Robert Schimmel

A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)

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A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money. During the course of his investigation, he encounters various old connections, ultimately confronting the criminal responsible for Shame's expulsion from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keenen Ivory Wayans
CAST:  Keenen Ivory Wayans  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Salli Richardson-Whitfield

A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money. During the course of his investigation, he encounters various old connections, ultimately confronting the criminal responsible for Shame's expulsion from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keenen Ivory Wayans
CAST:  Keenen Ivory Wayans  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Blankman (1994)

Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Binder
CAST:  Damon Wayans  •  David Alan Grier  •  Robin Givens  •  Christopher Lawford

Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Binder
CAST:  Damon Wayans  •  David Alan Grier  •  Robin Givens  •  Christopher Lawford

Scary Movie 2 (2001)

While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keenen Ivory Wayans
CAST:  Anna Faris  •  Marlon Wayans  •  James DeBello  •  Shawn Wayans

While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keenen Ivory Wayans
CAST:  Anna Faris  •  Marlon Wayans  •  James DeBello  •  Shawn Wayans

Robert Schimmel: Life Since Then (2009)

The comedian and best selling author of "Cancer on $5 a Day...How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life," has plenty to say on everything from raising a 17 year old daughter, bargaining with the Almighty, and how not to make friends with a dolphin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milton Lage
CAST:  Robert Schimmel

The comedian and best selling author of "Cancer on $5 a Day...How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life," has plenty to say on everything from raising a 17 year old daughter, bargaining with the Almighty, and how not to make friends with a dolphin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milton Lage
CAST:  Robert Schimmel

I Am Comic (2010)

Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy and hilarious psychological profile of its practitioners. We also follow retired comic Ritch Shydner's attempt to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordan Brady
CAST:  Ahmed Ahmed  •  Franklyn Ajaye  •  Ant  •  Craig Anton

Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy and hilarious psychological profile of its practitioners. We also follow retired comic Ritch Shydner's attempt to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordan Brady
CAST:  Ahmed Ahmed  •  Franklyn Ajaye  •  Ant  •  Craig Anton

Dirty Dirty Jokes (1984)

A stand-up concert featuring six of the most hilarious comedians around. Hosted by Redd Foxx, the topic of the evening is sex in all of its funny forms. Not for the easily offended!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Robert
CAST:  Redd Foxx  •  Robert Schimmel  •  Reynaldo Rey  •  Jackie Martling

A stand-up concert featuring six of the most hilarious comedians around. Hosted by Redd Foxx, the topic of the evening is sex in all of its funny forms. Not for the easily offended!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Robert
CAST:  Redd Foxx  •  Robert Schimmel  •  Reynaldo Rey  •  Jackie Martling

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right (1988)

Rodney Dangerfield hosts a showcase of comics including himself, Robert Schimmel, Bill Hicks, and Andrew Dice Clay, among others.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter C. Miller
CAST:  Rodney Dangerfield  •  Lenny Clarke  •  Andrew Dice Clay  •  Bill Hicks

Rodney Dangerfield hosts a showcase of comics including himself, Robert Schimmel, Bill Hicks, and Andrew Dice Clay, among others.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter C. Miller
CAST:  Rodney Dangerfield  •  Lenny Clarke  •  Andrew Dice Clay  •  Bill Hicks

Robert Schimmel: Unprotected (1999)

Stand-up comedy special starring uninhibited comic Robert Schimmel from the State Theater in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rocco Urbisci
CAST:  Robert Schimmel

Stand-up comedy special starring uninhibited comic Robert Schimmel from the State Theater in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rocco Urbisci
CAST:  Robert Schimmel

A Bad Situationist (2008)

It is May 2001 in a pre-9/11 world. Arthur Lieberman, a ne'er-do-well tennis instructor from West Palm Beach, is the son of losing Vice-President candidate Joe Lieberman. Arthur is so crazy that six months later he is still upset over the fraudulent 2000 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Seder
CAST:  Sam Seder  •  Sarah Silverman  •  H. Jon Benjamin  •  David Cross

It is May 2001 in a pre-9/11 world. Arthur Lieberman, a ne'er-do-well tennis instructor from West Palm Beach, is the son of losing Vice-President candidate Joe Lieberman. Arthur is so crazy that six months later he is still upset over the fraudulent 2000 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Seder
CAST:  Sam Seder  •  Sarah Silverman  •  H. Jon Benjamin  •  David Cross

Dark Seduction (2015)

A hard-boiled love triangle between a private eye and two bloodsucking dames. The film was actually shot in 1984 and was considered lost and unfinished for decades before being rediscovered and completed by Greg Travis, the film's star, co-writer and director. It ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Travis
CAST:  Tyler Horn  •  Julie Brown  •  Stacey Travis  •  Vickie Hicks

A hard-boiled love triangle between a private eye and two bloodsucking dames. The film was actually shot in 1984 and was considered lost and unfinished for decades before being rediscovered and completed by Greg Travis, the film's star, co-writer and director. It ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Travis
CAST:  Tyler Horn  •  Julie Brown  •  Stacey Travis  •  Vickie Hicks