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Douglas M. Lackey

Composer · Died June 22, 2016, aged 83 · Sacramento, California, USA

Born
August 10, 1932
Died
June 22, 2016 (aged 83)
From
Sacramento, California, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Douglas M. Lackey's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Survival
24%
Morality
19%
Society
7%
Self
6%
Power
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Joyful
4
Absurd
3
Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Douglas M. Lackey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Douglas M. Lackey'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

54 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Lesser Evil(1998)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Darkman II: The Return of Durant(1995)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Hood(1995)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Nothing But the Truth(1995)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess(1994)

    Supervising Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Troll in Central Park(1994)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Loaded Weapon 1(1993)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Army of Darkness(1992)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Rules(1992)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth(1992)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Past Midnight(1991)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Baby of the Bride(1991)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Music Editor

  • Aftermath: A Test of Love(1991)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Earth Angel(1991)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys(1990)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 12:01 PM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Music Editor

  • Chameleons(1989)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Chasing Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Music Editor

  • Police Academy 6: City Under Siege(1989)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach(1988)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Chipmunk Adventure(1987)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol(1987)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Stewardess School(1986)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Stitches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Music Editor

  • Out of Control(1984)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Music Editor

  • Tranzor Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 65 episodes · Composer

  • The Initiation(1984)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Delta Pi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Music Editor

  • Police Academy(1984)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Alley Cat(1984)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Seduction of Gina(1984)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bad Boys(1983)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Lessons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Music Editor

  • I Was a Mail Order Bride(1982)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Brain 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Incident at Crestridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Music Editor

  • Dark Night of the Scarecrow(1981)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Side Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Music Editor

  • Rivals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Music Editor

  • Swords of the Space Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • Roller Boogie(1979)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Mean Business(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Help Woodsy Spread the Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Across the Great Divide(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Senior Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Adventures of the Wilderness Family(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Proud and Damned(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Composer

  • Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Agent for H.A.R.M.(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fortress of the Dead(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles from 1971 to 1998.

Highest rated

Across the Great Divide (1976)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music7 of 47: 7 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew40 of 47: 40 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s25 · crew1990s17 · 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 Douglas M. Lackey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 38; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · composer

Mean Business (1979)

66th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Across the Great Divide (1976)

Midcredits 61st · 56% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 48/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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.

Who does Douglas M. Lackey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Douglas M. Lackey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gene Kauer shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles