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Steven J. Escobar

Steven J. Escobar

Editor, producer, writer, cinematographer and director · Born August 1, 1969 (57) · McAllen, Texas, USA

Steven Escobar was born and raised in Edinburg, Texas. He finished his education by graduating from The University of Texas - Pan American with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with concentration in Radio/Television/Film. In 1992, Steven began Associate Producing the musical variety show, Budweiser's Dance Time in Texas which ran for 2 years as a syndicated television series. He went on to co-create the successful music series titled, Tejano Country. In 1996, Abraham Quintanilla (Q Productions, Inc.) contacted Steven to produce Latin music videos by such artists as Selena, Pete Astudillo, and Jennifer Pena. This lead to his involvement on the Warner Bros. Film, "Selena". Steven moved to Los Angeles in 2000 and formed Jesco Film Entertainment, LLC, where he has successfully been producing and editing various television, feature film, and documentary projects. Since teaming with his partner, Joe Castro, Escobar has brought his leadership and vision to a variety of feature films projects, beginning with the horror film, Terror Toons in 2001. After a steady stream of projects, such as Near Death, The Jackhammer Massacre, and a new movie titled, Terror Toons 2: The Sick and Silly Show! Escobar is now ready to move back into producing television series' where he still works. Steven works as a picture editor on various reality shows which range from Fox's Trading Spouses and Nanny 911 to NBC's The Apprentice and The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. Most recently, Steven has been nominated for a Prime Time Emmy by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his work on The Apprentice . He is on a team of 24 picture editors nominated for Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera). In 2007, Steven won a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming" for The Amazing Race. Steven also graduated in 2017 with a Master of Science in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University and also holds a Guinness World Record for the "Highest Body Count in a Slasher Film" for The Summer of Massacre.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 1, 1969 (57)
From
McAllen, Texas, USA
Works as
Editor, producer, writer, cinematographer and director
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 48% in 30 days

What are Steven J. Escobar's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
25%
Society
21%
Bonds
18%
Self
15%
Morality
9%
Power
6%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
4
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5

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 Steven J. Escobar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven J. Escobar'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

19 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Murder in the 21st(2023)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Terror Toons 4(2022)

    Producer · Writer · as Bee Conductor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror(2022)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Big Freaking Rat(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Half-Cocked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Special Effects Assistant

  • Xenophobia(2019)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Very Cavallari(2018)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Terror Toons 3(2015)

    Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Remodeled(2012)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Summer of Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor · Executive Producer

  • Estate of Panic(2008)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Terror Toons 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor · Producer · Visual Effects

  • Life After Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Young, the Gay and the Restless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • Near Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor · Producer · Visual Effects

  • The Jackhammer Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor · Producer · Visual Effects · as Detective Brannon (voice)

  • Nanny 911(2004)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

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

    Editor

  • Terror Toons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor · Producer · Story · Visual Effects Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 2002 to 2022.

Highest rated

Big Freaking Rat (2020)

Midcredits 2nd

Most popular right now

Very Cavallari (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 12: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting1 of 12: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 12: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing8 of 12: 0 only producing, 8 with another roleCinematography2 of 12: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing9 of 12: 1 only editing, 8 with another roleOther crew5 of 12: 1 only other crew, 4 with another role

12 titles, 9 with more than one role — editing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Steven J. Escobar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 3rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

Remodeled (2012)

97th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Murder in the 21st (2023)

Midcredits 79th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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.

Who does Steven J. Escobar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven J. Escobar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Castro shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles