Joe Spinell Movies

A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.

A gripping thriller telling the true story of the hunt and capture of David Berkowitz, a.k.a. "Son of Sam" — the infamous serial killer who...

A New York City detective teams up with a federal agent and a state trooper to bust up a drug ring.

When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death.

An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug...

A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival...

A Los Angeles taxi driver helps a distraught woman on the run from gangsters after they murder her husband and young son.

Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.

Danny Dandoy is a good-humored, streetwise cop working the dusk-to-dawn shift in Los Angeles with his somewhat naive new partner, Macey, in this...

Part two of the making of William Friedkin's 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.

An innocent American engineer is blackmailed by gangsters into a plot to assassinate his cousin, who is a judge in Sicily fighting the Mafia.

The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable...

A children's television host solves all kids problems. Shot as a promo reel for a sequel to Maniac (1980) but was cut short due to the untimely...

Tongue-in-cheek account of a private eye hired to find a young porn actress.

A New York detective and a victim's colleague hunt a killer who preys on single women.

Two con artists kidnap a young boy for ransom. The boy, who calls himself Red Chief, becomes a problem for them.

Mike Thompson is a former U.S. government agent whom is called on by his no-nonsense ex-employer Hanson to stop a terrorist named Mustapha who breaks...

A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. After a bust gone awry,...