Stephen Lang and Richard Gale discuss a scene on the set of The Proposal.

Richard Gale doing Q & A after screening a feature length collection of his short films, joined by a fan in costume as the spoonkiller.  Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.

Richard Gale sets up a shot for a  gunfight scene in The Proposal.

Brian Rohan and Richard Gale doing Q & A for Spoon Wars and The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon at Fantastic Fest, Austin, TX.

Richard Gale at the 57th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards. Gale won the Emmy for Best Cable Program for his show Earthquake Survival. Gale has won three Emmys, and received six nominations.

Richard Gale accepts the Jury Prize for Best Short Film and the Audience Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea, for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.

Kirk Douglas and Richard Gale. Gale directed Douglas in a Public Service Announcement.

Richard Gale greets fans after screening the Horribly Slow Murderer series. Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.

Director Richard Gale on the set of Pressure.

Richard Gale and Lochlyn Munro discuss a scene on the set of Pressure.

Richard Gale shoots a scene for Pressure.

Richard Gale preparing to shoot a  scene for Pressure.

Richard Gale directs a scene for  Pressure.  Pictured from L to R: 1st Asst. Director Robert Randall, Richard Gale, 1st AC Gary Kennedy, Director of Photography Curtis Petersen.

Richard Gale receives the Citizen's Choice (Audience) Award for Best Short Film at PiFan, the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea. The Horribly Slow Murderer also won the Jury Prize for Best Short Film.

Richard Gale and Jennifer Esposito on the set of The Proposal.

Richard Gale at the 61st Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards. Gale has won three Emmys, and received six nominations.

Richard Gale and William Friedkin at the 45th Anniversary screening of The French Connection, Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, Sept. 24, 2016.

Nick Moran and director Richard Gale on the set of The Proposal.

Brian Rohan, Richard Gale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Marc Webb at the Gen Art Film Festival, Chicago.  Gale's The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon screened together with Webb's (500) Days of Summer.

Richard Gale takes questions from the audience at the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles screening of The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.

Brian Rohan and Richard Gale at the Gen Art Film Festival, Chicago.



Malcolm McDowell and Richard Gale at the Sitges Film Festival, Spain.

Richard Gale receives the Citizen's Choice (Audience) Award for Best Short Film at PiFan, the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon, South Korea. The Horribly Slow Murderer also won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film.

Richard Gale's souvenir spoon giveaway for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.

Richard Gale at the 57th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards. Gale has won three Emmys, and received six nominations.

Richard Gale directing a scene for The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon.

Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Richard Gale, Eddie McGee, Celine Tien, and Trista Robinson in The Human Race (2013)