Frank Zagarino Movies
Frank Zagarino is a lead actor who has been onscreen since the '80s. ~ All Movie GuideA hulking Albino serial killer escapes from an asylum and returns to his former hunting grounds to stalk a group of teenagers in this stalk and slash shocker from written, directed by, and starring Frank Zagarino (Fitness for Life, Project: Shadowchaser). Years ago, the Spiker terrorized a small community by slashing his victims to shreds with railroad spikes and burying their bodies beneath the railroad tracks on the outskirts of town. These days the Spiker is rotting away in an institution, never to see the light of day again; at least that's what the haunted locals say in order to get a good night's sleep. When the authorities attempt to transport the Spiker and he stages a daring escape, his bloodlust becomes stronger than ever before. Now, in the small town where the legend of the Spiker was born, a new chapter in his dark saga begins. A group of bored teens have decided to camp out in an abandoned house, and just as they uncover a chilling secret, the Spiker returns to finish the job he began so many years ago. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, David "Shark" Fralick, (more)
A determined FBI agent and a tough-as-nails bounty hunter team to stop a rogue weapons smuggler working for the Russian Mafia in director Dustin Rikert's high-octane action thriller Lethal. A former KGB agent-turned- weapons smuggler for the Russian Mafia, Antanoly Federov's (Lorenzo Lamas) every move is being monitored by FBI Agent Ethan Marshall (Frank Zagarino) -- a man determined to put an end to Federov's dangerous dealings by any means necessary. When deadly mercenary Samantha "Sam" Stewart (Heather Marie Marsden) comes into possession of a package of U.S. military secrets that Federov has promised to hostile foreign governments, the enraged criminal kidnaps Sam's sister and sends a group of his most deadly henchmen to retrieve the sensitive documents. With time quickly ticking away, Sam and Agent Marshall set out to rescue Sam's sister while doing everything in their power to defeat Federov and ensure that the revealing military secrets don't fall into the wrong hands. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lorenzo Lamas, Heather Marie Marsden, (more)
When a mysterious map surfaces that could lead the owner to $3 million in riches, the race is on between a mysterious drifter, a determined young woman, corrupt cops, career criminals, and even the FBI to get to the prize first in an action-packed thriller with enough twists to keep the viewer guessing until the final shocking frame. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Elizabeth Giordano, (more)
A gangster hires a man whose loyalties can be bought, only to discover his previous alliances may put him in a dangerous place in this crime thriller. Paul Randall (Frank Zagarino) is a crime boss who gets the shock of his life when he discovers his mother has been brutally murdered; things become even more difficult for him when he discovers he's the prime suspect . Wanting justice and certain his enemies will be gunning for him when he's vulnerable, Paul decides to hire a bodyguard -- Steve Layton (Bryan Genesse), who has earned a reputation for guarding the safety of the wealthy and powerful. With Steve watching his back, Paul and his cronies try to find out who was responsible for his mother's death, but when he finds a link between Layton's family and his enemies, he wonders if the man he's hired to protect him may have killed his Mom, with Paul next on the hit parade. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Bryan Genesse, (more)
Rap star Master P directed and stars in this action drama. Maker (Master P), a hip-hop music mogul and crime boss, helps broker a deal between Noah (Gary Busey), a major dealer in illegal arms, and a consortium of extremist groups. However, Maker was cut out of the loop at the last minute and he's eager to get revenge -- and his piece of the action. He initially uses Davis (Jeff Fahey), an employee of a shipping company, to send his merchandise around the world, but when the company upgrades to computer-based tracking, he brings in Jason (Gary Davis), a digital-savvy workaholic trying to wipe out the memory of his first wife. Jason earns a big cut of Davis's profits, and is introduced to his world of fast times and loose women, including Laura (Jodi Bianca Wise), a sweet but streetwise hooker. Unknown to the others, FBI Agent Diane (Pam Grier) is watching Noah's deal in order to put him and his crew behind bars, but she doesn't realize that several of the players have hidden agendas. No Tomorrow also features a cameo by singer Jerry Vale. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gary Busey, Gary Daniels, (more)
