Joseph Merhi
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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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Films (103)
Impulse
2008 · Executive Producer
The Anna Nicole Smith Story
2007 · Executive Producer
Game of Life
2007 · Director, Writer, Producer
De retour pour minuit
2005 · Producer
Mon voisin le tueur 2
2004 · Co-Producer
Búsqueda desesperada
2004 · Co-Producer
Un amor inesperado
2003 · Co-Producer
The Stray
2000 · Producer
Épicentre
2000 · Executive Producer
American Gangsta
2000 · Producer
No Tomorrow
1999 · Producer
Inferno
1999 · Executive Producer
Escape from Alaska
1999 · Producer
Y2K
1999 · Producer
Running Red
1999 · Executive Producer
Land of the Free
1998 · Executive Producer
Extramarital
1998 · Producer
The Sender
1998 · Producer
Recoil
1998 · Producer
The Underground
1997 · Producer
The Big Fall
1997 · Producer
Hollywood Safari
1997 · Executive Producer
Executive Target
1997 · Director, Producer
Little Bigfoot
1997 · Producer
Dark Breed
1997 · Producer
Dumb Luck in Vegas
1997 · Producer
Riot
1996 · Director, Producer
Pure Danger
1996 · Producer
Tiger Heart
1996 · Producer
The Sweeper
1996 · Director, Producer
The Silencers
1996 · Producer
Skyscraper
1996 · Producer
CyberTracker 2
1995 · Producer
Rage
1995 · Director, Producer
The Power Within
1995 · Producer
To the Limit
1995 · Producer
Last Man Standing
1995 · Director, Producer, Writer
Hologram Man
1995 · Producer
Steel Frontier
1995 · Producer
Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
1995 · Producer
Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars
1995 · Executive Producer
Direct Hit
1994 · Director, Producer
T-Force
1994 · Producer
Guardian Angel
1994 · Producer
CyberTracker
1994 · Producer
Ice
1994 · Producer
Zero Tolerance
1994 · Director, Producer
Deadly Target
1994 · Producer
Storybook
1994 · Executive Producer
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994 · Producer
No Escape, No Return
1993 · Producer
C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
1993 · Producer
Magic Kid
1993 · Director
Firepower
1993 · Producer
Private Wars
1993 · Producer
To Be the Best
1993 · Director, Producer
Fist of Honor
1993 · Producer
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993 · Producer
Alien Intruder
1993 · Producer
Out for Blood
1992 · Producer
Maximum Force
1992 · Director, Producer
Intent to Kill
1992 · Screenplay, Story, Producer
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992 · Director, Producer
Street Crimes
1992 · Producer
Deadly Bet
1992 · Writer, Producer
Final Impact
1992 · Director, Producer
The Last Riders
1992 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
A Time to Die
1991 · Producer
Ring of Fire
1991 · Producer
Quiet Fire
1991 · Producer
The Art of Dying
1991 · Marlo, Writer, Producer
Blood Money
1991 · Writer, Producer, Director
The Killing Zone
1991 · Producer
Living To Die
1990 · Producer
Night of the Wilding
1990 · Director, Writer, Producer
Chance
1990 · Producer, Story
Emperor of the Bronx
1990 · Director, Writer, Producer
Coldfire
1990 · Producer
Contra Conspiracy
1990 · Producer
Sinners
1990 · Producer
Repo Jake
1990 · Director, Producer
American Born
1990 · Producer
East L.A. Warriors
1989 · Producer
L.A. Vice
1989 · Director, Producer
Angels of the City
1989 · Writer, Producer
Deadly Breed
1989 · Producer
Shotgun
1989 · Producer
Midnight Warrior
1989 · Director, Producer
L.A. Heat
1989 · Director, Producer
Death by Dialogue
1988 · Producer
Hollow Gate
1988 · Producer
The Newlydeads
1988 · Director, Writer, Producer
Fresh Kill
1988 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Killing Game
1988 · Director, Writer, Producer
Heat Street
1988 · Producer, Director
Epitaph
1988 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
L.A. Crackdown II
1988 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Glass Jungle
1988 · Producer, Director, Writer
Payback
1988 · Producer
L.A. Crackdown
1987 · Speed, Director, Writer, Producer
Dance or Die
1987 · Producer
Hollywood In Trouble
1986 · Director, Writer, Producer
Mayhem
1986 · Director, Writer, Producer
