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Howard Wexler

Cinematographer, also producer, director and editor · Hollywood, California, USA.

Howard Wexler was born and raised in Hollywood, California. He spent his youth in the Boy Scouts, playing saxophone, and taking still pictures. After a family evening seeing the 1964 film The Professionals, photographed by Academy Award winning Conrad Hall, ASC, Howard decided on the spot to become a Director of Photography. Howard attended USC Cinema, and then became an intern to Mario Tosi, Director of Photography. Howard spent time in Europe working for various European film companies as camera assistant, driver, projectionist and copywriter for English advertisements. After a year of employment for a Munich based camera rental and film production company, and photographing portions of the 1972 Olympic Games, Howard returned to Hollywood, and assisted many well-known DP's, edited several projects, and began his DP career on low budget features, with a 2C inside a blimp, and continues today, with over 70 features credited as Director of Photography. In addition, Howard has shot many educational, documentary and corporate productions, 2nd unit, aerials and title sequences. He co-produced two features for 21st Century Inc., and in 1992 produced, directed and photographed a romantic comedy feature, Loving Lulu, which had an exclusive premiere run on HBO, and was favorably reviewed in Variety. In 2009, Howard directed and co-produced a science fiction feature, Infection: The Invasion Begins, which was acquired for distribution by Moving Pictures Film and TV, and sold to Morningstar Entertainment for exclusive North American DVD rights. Feature and MOW credits include: Reform School Girls, Angel 111, Arizona Heat, Banzai Runner, Intimate Power, Echoes of enlightenment, Hope Ranch, The Read Deal, and seven films as DP for Producer/Director Andy Sidaris, including Hard Ticket to Hawaii, and Return to Savage Beach. Howard is known for his ability to set up cameras and lighting quickly, and is one of the fastest DP's.

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From
Hollywood, California, USA.
Works as
Cinematographer, also producer, director and editor
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 150 credits in all

What are Howard Wexler's films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 60 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Ironic 14 · Wry 8 · Earnest 31

Light 45 · Serious 12 · Dark 3

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 13

Gentle 23 · Charged 31 · Intense 6

Steady 25 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 20

A split, not a type: Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 6

Casual 48 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Resolved 51 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
36
Tense
36
Thrilling
20
Dread
14
Manic
9
Other
37

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous16
  • Cyclical1

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 Howard Wexler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (48).

Subscription and free streaming for Howard Wexler'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

150 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Home Makeover Nightmare(2026)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Evil Bong-A-Thon! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob's Drive-In Jamboree! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Evil Bong 888: Infinity High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Bring Her to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Producer

  • AIMEE. The Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Bloody Bridget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • The Primevals(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Curse of the Re-Animator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Beyond the Resonator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Cassex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Don't Let Her In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gingerweed Man(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Aliens, Clowns & Geeks(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Femalien: Cosmic Crush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Blade: The Iron Cross(2020)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Corona Zombies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Weedjies: Halloweed Night(2019)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Evil Bong 777 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Puppet Master: Axis Termination(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer · Photoscience Manager

  • Evil Bong 666(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Fists of Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Falling for Angels(2017)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
  • Ravenwolf Towers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Killjoy's Psycho Circus(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Attack of the Killer Donuts(2016)

    Cinematographer · Photoscience Manager

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Wrong Child(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Evil Bong: High 5(2016)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Wrong Roommate(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Evil Bong 420(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • No Visitors(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • The Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Trophy Heads(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • From Here on OUT(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • Babes Behind Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Unlucky Charms(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • Blood of 1000 Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Ooga Booga(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Bad Blood... the Hunger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Christmas Spirit(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Infection: The Invasion Begins(2011)

    Director · Producer · as Hospital Security

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • The Invisible Chronicles(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Pit and the Pendulum(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • The Brotherhood VI: Initiation(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • The Brotherhood V: Alumni(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • House of Usher(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Playing with Fire(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Thirst: Blood War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Tru Loved(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Urban Decay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Coffee Date(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • George Bush Goes to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • American Black Beauty(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Lessons in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Wild Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Sapphire Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Visions of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Accidental Stripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Model Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • The Real Deal(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Hope Ranch(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Sex and the Teenage Mind(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Virtual Girl 2: Virtual Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Final Stab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer · Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Scandal: The Big Turn On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Brotherhood(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Scandal: Sex@students.edu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle and the Art of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Emmanuelle 2000: Jewel of Emmanuelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Scandal: Body of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Scandal: Lawful Entry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Sex Files: Erotic Possessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Sex Files: Ancient Desires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Sex Files: Alien Erotica II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Newsbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Sex Files: Creating the Perfect Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Voodoo Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Emmanuelle 2000: Being Emmanuelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Stageghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Totem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Running Red(1999)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • The Killer Eye(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Not Quite an Angel(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Teenage Alien Avengers(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • The Sender(1998)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Virtual Encounters 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Curse of the Puppet Master(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Exotic Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Leather Jacket Love Story(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Return to Savage Beach(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • The Journey: Absolution(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Little Miss Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Prey of the Jaguar(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Irresistible Impulse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Over the Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Maui Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Arranged Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Neon Signs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Droid Gunner(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Life 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Killing for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dragon Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Die Watching(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Loving Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • The Dwelling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Hot Under the Collar(1992)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Last Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Double Impact(1991)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Bikini Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Deadly Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Ralph S. Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Virgin High(1991)

    Cinematographer · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • The New Beverly Hills Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Guns(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Puppet Master II(1990)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Dream a Little Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Savage Beach(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Terror Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Intimate Power(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Assault of the Party Nerds(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • The Jigsaw Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Blood Nasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • American Rampage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Angel III: The Final Chapter(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Picasso Trigger(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Arizona Heat(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Big Bad Mama II(1987)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Hard Ticket to Hawaii(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Dreamaniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Reform School Girls(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • A Time of Change: Confronting AIDS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Camera Operator

  • Social Studies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Malibu Express(1985)

    Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Trading Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • China & Silk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 142 titles, 141 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 142: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 142: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 142: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleCinematography138 of 142: 126 only cinematography, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thEditing1 of 142: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew11 of 142: 3 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score7th

142 titles, 13 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s18 · crew1990s37 · crew2000s41 · crew2010s26 · 1 acting · 26 crew2020s19 · crew

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 Howard Wexler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 69; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Midcredits score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th61

Reviewers score the cinematography 32/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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.

Is Howard Wexler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles48–76 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles46–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Howard Wexler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Howard Wexler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David DeCoteau shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Nakai Nelson10 titles
    See all 10 shared titles with Nakai Nelson
  • John Schouweiler10 titles
    See all 10 shared titles with John Schouweiler
  • Stephen P. Jarchow9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with Stephen P. Jarchow
  • Paul Colichman8 titles
    See all 8 shared titles with Paul Colichman

Mixed roles