Joe Spinell Movies

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

Two disillusioned New York policemen plan a $10 million robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.

A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy.

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

Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.

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

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,...

A private eye hired to kill a man's wife warns her instead and then finds both are impostors.

When his wife is killed by hitmen, a former Green Beret takes vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death.

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

A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Officer Jim Wade is a loose cannon on the force with a reputation for roughing up suspects, informants, witnesses, and just about everybody else who...

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

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...

The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market...

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

Karen Hughes, a high school ballet dancer and cheerleader, develops an addiction to shoplifting after watching a friend steal clothing from a store,...

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

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