List of the best Joe Spinell movies: Maniac(1980), The Last Horror Film(1982), Walking the Edge(1985), Hollywood Harry(1985), The Last Fight(1983), Strike Force(1975), One Man Jury(1978), Cruising(1980), Starcrash(1979), Rocky(1976), Rocky II(1979), The First Deadly Sin(1980) ... ...
Horror
USA
1980
87 Minutes
Executive Producer
Joe Spinell Caroline Munro Gail Lawrence Kelly Piper Rita Montone Tom Savini Hyla Marrow James Brewster Linda Lee Walter Tracie Evans
maniac psychopath serial killer gory new york city home women childhood killing spree mystery 1970s
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in New York City, kills young women and takes their scalps as his trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in a photographer, and end his killing spree?
Horror
USA
1982
87 Minutes
Caroline Munro Joe Spinell Judd Hamilton Devin Goldenberg David Winters Susanne Benton Mary Spinell Glenn Jacobson Sharon Hughes Sean Casey Don Talley
Pizza delivery boy Gary, loudmouth David and hunky Rick are three high students out to lose their virginity any way they can. Gary falls for transfer student Karen, who gets involved with Rick.
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
94 Minutes
Brusstar
A Los Angeles taxi driver helps a distraught young woman on the run from gangsters after they murder her husband and young son.
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
96 Minutes
Max Caldwell
A hapless Los Angeles private detective is hired by a shady millionaire to search for the man's missing teenage heiress while at the same time, the detective's estranged teenage niece arrives in town and wants in on the case.
Action
USA
1983
86 Minutes
The Boss
Willie Colón Ruben Blades Fred Williamson Joe Spinell Darlanne Fluegel Don King Sal Carollo Nick Corello Tony Sirico Nereida Mercado Izzy Sanabria
boxer promoter girlfriend thug gangster private detective rousing suspenseful dark boxing ring new york city times square street police station murder crime investigation debt boxing gambling
Singer-turned-boxer Andy 'Kid' Clave (Ruben Blades) signs a contract with a shady promoter Joaquin Vargas (Willie Colon). But Clave turns against Vargas when the promoter's thugs kill Clave's girlfriend when he thinks about backing out of the contract. While seeking a way to get revenge against Vargas, Clave learns that he has a blood clot in his head. But nothing will deter him from getting his ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1975
78 Minutes
Sol Terranova
Cliff Gorman Richard Gere Donald Blakely Edward Grover Joe Spinell Marilyn Chris Mimi Cecchini Allan Rich
A New York detective (Cliff Gorman) teams up with a federal agent (Donald Blakely) and a state trooper (Richard Gere) to bust a drug ring.
Crime, Drama
1978
95 Minutes
Mike Abatino
Jack Palance Christopher Mitchum Pamela Susan Shoop Cara Williams Joe Spinell Jeff McCracken Alexandra Hay Angel Tompkins Andy Romano Tom Pedi Tony Sirico
Sick of injustice, an urban policeman (Jack Palance) gives new meaning to the idea of a speedy trial.
Crime, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA|West Germany
1980
106 Minutes
Patrolman DiSimone
Al Pacino Paul Sorvino Karen Allen Richard Cox Don Scardino Joe Spinell Jay Acovone Barton Heyman Sonny Grosso Larry Atlas James Remar
police detective girlfriend police captain playwright homosexual killer hedonistic shocking outlandish brutal new york city nightclub apartment park street working undercover serial murders sadomasochism homophobia sexual awakening
A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
Sci-Fi
USA|Italy
1979
92 Minutes
Count Zarth Arn
Marjoe Gortner Caroline Munro Christopher Plummer David Hasselhoff Robert Tessier Joe Spinell Nadia Cassini
An outlaw smuggler and her alien companion are recruited by the Emperor of the Galaxy to rescue his son and destroy a secret weapon by the evil Count Zarth Arn.
Drama
USA
1976
119 Minutes
Gazzo
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burgess Meredith Burt Young Carl Weathers Thayer David Joe Spinell James Gambina Al Silvani George Memmoli
rocky balboa gym owner meatpacker boxer girlfriend loan shark endearing inspiring gripping philadelphia gym freezer boxing ring ambition daunting task boxing love underdog rise 1970s
A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Drama
USA
1979
119 Minutes
Tony Gazzo
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burgess Meredith Burt Young Carl Weathers Tony Burton Joe Spinell Leonard Gaines Frank McRae Al Silvani John Pleshette
businessman rival trainer wife reporter inspiring rousing philadelphia boxing ring house boxing celebrity redemption money rocky balboa underdog rivalry 1970s
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
112 Minutes
Charles Lipsky
Frank Sinatra Faye Dunaway David Dukes George Coe Brenda Vaccaro Martin Gabel Joe Spinell Jeffrey DeMunn Anthony Zerbe James Whitmore Fred Fuster
police detective police chief wife curator serial killer coroner brooding intense suspenseful new york city store hospital apartment building retirement illness serial murders investigation police work crime pursuit
A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.
Crime, Drama
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Eisenberg
Robert Forster Fred Williamson Richard Bright Rutanya Alda Don Blakely Joseph Carberry Willie Colón Joe Spinell Carol Lynley Woody Strode Vincent Beck
After his wife and son are brutalized by thugs and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a New York City factory worker turns vigilante to find some measure of bloody justice.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1981
99 Minutes
Lt. Munafo
Sylvester Stallone Billy Dee Williams Rutger Hauer Lindsay Wagner Persis Khambatta Nigel Davenport Hilarie Thompson Joe Spinell Catherine Mary Stewart
terrorist detective police chief partner wife police detective dark gritty suspenseful thrilling new york city police station train station apartment london big city terrorism bomb chases violence
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
Action
USA
1982
88 Minutes
Joe Spangler
Fred Williamson Jim Brown Jim Kelly Richard Roundtree Paula Sills Laura Loftus Tom Signorelli Joe Spinell
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy.
Adventure
USA
1980
90 Minutes
Yancey
Charles Lane Ann Sothern Chris Petersen Pat Petersen Sally Boyden Rick Lenz Sharon Weber Joe Spinell John Davis Chandler Cliff Pellow Stephen Young
A grandfather takes his two young grandsons on a camping trip for their karate tournament, and become involved in a kidnapping by a poor country family that lives in the woods.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
108 Minutes
Spinell
Stacy Keach Scott Wilson Ed Flanders Jason Miller Neville Brand George Di Cenzo Moses Gunn Robert Loggia Joe Spinell Alejandro Rey Tom Atkins
colonel captain psychiatrist astronaut mental patient cheeky quirky profound uneasy washington state mental institution castle post-traumatic stress disorder existential crisis faith disillusionment psychiatry insanity discovery fall
A former marine arrives at a mental asylum housed in a remote castle to run it. There he attempts to rehabilitate the patients by letting them act out their craziest fantasies and desires.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1977
121 Minutes
Spider
Roy Scheider Bruno Cremer Francisco Rabal Amidou Ramon Bieri Peter Capell Karl John Friedrich Ledebur Chico Martinez Joe Spinell Rosario Almontes
assassin terrorist bank robber banker guerrilla fighter truck driver bleak suspenseful intense dark south america forest bridge oil field new york city jerusalem big business oil dangerous assignment explosion
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
Comedy
USA
1982
105 Minutes
Henry Winkler Michael Keaton Shelley Long Gina Hecht Pat Corley Bobby Di Ciccio Nita Talbot Basil Hoffman Tim Rossovich Clint Howard Joe Spinell
prostitute mortician businessman stockbroker coworker pimp offbeat wild amusing morgue new york city apartment prostitution business sex get rich quick crime death rise underdog
A morgue attendant is talked into running a brothel at his workplace after a deceased pimp is sent there. However, the pimp's killers don't look too kindly on this new 'business', nor does the morgue's owner.
Comedy
UK|USA
1983
129 Minutes
Gene Hackman Theresa Russell Rutger Hauer Jane Lapotaire Mickey Rourke Ed Lauter Joe Pesci Helena Kallianiotes Cavan Kendall Corin Redgrave Joe Spinell
In 1925, Arctic prospector Jack McCann (Gene Hackman) becomes a rich man when he strikes gold, but twenty years later, he faces major personal and family problems.
Comedy
1981
89 Minutes
Henry Jaglom Robby Benson Richard Widmark Ann Dusenberry Peter Riegert Diane Lane Candy Clark Teresa Ganzel Robert Culp Bobby Di Ciccio Fred Willard
husband wife businessman teen girl police officer stripper offbeat amusing lighthearted los angeles office police station family home midlife crisis business rape police work marriage investigation discovery
Three kinds of movies are spoofed in segments on police partners (Robby Benson, Richard Widmark), the Me Generation and a margarine tycoon (Ann Dusenberry).
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
200 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert Duvall Diane Keaton Robert De Niro John Cazale Talia Shire Lee Strasberg Michael V. Gazzo G.D. Spradlin Richard Bright Gastone Moschin
gangster murderer brother father criminal politician dark gritty new york city italy cuba airport washington, d.c. bedroom betrayal murder mafia abuse crime revolution
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.