A man becomes the unwitting last barrier between terrorists and nuclear holocaust in this action thriller. Rod Armstrong (Frank Zagarino) is a former Navy SEAL who travels to Moscow with his old friend Bob (Charles Napier) and Bob's wife Susan (Kimberly Kates) on a vacation. However, Armstrong soon discovers fun and games is not the first thing Bob and Susan have in mind; it seems that the happy couple is also working with U.S. Intelligence, and they've been sent to Russia to crack open a ring of illegal arms dealers selling stolen nuclear weapons to terrorists with cash in hand. However, shortly after Bob reveals this secret to Armstrong, he is killed. Now Armstrong and Susan are on the run from the Russians as they try to find the kingpin and bring him to justice before terrorists with nuclear weapons can destroy the world. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Kimberley Kates, (more)
In this sci-fi action story set in the not-so-distant future, American and Russian scientific teams have joined forces to man a space station that is still being constructed as it orbits the Earth. After a number of flaws in the station's computer system become evident, Amanda (Teri Ann Linn), a system's expert, is put on a shuttle to the station to troubleshoot the equipment. Joining her is Russian technician Federov (Frank Zagariono), but en route it is discovered that Federov is actually a member of a terrorist group; after taking Amanda hostage, Federov threatens to destroy the space station and use SDI weaponry against the world if his demands are not met. With time running out, maverick shuttle pilot J.J. Hendricks (Daniel Baldwin) may be the only person who can rescue Amanda and save the world from the Russian terrorists. Fallout also stars Scott Valentine and John Reilly. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniel Baldwin, Frank Zagarino, (more)
When a shipment of plutonium has been stolen by a former Soviet kingpin, with the rumored sale of it to Middle Eastern terrorists intent on making a nuclear bomb, a combined special forces unit is assembled by the U.S. military to recover the contraband and save the planet. But the elite task force -- made up of FBI agents Bill Murphy (Jerry Kokich) and Morgan Daniels (Caroline Strong) and military hotshots Webb Buckley (J. Christian Ingvordsen) and Bone Conn (Kayle Watson) -- is made up of conflicting personalities with conflicting methods of operation. When one of the team is killed, the call goes out for Top Gun Frank White (Frank Zagarino) to save the day -- and the world. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino
Frank Zagarino and Shannon Sturges star in this science fiction thriller. A spacecraft with an all-female crew is forced to jettison fuel due to engine problems, and makes an emergency landing on a planet being used as a penal colony. It seems everyone on the prison world has been killed except for two people, with the psychotic Convict 762 apparently responsible for the carnage. However, while one survivor claims to be a guard watching over the prisoner, the other says exactly the same thing. So who is right? Who can they trust? And how will they ever get home? ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Shannon Sturges, (more)
Believing himself to be mankind's savior, a crazed general and his followers prepare to launch a full-scale nuclear attack unless he is paid an enormous amount of cash. As the situation rapidly accelerates out of control, only Tannen, a super spy and leader of a crack team of Special Forces commandos can stop him. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Joe Lara, (more)
In this science fiction-themed action adventure, archeologists Michael and Corrine Cavanaugh (Todd Jensen and Jennifer MacDonald) are on a dig in Africa when they discover artifacts that suggest an alien civilization had visited primitive tribes centuries ago. However, this discovery signals Sirius (Frank Zagarino), a ruthless warrior android, who rises to defend the treasures of his world against earthlings who might try to take them -- which comes as especially bad news to the pharmaceutical tycoon who was bankrolling the Cavanaughs, who isn't about to give up their discoveries without a fight. Alien Chaser was also released under the titles Orion's Key and Project Shadowchaser 4. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Todd Jensen, (more)
The peaceful existence of boat repairman Blake (Frank Zagarino) is destroyed when the Reverend James (Billy Drago) shows up with his disciples. Back in the days when Blake had been a member of an elite commando force, James had been his friend. But things have changed. Worried that Reverend James has fostered a cult and is planning on a mass suicide, the government sends spies to investigate. The government is also concerned because a prominent general's daughter is among the cultists. When the spies are killed, Blake is forced to reveal his true identity and join the fray to stop James and save the general's daughter. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Billy Drago, (more)
