Joseph Merhi
Production
- Born
- October 23, 1953 (age 72) · Syria
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Joseph Toufik Merhi (born October 23, 1953) in Syria, is an indie film director and producer.
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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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Known for
The Whole Ten Yards
April 7, 2004
Spartan
March 12, 2004
Inferno
September 25, 1999
Alex & Emma
June 20, 2003
Skyscraper
February 29, 1996
Impulse
April 15, 2008
CyberTracker
August 22, 1994
Epicenter
March 21, 2000
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
September 24, 1992
To the Limit
September 19, 1995
T-Force
December 8, 1994
No Escape, No Return
December 29, 1993
Behind the camera103
- 2008Impulse Executive Producer
- 2007The Anna Nicole Smith Story Executive Producer
- 2007Game of Life Director, Writer, Producer
- 2005Back By Midnight Producer
- 2004The Whole Ten Yards Co-Producer
- 2004Spartan Co-Producer
- 2003Alex & Emma Co-Producer
- 2000The Stray Producer
- 2000Epicenter Executive Producer
- 2000Hot Boyz Producer