Directing

Joseph Zito

Born May 14, 1946 · New York, USA (age 80)

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.

Known For

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter · 1984

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.

Missing in Action

Missing in Action · 1984

Missing in Action

MovieActionAdventure

American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.

Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion · 1988

MovieAdventureAction

A Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission.

Invasion U.S.A.

Invasion U.S.A. · 1985

Invasion U.S.A.

MovieActionThriller

A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.

The Prowler

The Prowler · 1981

MovieHorrorThriller

Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.

Power Play

Power Play · 2002

MovieActionThriller

An investigative reporter links the deaths of three people to a high profile corporation, while scientists working on their privately funded research project are forced to look beyond their work and face realitytheir experiments may be the cause of a series of killer earthquakes. The corporation will stop at nothing to keep this secret from becoming public.

Abduction

Abduction · 1975

MovieCrimeDrama

The daughter of wealthy businessman is taken hostage by a gang of radical black revolutionaries. While she fears for her life at first, she gradually starts to become sympathetic to her kidnappers' cause, and begins to consider herself to be one of them.

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol · 2000

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol

An elite commando unit must rescue a captured peacekeeping force from a ruthless international arms dealer.

Filmography

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter · 1984

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.

Director

Missing in Action

Missing in Action · 1984

Missing in Action

MovieActionAdventure

American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.

Director

Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion · 1988

MovieAdventureAction

A Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission.

Director

Invasion U.S.A.

Invasion U.S.A. · 1985

Invasion U.S.A.

MovieActionThriller

A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.

Director

The Prowler

The Prowler · 1981

MovieHorrorThriller

Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.

Director

Power Play

Power Play · 2002

MovieActionThriller

An investigative reporter links the deaths of three people to a high profile corporation, while scientists working on their privately funded research project are forced to look beyond their work and face realitytheir experiments may be the cause of a series of killer earthquakes. The corporation will stop at nothing to keep this secret from becoming public.

Director

Abduction

Abduction · 1975

MovieCrimeDrama

The daughter of wealthy businessman is taken hostage by a gang of radical black revolutionaries. While she fears for her life at first, she gradually starts to become sympathetic to her kidnappers' cause, and begins to consider herself to be one of them.

Director

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol · 2000

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol

An elite commando unit must rescue a captured peacekeeping force from a ruthless international arms dealer.

Director

Bloodrage

Bloodrage · 1980

MovieCrimeThriller

A sexually frustrated young man kills hookers.

Director