David Schmoeller was born on December 8,1947 and is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.
12 Facts About David Schmoeller
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David Schmoeller is notable for directing several full-length theatrical horror films including Tourist Trap, The Seduction, Crawlspace, Catacombs, Puppet Master, and Netherworld.
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In May, 2012, Schmoeller was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Fantaspoa Film Festival in Porto Alegre, Brazil where his new feature film, 2 Little Monsters was screened along with his other notable films.
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David Schmoeller was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and was raised and educated in Texas.
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David Schmoeller completed a Masters program in Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin.
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David Schmoeller spent six months as an intern with writer-director Peter Hyams on the film Capricorn One, before writing and directing his first theatrical feature, Tourist Trap.
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David Schmoeller followed the Seduction with 1986's Crawlspace, a horror film starring famously difficult actor Klaus Kinski.
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Many of the puppet characters David Schmoeller created for Puppet Master have appeared in the various sequels produced by Full Moon Features, though David Schmoeller himself was not involved.
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In 1991, David Schmoeller directed horror-themed science fiction tale The Arrival starring John Saxon.
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In recent years, David Schmoeller has produced many of his own film projects including the full-length feature Thor at the Bus Stop as well as the notable shorts Please Kill Mr Kinski, Spanking Lessons, Wedding Day and the short horror film Ha, Ha Horror.
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David Schmoeller served as a dialogue writer and director for the English-dubbed version of the anime film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 when it was re-titled Warriors of the Wind by Manson International.
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David Schmoeller is currently employed as a film professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.