Joseph Merhi
Biography
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Joseph Toufik Merhi (born October 23, 1953) in Syria, is an indie film director and producer.
In 1984, along with fellow director Richard Pepin, Merhi founded the production company City Lights, which changed name a few years after to PM Entertainment. The company was sold in 2000 and closed soon after.
Before entering the movie industry, Merhi was the owner of several pizzerias located in the Las Vegas, Nevada area.
So far, he has directed a total of 32 movies, and produced more than 100.
He has produced many movies.
He is well known for his action scenes involving car chases and big explosions.
His last directed movie was Executive Target (1997). After that, he decided to leave the director chair and slowly moved on as a producer/executive producer of straight-to-DVD movies, until he returned to direct Oranges (2008) ten years after his last effort.
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Acting (2 movies)
Directing (31 movies)
L.A. Vice
1989
Epitaph
1988
Direct Hit
1994
Rage
1995
Repo Jake
1990
To Be the Best
1993
Last Man Standing
1995
Riot
1996
The Sweeper
1996
Fresh Kill
1988
Zero Tolerance
1994
Executive Target
1997
The Newlydeads
1988
L.A. Crackdown II
1988
L.A. Crackdown
1987
Magic Kid
1993
L.A. Heat
1989
Maximum Force
1992
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992
Game of Life
2007
The Killing Game
1988
Heat Street
1988
The Glass Jungle
1988
Midnight Warrior
1989
Mayhem
1986
Night of the Wilding
1990
Emperor of the Bronx
1990
Final Impact
1992
The Last Riders
1992
Hollywood In Trouble
1986
Blood Money
1991
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Mayhem | 1986 | Producer |
| Mayhem | 1986 | Writer |
| Hollywood In Trouble | 1986 | Writer |
| Hollywood In Trouble | 1986 | Producer |
| L.A. Crackdown | 1987 | Writer |
| L.A. Crackdown | 1987 | Producer |
| Dance or Die | 1987 | Producer |
| L.A. Crackdown II | 1988 | Writer |
| L.A. Crackdown II | 1988 | Producer |
| The Glass Jungle | 1988 | Producer |
| The Glass Jungle | 1988 | Writer |
| Payback | 1988 | Producer |
| Epitaph | 1988 | Producer |
| Epitaph | 1988 | Screenplay |
| Heat Street | 1988 | Producer |
| The Killing Game | 1988 | Writer |
| The Killing Game | 1988 | Producer |
| Fresh Kill | 1988 | Writer |
| Fresh Kill | 1988 | Producer |
| The Newlydeads | 1988 | Writer |
| The Newlydeads | 1988 | Producer |
| Hollow Gate | 1988 | Producer |
| Death by Dialogue | 1988 | Producer |
| L.A. Heat | 1989 | Producer |
| Midnight Warrior | 1989 | Producer |
| Shotgun | 1989 | Producer |
| Deadly Breed | 1989 | Producer |
| Angels of the City | 1989 | Writer |
| Angels of the City | 1989 | Producer |
| L.A. Vice | 1989 | Producer |
| East L.A. Warriors | 1989 | Producer |
| Repo Jake | 1990 | Producer |
| American Born | 1990 | Producer |
| Sinners | 1990 | Producer |
| Contra Conspiracy | 1990 | Producer |
| Coldfire | 1990 | Producer |
| Chance | 1990 | Producer |
| Emperor of the Bronx | 1990 | Producer |
| Emperor of the Bronx | 1990 | Writer |
| Night of the Wilding | 1990 | Producer |
| Night of the Wilding | 1990 | Writer |
| Living To Die | 1990 | Producer |
| The Killing Zone | 1991 | Producer |
| Blood Money | 1991 | Producer |
| Blood Money | 1991 | Writer |
| The Art of Dying | 1991 | Writer |
| The Art of Dying | 1991 | Producer |
| Quiet Fire | 1991 | Producer |
| A Time to Die | 1991 | Producer |
| Ring of Fire | 1991 | Producer |
| The Last Riders | 1992 | Producer |
| The Last Riders | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Final Impact | 1992 | Producer |
| Deadly Bet | 1992 | Writer |
| Deadly Bet | 1992 | Producer |
| Street Crimes | 1992 | Producer |
| C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa | 1992 | Producer |
| Intent to Kill | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Intent to Kill | 1992 | Producer |
| Maximum Force | 1992 | Producer |
| Out for Blood | 1992 | Producer |
| Alien Intruder | 1993 | Producer |
| Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel | 1993 | Producer |
| Fist of Honor | 1993 | Producer |
| To Be the Best | 1993 | Producer |
| Private Wars | 1993 | Producer |
| Firepower | 1993 | Producer |
| C.I.A. II: Target Alexa | 1993 | Producer |
| No Escape, No Return | 1993 | Producer |
| Deadly Target | 1994 | Producer |
| Storybook | 1994 | Executive Producer |
| Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter | 1994 | Producer |
| Zero Tolerance | 1994 | Producer |
| Ice | 1994 | Producer |
| CyberTracker | 1994 | Producer |
| Guardian Angel | 1994 | Producer |
| T-Force | 1994 | Producer |
| Direct Hit | 1994 | Producer |
| Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars | 1995 | Executive Producer |
| Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike | 1995 | Producer |
| Steel Frontier | 1995 | Producer |
| Hologram Man | 1995 | Producer |
| Last Man Standing | 1995 | Writer |
| Last Man Standing | 1995 | Producer |
| To the Limit | 1995 | Producer |
| The Power Within | 1995 | Producer |
| Rage | 1995 | Producer |
| CyberTracker 2 | 1995 | Producer |
| Skyscraper | 1996 | Producer |
| The Silencers | 1996 | Producer |
| The Sweeper | 1996 | Producer |
| Tiger Heart | 1996 | Producer |
| Pure Danger | 1996 | Producer |
| Riot | 1996 | Producer |
| Dumb Luck in Vegas | 1997 | Producer |
| Busted | 1997 | Producer |
| Dark Breed | 1997 | Producer |
| Little Bigfoot | 1997 | Producer |
| Executive Target | 1997 | Producer |
| Hollywood Safari | 1997 | Executive Producer |
| The Big Fall | 1997 | Producer |
| The Underground | 1997 | Producer |
| Recoil | 1998 | Producer |
| The Sender | 1998 | Producer |
| Extramarital | 1998 | Producer |
| Land of the Free | 1998 | Executive Producer |
| Running Red | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| Y2K | 1999 | Producer |
| Escape from Alaska | 1999 | Producer |
| Inferno | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| No Tomorrow | 1999 | Producer |
| Hot Boyz | 2000 | Producer |
| Epicenter | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| The Stray | 2000 | Producer |
| Back By Midnight | 2005 | Producer |
| Game of Life | 2007 | Writer |
| Game of Life | 2007 | Producer |
| The Anna Nicole Smith Story | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| Impulse | 2008 | Executive Producer |