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Missing In Action (film)
''Missing in Action'' is a 1984 American action film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Chuck Norris. It is set in the context of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue. Colonel Braddock, who escaped a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp 10 years earlier, returns to Vietnam to find American soldiers listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War. The film was followed by a prequel, '' Missing in Action 2: The Beginning'' (1985), and a sequel, '' Braddock: Missing in Action III'' (1988). It is the first installment in the ''Missing in Action'' film series. "Missing In Action" was actually intended to be a sequel to "Missing in Action 2", but when it became clear that "Missing in Action" was a much better film with stronger commercial prospects, "Missing in Action 2" was turned into both a sequel and a prequel that detailed events before those in "Missing in Action." It is the first of a series of films themed around the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue that were produced by Menahem Golan and Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Zito
Joseph Zito (born May 14, 1946) is an American film director and producer, best known for directing several cult and genre films throughout the 1980s, such as ''Missing in Action'', '' Invasion U.S.A.'', ''Red Scorpion'', '' The Prowler'', and '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter''. In 1985–1986, Zito spent a year of pre-production Pre-production is the process of planning some of the elements involved in a film, television show, play, or other performance, as distinct from production and post-production. Pre-production ends when the planning ends and the content starts ... on the Cannon version of ''Spider-Man'' which eventually fell through. Zito left the production due to budgetary constraints. Filmography Film Television Other References External links * Living people Film directors from New York City 1946 births Action film directors Horror film directors {{US-film-director-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |