- Joseph Merhi
Joseph Toufik Merhi (born
June 1 ,1953 ), is an indiefilm 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 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.External links
* [http://www.yourvideostoreshelf.com/index.php/20070510/richard-w-munchkin-interview/ 2007 Audio Interview with Richard W. Munchkin about Joseph Merhi and PM Entertainment]
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