Joseph Zito
Joseph Zito (born May 14, 1946 in New York City ) is an American film director and producer.
Life
Before working as a director, Zito studied economics and psychology. He was also the owner of a cinema.
He made his debut as a director in 1975 with the film Patty - The Most Wanted Woman in America . He then directed several horror films, including Forke des Todes (1981) and Friday the 13th - The last chapter, the fourth part of the Friday the 13th film series. In the following years, Zito shot the B-action films Missing in Action , Invasion USA and Red Scorpion for Cannon Films . He worked on this with Chuck Norris and Dolph Lundgren . Further film projects for Cannon Films were not realized. Zito was planning his own Spider-Man film.
After producing the action film Fusion Factor in 2002, he retired as a director. Since then he has been working on the revision of scripts and is involved in documentaries.
Filmography
- 1975: Patty - America's Most Wanted Woman ( Abduction )
- 1979: The Psycho-Ripper ( Bloodrage )
- 1981: Fork of Death ( The Prowler )
- 1984: Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter ( Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter )
- 1984: Missing in Action
- 1985: US invasion
- 1989: Red Scorpion
- 1999: Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol
- 2002: Fusion Factor - When power becomes deadly danger ( Power Play )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, Hille 2013, p. 197.
- ^ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 198.
- ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, p. 196.
literature
- -MAERZ- (Axel Estein), Thomas Schwer: Kinders, Papi goes filming today - Joseph Zito interview . In: Splatting Image, No. 8 , Berlin 1991
Web links
- Joseph Zito in theInternet Movie Database(English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zito, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director, producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |