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 30 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 7

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 48 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 51 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Absurd
38
Thrilling
22
Dread
10
Joyful
10
Other
21

How their films linger

Fun43 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous13
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chuck Cirino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chuck Cirino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

97 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Big Foot Burgers(2026)

    Composer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trucker(2024)

    Composer · Editor · Producer · as Levy

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • DinoGator(2024)

    Cinematographer · Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Quadrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Visual Effects Director

  • Evil Bong 888: Infinity High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Camera Operator

  • Murderbot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer · Composer · Digital Effects Producer · Editor · Producer · Sound Designer

  • Giantess Battle Attack(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Bigfoot or Bust(2022)

    Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Attack of the 50 Foot CamGirl(2022)

    Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • No Name and Dynamite Davenport(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Apex Predators(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Kevin Can Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Mimesis Nosferatu(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Doggone Adventure(2018)

    Cinematographer · Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Bad Movie: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • A Doggone Hollywood(2017)

    Cinematographer · Composer · Producer · as Dodge Rodgers

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Doggone Christmas(2016)

    Cinematographer · Composer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Nessie & Me(2016)

    Cinematographer · Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Scared Topless(2015)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Iron Sheik: The Maim Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Music Supervisor

  • Relentless Justice(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Night Claws(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Super Shark(2011)

    Camera Operator · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Busty Coeds vs. Lusty Cheerleaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Camel Spiders(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sexy Wives Sindrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Dinocroc vs. Supergator(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Megaconda(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dire Wolf(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Lost in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Cleavagefield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Hydra(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sea Beast(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Bone Eater(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Lusty Busty Babe-A-Que (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Polar Opposites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Fire Serpent(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Lair(2007)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • A.I. Assault(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Solar Attack(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet(2006)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Komodo vs. Cobra(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Lust Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Bare Wench: The Final Chapter(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Cry of the Winged Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Flyin' Ryan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Cheerleader Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer · Composer

  • Baberellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Story

  • Bare Wench Project: Uncensored(2003)

    Cinematographer · Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Bare Wench Project 3: Nymphs of Mystery Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer · Visual Effects

  • Poison(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bare Naked Survivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bare Wench Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer · as Pine Cone Guy

  • Mom, Can I Keep Her?(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Billy Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Sorceress II: The Temptress(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Bikini Hoe-Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Little Miss Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Witch Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Sorceress(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Inner Sanctum II(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ghoulies IV(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Munchie Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer · as Band Member

  • Possessed by the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Dinosaur Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Angel Eyes(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Sins of Desire(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Munchie(1992)

    Composer · as Band Member

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 976-Evil II(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Evil Toons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Teenage Exorcist(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Inner Sanctum(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Bad Girls from Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Hard to Die(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sorority House Massacre II(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Mob Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Haunting Fear(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Gypsy Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer · Music Supervisor

  • The Haunting of Morella(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Alienator(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Man Called Sarge(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Transylvania Twist(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Vamp(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Swamp Thing(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • W.B., Blue and the Bean(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Death House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Not of This Earth(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Terror Squad(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Big Bad Mama II(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chopping Mall(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Shadoevision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Thumbelina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Special Effects

Career shape

A full career of 91 titles from 1984 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Haunting of Morella (1990)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Transylvania Twist (1989)

Midcredits 30th

Most popular right now

The Lair (2007)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 91: 0 only acting, 5 with another roleDirecting2 of 91: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 91: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 91: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleMusic72 of 91: 59 only music, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score7thCinematography20 of 91: 7 only cinematography, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score7thEditing5 of 91: 0 only editing, 5 with another roleOther crew13 of 91: 6 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score5th

91 titles, 18 with more than one role — music and cinematography overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1980s11 · crew1990s29 · 2 acting · 29 crew2000s22 · 1 acting · 22 crew2010s18 · 1 acting · 18 crew2020s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Chuck Cirino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 7th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 56 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Approval · how many liked their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th58

Shape of the crowd

51 of their 60 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive7
  • Mixed51

Most divisive · actor, producer, composer, cinematographer

A Doggone Hollywood (2017)

94th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Transylvania Twist (1989)

Midcredits 30th · 34% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 39/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chuck Cirino's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles25–73 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chuck Cirino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chuck Cirino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Wynorski shares the most, 33.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles