Joseph Merhi

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Merhi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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The Whole Ten Yards

(2004) Co-Producer

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Inferno

(1999) Executive Producer

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L.A. Heat

(1999) Creator

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Impulse

(2008) Executive Producer

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Spartan

(2004) Co-Producer

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Skyscraper

(1996) Producer

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Epicenter

(2000) Executive Producer

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CIA II: Target Alexa

(1993) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1991	Marlo	The Art of Dying 1991-08-08 Movie
1987	Speed	L.A. Crackdown 1987-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2008	Executive Producer	Impulse 2008-04-15 Movie
2007	Executive Producer	The Anna Nicole Smith Story 2007-08-30 Movie
2005	Producer	Back By Midnight 2005-01-25 Movie
2004	Co-Producer	The Whole Ten Yards 2004-04-07 Movie
	Co-Producer	Spartan 2004-03-12 Movie
2000	Producer	The Stray 2000-06-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	Epicenter 2000-03-21 Movie
	Producer	Hot Boyz 2000-01-15 Movie
1999	Producer	No Tomorrow 1999-10-19 Movie
	Executive Producer	Inferno 1999-09-25 Movie
	Producer	Escape from Alaska 1999-07-28 Movie
	Producer	Y2K 1999-07-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	Running Red 1999-03-30 Movie
	Executive Producer	L.A. Heat 1999-03-15 TV Show
1998	Executive Producer	Land of the Free 1998-11-24 Movie
	Producer	Extramarital 1998-08-09 Movie
	Producer	The Sender 1998-06-22 Movie
	Producer	Recoil 1998-05-12 Movie
1997	Producer	The Underground 1997-10-28 Movie
	Producer	The Big Fall 1997-10-14 Movie
	Executive Producer	Hollywood Safari 1997-08-05 Movie
	Producer	Executive Target 1997-07-11 Movie
	Producer	Little Bigfoot 1997-06-17 Movie
	Producer	Busted 1997-02-17 Movie
	Producer	Bikini Summer III: South Beach Heat 1997-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Dumb Luck in Vegas 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Producer	Riot 1996-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Pure Danger 1996-09-10 Movie
	Producer	Tiger Heart 1996-08-08 Movie
	Producer	The Sweeper 1996-06-25 Movie
	Executive Producer	Storybook 1996-06-04 Movie
	Producer	The Silencers 1996-04-23 Movie
	Producer	Skyscraper 1996-02-29 Movie
	Producer	Dark Breed 1996-01-01 Movie
1995	Producer	CyberTracker 2 1995-11-08 Movie
	Producer	Rage 1995-11-03 Movie
	Producer	The Power Within 1995-10-24 Movie
	Producer	To the Limit 1995-09-19 Movie
	Producer	Hologram Man 1995-06-27 Movie
	Producer	Steel Frontier 1995-03-28 Movie
	Producer	Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike 1995-02-28 Movie
	Producer	Last Man Standing 1995-01-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Producer	Direct Hit 1994-12-14 Movie
	Producer	T-Force 1994-12-08 Movie
	Producer	Guardian Angel 1994-11-22 Movie
	Producer	CyberTracker 1994-08-22 Movie
	Producer	Ice 1994-06-15 Movie
	Producer	Zero Tolerance 1994-06-09 Movie
	Producer	Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter 1994-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Deadly Target 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	Producer	CIA II: Target Alexa 1993-12-06 Movie
	Producer	Firepower 1993-10-25 Movie
	Producer	Private Wars 1993-10-13 Movie
	Producer	Karate Tiger 7 - To be the best 1993-08-03 Movie
	Producer	Fist of Honor 1993-05-19 Movie
	Producer	Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel 1993-03-17 Movie
	Producer	Alien Intruder 1993-01-01 Movie
	Producer	No Escape, No Return 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Producer	Out for Blood 1992-12-16 Movie
	Producer	Maximum Force 1992-10-07 Movie
	Producer	Intent to Kill 1992-10-01 Movie
	Producer	C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa 1992-09-24 Movie
	Producer	Street Crimes 1992-09-02 Movie
	Producer	Deadly Bet 1992-04-16 Movie
	Producer	Final Impact 1992-02-07 Movie
	Producer	The Last Riders 1992-02-01 Movie
1991	Producer	Ring of Fire 1991-12-18 Movie
	Producer	A Time to Die 1991-12-05 Movie
	Producer	Quiet Fire 1991-10-31 Movie
	Producer	The Art of Dying 1991-08-08 Movie
	Producer	The Killers Edge 1991-04-12 Movie
	Producer	The Killing Zone 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Producer	Living To Die 1990-12-08 Movie
	Producer	Night of the Wilding 1990-07-18 Movie
	Producer	Emperor of the Bronx 1990-06-01 Movie
	Producer	Chance 1990-06-01 Movie
	Producer	Coldfire 1990-04-29 Movie
	Producer	Contra Conspiracy 1990-03-31 Movie
	Producer	Sinners 1990-01-29 Movie
	Producer	Repo Jake 1990-01-01 Movie
	Producer	American Born 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	Producer	East L.A. Warriors 1989-10-16 Movie
	Producer	L.A. Vice 1989-10-01 Movie
	Producer	Angels of the City 1989-08-01 Movie
	Producer	Deadly Breed 1989-07-20 Movie
	Producer	Midnight Warrior 1989-03-21 Movie
	Producer	L.A. Heat 1989-02-18 Movie
	Producer	Shotgun 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Producer	Death by Dialogue 1988-11-25 Movie
	Producer	The Killing Game 1988-04-25 Movie
	Producer	Heat Street 1988-04-01 Movie
	Producer	Epitaph 1988-03-25 Movie
	Producer	Hollow Gate 1988-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Payback 1988-01-01 Movie
	Producer	L.A. Crackdown II 1988-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Glass Jungle 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Producer	L.A. Crackdown 1987-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Newlydeads 1987-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Dance Or Die 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Producer	Hollywood In Trouble 1986-05-01 Movie
	Producer	Mayhem 1986-01-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2007	Director	Game of Life 2007-04-14 Movie
1997	Director	Executive Target 1997-07-11 Movie
1996	Director	Riot 1996-12-01 Movie
	Director	The Sweeper 1996-06-25 Movie
1995	Director	Rage 1995-11-03 Movie
	Director	Last Man Standing 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Director	Direct Hit 1994-12-14 Movie
	Director	Zero Tolerance 1994-06-09 Movie
1993	Director	Magic Kid 1993-10-27 Movie
	Director	Karate Tiger 7 - To be the best 1993-08-03 Movie
1992	Director	Maximum Force 1992-10-07 Movie
	Director	C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa 1992-09-24 Movie
	Director	Final Impact 1992-02-07 Movie
	Director	The Last Riders 1992-02-01 Movie
1991	Director	The Killers Edge 1991-04-12 Movie
1990	Director	Night of the Wilding 1990-07-18 Movie
	Director	Emperor of the Bronx 1990-06-01 Movie
	Director	Repo Jake 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	Director	L.A. Vice 1989-10-01 Movie
	Director	Midnight Warrior 1989-03-21 Movie
	Director	L.A. Heat 1989-02-18 Movie
1988	Director	Fresh Kill 1988-07-21 Movie
	Director	The Killing Game 1988-04-25 Movie
	Director	Heat Street 1988-04-01 Movie
	Director	Epitaph 1988-03-25 Movie
	Director	L.A. Crackdown II 1988-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Glass Jungle 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Director	The Newlydeads 1987-01-01 Movie
	Director	L.A. Crackdown 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Director	Hollywood In Trouble 1986-05-01 Movie
	Director	Mayhem 1986-01-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2007	Writer	Game of Life 2007-04-14 Movie
1995	Writer	Last Man Standing 1995-01-01 Movie
1992	Screenplay	Intent to Kill 1992-10-01 Movie
	Story	Intent to Kill 1992-10-01 Movie
	Writer	Deadly Bet 1992-04-16 Movie
	Screenplay	The Last Riders 1992-02-01 Movie
1991	Writer	The Art of Dying 1991-08-08 Movie
	Writer	The Killers Edge 1991-04-12 Movie
1990	Writer	Night of the Wilding 1990-07-18 Movie
	Story	Chance 1990-06-01 Movie
	Writer	Emperor of the Bronx 1990-06-01 Movie
1989	Writer	Angels of the City 1989-08-01 Movie
1988	Writer	Fresh Kill 1988-07-21 Movie
	Writer	The Killing Game 1988-04-25 Movie
	Screenplay	Epitaph 1988-03-25 Movie
	Writer	The Glass Jungle 1988-01-01 Movie
	Writer	L.A. Crackdown II 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Writer	The Newlydeads 1987-01-01 Movie
	Writer	L.A. Crackdown 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Writer	Hollywood In Trouble 1986-05-01 Movie
	Writer	Mayhem 1986-01-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Creator	L.A. Heat 1999-03-15 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv