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Gary Schmoeller

Producer and actor

Gary Schmoeller joined Filmwerks at its founding in 1993, as a Producer on a three-picture deal between Trimark Pictures and Filmwerks. He began his film career as a Production Manager for four feature films and then moved to producing. He has produced 20 films as a true "indie producer" with budgets of "micro" size of $750,000 to $6.5 million. He has overseen such cult genre classic sequels as "Bride of Re-Animator" and "Return of the Living Dead 3". From Texas, Schmoeller has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at El Paso. With the executive business background he possesses, he oversees Filmwerks' financial and business affairs. He maintains working relationships with the guaranty bond companies, the lending institutions and the legal and accounting firms that are necessary to run the day-to-day operations of Filmwerks, including directly servicing the many contracts with the film distribution companies worldwide. He is the President and Chief Operations Officer for Filmwerks. Raised in West Texas, Gary Schmoeller received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas. Attending UT on an athletic scholarship for Tennis he was a touring professional until his early thirties when he began a business career in the transportation industry. After a few years as a vice president and general manager he moved to Los Angeles to seek a career in feature films. Schmoeller is a veteran line producer with 30 films to his credit. He began his career as a production manager working with director Brian Yuzna on "Society" and "Bride of Re-Animator". He managed four films before he began working with the films from inception as a line producer and a co-producer. He has worked as a true "indie producer" with budgets from $750,000 to $6.5 million. He has worked both as a free lance producer and as a principal in a film production company.

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Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 164% in 30 days

What are Gary Schmoeller's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
51%
Morality
16%
Self
13%
Bonds
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
6
Thrilling
5
Absurd
4
Melancholic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

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 Gary Schmoeller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Schmoeller'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

33 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bulletface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Left for Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Cut Throat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Line Producer

  • Stitches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive In Charge Of Production · as Face on Imp

  • Killjoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

  • Witchouse II: Blood Coven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Sideshow(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The St. Francisville Experiment(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Wrecking Crew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Corrupt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Urban Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Postmortem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Mean Guns(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Six(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Blast(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Nemesis 4: Death Angel(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Adrenalin: Fear the Rush(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Omega Doom(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Nemesis 3: Time Lapse(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Nemesis 2: Nebula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Heatseeker(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Spitfire(1995)

    Producer · as Coach Crandall

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hong Kong 97 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Ghoulies IV(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Necronomicon: Book of Dead(1993)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ticks(1993)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Living Dead III(1993)

    Additional Second Assistant Director · Producer · as Base Captain

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dreamrider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker(1991)

    as Stroller #2

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation(1990)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Society(1989)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Puppet Master(1989)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sorcerers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1989 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

$54K worldwide

Highest rated

Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

Midcredits 43rd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 33: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleProducing27 of 33: 25 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thOther crew6 of 33: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

33 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s22 · 3 acting · 21 crew2000s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2010s1 · 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 Gary Schmoeller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 15 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 15

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Crazy Six (1997)

99th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

Midcredits 43rd · 41% liked

Reviewers score the acting 39/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Gary Schmoeller's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Gary Schmoeller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Schmoeller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Albert Pyun shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers