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Joseph Zito is a Director and Producer American born on 14 may 1946 at New York City (USA)

Joseph Zito

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Nationality USA
Birth 14 may 1946 (77 years) at New York City (USA)

Joseph Zito is an American film director. He is perhaps well known for directing many low budget action B-movies of the 1980s such as, Missing in Action, Invasion U.S.A., Red Scorpion, and many others. In the mid-1980s, Zito spent a year of pre-production on the Cannon version of Spider-Man. The film was never made.

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Filmography of Joseph Zito (9 films)

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Director

Power Play
Power Play (2002)
, 1h36
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Dylan Walsh, Alison Eastwood, Tobin Bell, Marcia Strassman, Sergio Kato, Boti Ann Bliss
Rating35% 1.7823351.7823351.7823351.7823351.782335
Journalist Matt Nash gets in its investigations always in trouble. He is shot during his research in the drug scene and survives due to a bulletproof vest. The journal's editor-in-chief plans to fire him to preserve the good reputation of The Examiner. She gives him one last chance and charges him with a seemingly harmless job of finding three missing environmental activists. This previously penetrated into the headquarters of the power company s a Saturn Energy and stole data on a secret project. Here, the three activists are discovered and killed by employees of the company under the leadership of the security chiefs Clemens.
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol, 1h33
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres War, Action
Actors Mike Norris, Bentley Mitchum, John Rhys-Davies, Ze'ev Revach, Sasson Gabai, Uri Gavriel
Rating28% 1.4147451.4147451.4147451.4147451.414745
An elite commando unit must rescue a captured peacekeeping force from a ruthless international arms dealer.
Red Scorpion, 1h35
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White, T.P. McKenna, Carmen Argenziano, Brion James
Rating52% 2.6096752.6096752.6096752.6096752.609675
The plot centers on Lundgren's character Nikolai Petrovitch Radchenko, a Soviet Spetsnaz operative who is sent to an African country where Soviet, Czechoslovakian and Cuban forces are helping the government fight an anti-communist rebel movement. He is tasked with the mission to assassinate the rebel leader. In order to infiltrate the rebel movement and get within striking distance of his target, he stirs up trouble in the local bar and gets arrested for disorderly conduct. He is put in the same cell as a captured resistance commander and gains his trust in facilitating the escape. Upon finally reaching the rebel encampment he is met with distrust by the rebels. During the night he attempts to assassinate his target but does not succeed when the distrustful rebels anticipate his actions.
Invasion U.S.A., 1h47
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Spy, Martial arts
Themes Spy films, Medical-themed films, Christmas films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Political films
Actors Richard Lynch, Chuck Norris, Dehl Berti, Billy Drago, Eddie Jones, Jaime Sánchez
Rating54% 2.704422.704422.704422.704422.70442
The film begins by showing a group of Cuban refugees on a boat sailing for the United States. They are at first met by what appears to be a U.S. Coast Guard boat, with armed personnel. The captain of the vessel declares that the refugees are welcomed to the United States, only to have the Guardsmen open fire on them and take several bags of cocaine hidden in the boat. It is revealed that the armed personnel were communist Latin American guerrillas disguised as U.S. Coast Guardsmen.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, 1h37
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Transport films, Serial killer films, Road movies
Actors Kimberly Beck, Corey Feldman, Peter Barton, Crispin Glover, Tom Everett, Ted White
Rating60% 3.0011253.0011253.0011253.0011253.001125
The night after the events of previous film paramedics clean up the remains left by psychopathic killer Jason Voorhees and deliver him to the county morgue, where the mortician Axel fails to notice signs that Jason is breathing. After escaping cold storage, Jason slices Axel's neck with a hacksaw and stabs nurse Robbie with a scalpel.
Missing in Action, 1h45
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, James Hong, Lenore Kasdorf, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Pierrino Mascarino
Rating54% 2.706342.706342.706342.706342.70634
Colonel James Braddock is an American officer who spent seven years in a North Vietnamese POW camp, then escaped 10 years ago. After the bloodiest war, Braddock accompanies a government investigation team that goes to Ho Chi Minh City to check out reports of Americans still held prisoner. Braddock gets the evidence then travels to Thailand, where he meets Tuck, an old Army buddy turned black market kingpin. Together, they launch a mission deep into the jungle to free the American POW's from General Trau.
The Prowler, 1h29
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films, Political films
Actors Farley Granger, Lawrence Tierney, Thom Bray, Carleton Carpenter
Rating59% 2.9501352.9501352.9501352.9501352.950135
During the Second World War a woman named Rosemary Chatham breaks up with her boyfriend who is serving in the army, via letter.
Blood Rage
Blood Rage (1979)
, 1h18
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films
Actors Lawrence Tierney, Raynor Scheine, Irwin Keyes
Rating47% 2.3738652.3738652.3738652.3738652.373865
A young man named Richard visits Beverly, a local prostitute, and runs into her boyfriend, a police officer named Ryan, on the way into Beverly's home. Richard and Beverly get into an argument, which ends with Richard accidentally shoving Beverly through a window, killing her. Richard cleans up the scene, evades Ryan when he returns from running errands, and hitchhikes to New York City after disposing of Beverly's body.
Abduction
Abduction (1975)
, 1h35
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Leif Erickson, Dorothy Malone, Lawrence Tierney
Rating49% 2.473142.473142.473142.473142.47314
Patricia revient dans la chambre du campus qu'elle partage avec Michael. Patricia est issue d'une des familles les plus célèbres et les plus riches des Etats-Unis. Ses relations avec Michael ont crée des tensions entre elle et sa famille. Alors que Patricia et Michael font l'amour, on s'aperçoit qu'ils sont surveillés. Deux silhouettes bondissent sur eux et les frappent avec une violence sauvage. Patty est trainée à moitié nue vers une voiture.

Producer

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol, 1h33
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres War, Action
Actors Mike Norris, Bentley Mitchum, John Rhys-Davies, Ze'ev Revach, Sasson Gabai, Uri Gavriel
Roles Executive Producer
Rating28% 1.4147451.4147451.4147451.4147451.414745
An elite commando unit must rescue a captured peacekeeping force from a ruthless international arms dealer.
The Prowler, 1h29
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films, Political films
Actors Farley Granger, Lawrence Tierney, Thom Bray, Carleton Carpenter
Roles Producer
Rating59% 2.9501352.9501352.9501352.9501352.950135
During the Second World War a woman named Rosemary Chatham breaks up with her boyfriend who is serving in the army, via letter.
Blood Rage
Blood Rage (1979)
, 1h18
Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films
Actors Lawrence Tierney, Raynor Scheine, Irwin Keyes
Roles Producer
Rating47% 2.3738652.3738652.3738652.3738652.373865
A young man named Richard visits Beverly, a local prostitute, and runs into her boyfriend, a police officer named Ryan, on the way into Beverly's home. Richard and Beverly get into an argument, which ends with Richard accidentally shoving Beverly through a window, killing her. Richard cleans up the scene, evades Ryan when he returns from running errands, and hitchhikes to New York City after disposing of Beverly's body.