John Lechago (April 4, 1969 – July 22, 2026) was born in Kingston Ontario, Canada to an Argentinean mother and a Spanish father. At age four the family moved to Los Angeles California. From an early childhood Lechago was fascinated by drawing, and would spend hours creating monsters and reproducing what he saw around him. The rest of the time John would spend playing with his fraternal twin brother. At age nine Lechago was enrolled in traditional oil painting classes and thrived, winning awards every year he was with the school. This strong base in traditional painting would be very influential in Lechago's approach to his filmmaking later in life. John was also enrolled at an early age in self defense classes. Coincidentally the school that his father chose for his young sons was one owned by Chuck Norris. On the second day of karate class the teachers showed a 16mm film print of Chuck Norris's first film Breaker! Breaker! (1977). Lechago looked around the class realizing that most of the adults were also getting beaten up by the head teacher in the film! Three and a half years later at age ten, Lechago and his brother James were part of a children's class in Chuck Norris's A Force of One (1979). Being on set and seeing how scenes are actually set up and shot was a major motivator. It was at that point that Lechago decided that he would be involved in the movies. As a teenager John began studying screen writing and shooting scenes with the video cameras of the day. He went so far as to found the "Cinema Productions" club at his high school. After high school Lechago attended the prestigious art school S.A.I.C. in Chicago, concentrating in film, and then finished his degree in film at the Columbia College Chicago. When Lechago returned to Los Angeles he tried to get work on a movie set, but as luck would have it there was an actor's strike at the time. John had to get work with a corporate video company. A few months later the owner of the company (out of curiosity) gave John $5,000 and allowed him to use the cameras and office space to make a film. Lechago teamed up with Vincent Bilancio and made his first feature _Blood Gnome (Video 2004)_. Despite being a very low budget movie and being shot in only 12 days, it was distributed in Europe, Asia and North America. Lechago would make one more film with Turning Point Productions Magus (2008), before making his first self produced feature Contagion (2010) formerly known as Bio Slime. Lechago would follow up with writing and directing _Killjoy 3 (Video 2010)_ For Charles Band and Full Moon Features. - IMDb mini biography by: Stuntchild
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 4, 1969
- July 22, 2026 (aged 57)
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Director, writer, editor and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are John Lechago's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
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 John Lechago's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016) · director, writer, producer, editor
- Killjoy 3 (2010) · director, writer
- Dangerous Worry Dolls (2008) · title designer · visual effects
- Decadent Evil II (2007) · title designer · visual effects
- Blade: The Iron Cross (2020) · director, editor
- Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017) · second unit director · special effects
- The After Dark (2024) · editor · free
- Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Killjoy 3 (2010) · director, writer · free
- Mortal Game (2024) · director, writer · free
- Blade: The Iron Cross (2020) · director, editor · free
- Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017) · second unit director · special effects · free
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Subscription and free streaming for John Lechago'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
18 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Mortal Game(2024)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
City of Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The After Dark(2024)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Blade: The Iron Cross(2020)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Feast of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Killjoy's Psycho Circus(2016)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Killjoy Goes to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Rat Scratch Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Killjoy 3(2010)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Bio Slime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Ghost Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Magus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Dangerous Worry Dolls(2008)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Decadent Evil II(2007)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Blood Gnome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Mimic 2(2001)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 2001 to 2025.
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 John Lechago's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 John Lechago work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Lechago's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Band shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Alan MaxsonShared titles: Blade: The Iron Cross (2020), Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Maxson
- Al BurkeShared titles: Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016), Killjoy 3 (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Al Burke
- Trent HaagaShared titles: Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016), Killjoy 3 (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Trent Haaga
- Victoria De MareShared titles: Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016), Killjoy 3 (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Victoria De Mare
Composers and cinematographers
- Howard WexlerShared titles: Blade: The Iron Cross (2020), Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Wexler
- Michael Sean ColinShared titles: Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016), Killjoy 3 (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Sean Colin
Producers
- Charles BandShared titles: Blade: The Iron Cross (2020), Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016), Killjoy 3 (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Band
- Nakai NelsonShared titles: Blade: The Iron Cross (2020), Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Nakai Nelson
