Rob Schmidt (born
September 25,
1965) is an American
film director and
writer. His film credits include
Wrong Turn, a
2003 horror film,
Crime and Punishment in Suburbia and
Saturn. He also created a pilot called American Town for
Twentieth Century Fox. Rob has been lauded by
Darren Aronofsky,
Jonathan Demme and
Stephen King. He directed a
Masters of Horror episode called "Right to Die." His thriller
The Alphabet Killer, which reunited him with
Eliza Dushku (
Wrong Turn),
Martin Donovan ("Right to Die"), and
Michael Ironside (
Crime and Punishment in Suburbia), has been picked up for international distribution by New Films International.
He is married to photographer Zoë Barracano.
Filmography
