Joseph Zito (born May 14, 1946) is an American
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
producer, best known for directing several
cult
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and
genre films
Genre Films, usually credited as Kinberg Genre, is a production company founded by screenwriter-producer-director Simon Kinberg.
History
Genre Films in April 2010 signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc. ...
throughout the
1980s
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, such as ''
Missing in Action
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'', ''
Invasion U.S.A.'', ''
Red Scorpion
''Red Scorpion'' is a 1988 American action film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Joseph Zito. Lundgren appears as a Soviet special forces operative sent to assassinate an anti-communist rebel leader in Africa, only to side with the rebe ...
'', ''
The Prowler'', and ''
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter''. In 1985–1986, Zito spent a year of
pre-production
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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
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Living people
Film directors from New York City
1946 births
Action film directors
Horror film directors
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