- July 25, 1934 (92)
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Producer, also writer
- 21 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Irwin Yablans' films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 9
Grounded 7 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 13
Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 2
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous4
- 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 Irwin Yablans' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Tourist Trap (1979) · producer · free
- Men at Work (1990) · producer · free
- Why Me? (1990) · producer · free
- Hell Night (1981) · producer · free
- Arena (1989) · producer · free
- Vengeance (1976) · producer · free
- The Seduction (1982) · producer · free
- God's Gun (1976) · producer · free
- Laserblast (1978) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Irwin Yablans' 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
22 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Men at Work(1990)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Vietnam, Texas(1990)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Why Me?(1990)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Arena(1989)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Prison(1987)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Scream for Help(1984)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Tank(1984)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Seduction(1982)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Parasite(1982)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Halloween II(1981)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Mommie Dearest(1981)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Hell Night(1981)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Fade to Black(1980)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Roller Boogie(1979)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Nocturna(1979)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Tourist Trap(1979)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Halloween(1978)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Laserblast(1978)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
God's Gun(1976)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Vengeance(1976)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Education of Sonny Carson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1974 to 1990.
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 Irwin Yablans' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 21 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 32/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Irwin Yablans' work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Irwin Yablans work with?
People who share at least 2 of Irwin Yablans' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mac Ahlberg shares the most, 6.
Directors
- David SchmoellerShared titles: The Seduction (1982), Tourist Trap (1979)See all 2 shared titles with David Schmoeller
Writers
- John CarpenterShared titles: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Halloween II (1981), Halloween (1978)See all 3 shared titles with John Carpenter
- Debra HillShared titles: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Halloween II (1981), Halloween (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Debra Hill
- C. Courtney JoynerShared titles: Vietnam, Texas (1990), Prison (1987)See all 2 shared titles with C. Courtney Joyner
Actors
- John HancockShared titles: Why Me? (1990), Tank (1984)See all 2 shared titles with John Hancock
- Tim ThomersonShared titles: Vietnam, Texas (1990), Fade to Black (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Thomerson
- Kevin BrophyShared titles: The Seduction (1982), Hell Night (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Brophy
- Nancy KyesShared titles: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Halloween (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Nancy Kyes
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mac AhlbergShared titles: Arena (1989), Prison (1987), Parasite (1982), The Seduction (1982), Hell Night (1981), Nocturna (1979)See all 6 shared titles with Mac Ahlberg
- Richard BandShared titles: Arena (1989), Prison (1987), Parasite (1982), Laserblast (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Richard Band
- Dean CundeyShared titles: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Halloween II (1981), Roller Boogie (1979), Halloween (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Dean Cundey
- Andy HorvitchShared titles: Arena (1989), Prison (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Horvitch
Producers
- Joseph WolfShared titles: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), The Seduction (1982), Halloween II (1981), Hell Night (1981), Fade to Black (1980), Roller Boogie (1979)See all 6 shared titles with Joseph Wolf
- Charles BandShared titles: Arena (1989), Prison (1987), Parasite (1982), Tourist Trap (1979), Laserblast (1978)See all 5 shared titles with Charles Band
- J. Larry CarrollShared titles: Arena (1989), Tourist Trap (1979), Laserblast (1978)See all 3 shared titles with J. Larry Carroll
- Bruce Cohn CurtisShared titles: The Seduction (1982), Hell Night (1981), Roller Boogie (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce Cohn Curtis
Mixed roles
- Tommy Lee WallaceShared titles: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Halloween (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Tommy Lee Wallace
