Joseph Zito
American film director
- Born May 14, 1946
- 3 movies
Joseph Zito is an American film director and producer best known for cult and genre films of the 1980s, including The Prowler, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Missing in Action, Invasion U.S.A. and Red Scorpion. In 1985 and 1986 he spent a year in pre-production on Cannon Films' version of Spider-Man, which eventually fell through.
Joseph Zito appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1984 to 1988. That includes 3 titles as director. Most of that work is in action, war and horror. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: M. Emmet Walsh (2), Erich Anderson (2).
Known for
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Director. One of the 1980s genre films he is best known for.
- Missing in Action (1984), Director. Directed the action film in the same year.
- Red Scorpion (1988), Director. A late-1980s action film from his run of cult titles.
- Invasion U.S.A., Director. Another of his best-known 1980s films.
- The Prowler, Director. An early cult film from his directing career.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Joseph Zito been in?
- Joseph Zito appears in Red Scorpion (1988), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) and Missing in Action (1984) on The Remote.
- When was Joseph Zito born?
- Joseph Zito was born on 14 May 1946.
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