In this sci-fi thriller, a collision between a space station and a derelict ore freighter leads to a terrifying discovery. Listed as lost in space 25 years before, the ore freighter Siberia appears out of nowhere and despite the efforts of the communications station that is trapped in orbit around Mars, the two crafts run into each other. Curious as to what happened to the ore freighter, the space station crew boards her and discovers that her crew is dead. Unfortunately, they also discover that the reason for the mass deaths, an alien, is still aboard the craft and looking for more victims. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Samuel Bottoms, Christopher Atkins, (more)
Though damaged by his experiences in Vietnam, former Marine officer John Carter continues trotting the globe with a specially trained unit of peacekeepers until an assignment in Somalia goes sour and results in the mass murder of his men. John ends up in a hellish prison for the next three years. When John emerges, he is a broken man. He travels to Southeast Asia where he gets framed by a drug lord and a beautiful woman with whom he falls in love. This martial arts actioner stars kickboxer Fred Zagarino. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Martin Kove, (more)
A renegade android and his group of terrorists takes over a private nuclear base and threatens to bomb Washington DC in this action movie, the sequel of 1991's Project: Shadowchaser. The android stages his take-over during Christmas after the President ordered the base to disarm it's arsenal. It is now up to three brave people, a maintenance engineer, a scientist and her son, to save the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, Bryan Genesse, (more)
A former Marine commando organizes a paramilitary group, bent on vigilantism and anarchy. The commando's old comrade-in-arms gets wind of this activity. Invited to join the group, the friend declines. From that moment on, he's a marked man. Some sources credit Sam Firstenberg with the direction of Blood Warriors; other bestow that honor upon Norman Benny. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this exciting sci-fi thriller, a newly designed and extremely expensive android with plenty of strength but neither emotions nor a conscience busts out of a secret government lab and ends up in the hands of terrorists who commandeer the top story of a hospital and hold the daughter of the President hostage. Desperate to stop the mercenaries before they kill, the government must thaw out the frozen form of the criminal who designed the hospital. But they end up thawing out a former football hero instead, who pretends to be the architect. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Kove, Meg Foster, (more)
In this action thriller, Dr. Markson is a scientist working in weapons technology research, but he has grown disillusioned with his employers and the corruption within the defense industry -- so much so that he chooses to destroy his latest creation, a laser weapon employing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology, rather than turn it over to his superiors. Convinced that he's now in danger, Markson hires two top-rank security men to act as bodyguards -- veteran Special Forces operative Ron Morrell (David Carradine) and his younger but no-less-capable partner, John Slade (Frank Zagarino). Markson's hunch proved to be correct, and he and his daughter are abducted by renegade intelligence agents who desperately want the secrets behind his latest invention. Morrell and Slade quickly swing into action, racing against the clock to rescue Dr. Markson and keep his dangerous secrets from falling into the wrong hands. Project: Eliminator marked the screen debut of Calista Carradine, daughter of leading man David Carradine. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
In the sequel to Waxwork, young Mark Loftmore (Zach Galligan) and his girlfriend Sarah (Monika Schnarre) manage to escape the deadly wax museum before it is destroyed. However, one deadly wax hand escapes destruction and follows Sarah home, murdering her stepfather before she manages to destroy it. When Sarah is accused of the murder, she and Mark must travel back in time to stop the still-present evil. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Zach Galligan, Sophie Ward, (more)
When a guy who's been sent up the river after being set-up gets released from prison, he returns home to find his wife has been abducted and is being held by a thug wanting big-time ransom money. Enough is enough for this fella, so he's out for some major revenge. ~ All Movie Guide
In this actioner, a courageous soldier-of-fortune boldly gets in the midst of the conflict between Sandinistas and Contras in war-torn Nicaragua while trying to save an imperiled American journalist. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Zagarino, John Phillip Law, (more)


























