William ZabkaFilmography

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Hypersonic

Actors: Antonio Sabato, Jr.

Synopsis: A race with a 25-million-dollar prize is at the center of this action film starring Antonio Sabato Jr. Tensions are rising as the big event draws near, and with a monster hurricane threatening to strike, the potential for a violent confrontation between man and nature is growing. Produced and Read More

Python II

Actors: William Zabka, Dana Ashbrook, Alex Jolig, Simone Jade McKinnon, Marcus Aurelius

Synopsis: In this made-for-cable sequel to Pythons, the U.S. Army's Colonel Jefferson (Marcus Aurelius) has successfully neutralized the horrific 12-ton, 57-foot python that had been developed as a jungle weapon by a top-secret intelligence organization. Unfortunately, still another synthetic "Beta Snake" Read More

Antibody

Synopsis: Lance Henriksen stars as ex-FBI agent Richard Gaynes in this made for video techno-thriller, which has much in common with the classic 1966 science fiction feature Fantastic Voyage. A brilliant bomb expert, Gaynes is miniaturized and injected into the bloodstream of comatose terrorist Anthony Read More

Landspeed

Actors: Billy Zane, Pam Gidley

Synopsis: Billy Zane stars in this action-adventure story as Michael Sanger, an expert racecar driver with a passion to do something out of the ordinary. Sanger and his crew have designed a special rocket-powered car, and their goal is for Sanger to become the first man to break the sound barrier on dry Read More

Mind Storm

Actors: Antonio Sabato, Jr., Emmanuelle Vaugier, Eric Roberts

Synopsis: When we first meet beautiful, psychic private investigator Tracy Wellman (Emmanuelle Vaugier), she's confronting a psycho pedophile in a junkyard in a nearly fatal effort to rescue a young boy being held prisoner. Luckily, FBI agent Dan Oliver (Antonio Sabato Jr.) is nearby to help. But he's not Read More

Dark Descent

Synopsis: Wilfred Schmidt's suspense film Dark Descent stars Dean Cain as Will Murdack, a member of the Deep Submersible Division. Murdack is sent to investigate why people are dying in an underwater mining installation. Between the physical pressures of being 35,000 feet underwater, the psychological Read More

Project Human Weapon

Synopsis: A covert US/Soviet military experiment designed to create the ultimate telepathic and telekinetic soldier backfires when the sole successful test subject goes AWOL in an explosive tale of action-packed conspiracy starring Judge Reinhold. It was a risky venture from the onset, and when only one of Read More

Python

Actors: Dana Barron, Robert Englund

Synopsis: One seriously large snake makes for a staggering body count in this horror thriller. Dr. Anton Rudolph (Robert Englund) is a scientist who has spent years breeding and perfecting the ideal living weapon -- a gigantic python that's 60 feet long and can swallow nearly anything in its path. Rudolph Read More

Epoch

Actors: David Keith, Ryan O'Neal, Stephanie Niznik, Shannon Lee

Synopsis: Science must confront a power greater than our own in this unusual sci-fi-thriller. As seismic activities around the world begin going haywire, causing untold damages in major cities and claiming thousands of lives, the President of the United States orders Kasia Czaban, one of his top scientific Read More

Ablaze

Actors: Tom Arnold, Michael Dudikoff, Ice-T, Amanda Pays, John Bradley

Synopsis: Fire captain Jack Thomas (John Bradley) has his hands full when greedy developer Wendell Mays (Tom Arnold) arranges for his industrial refinery near the city to catch fire and explode for the insurance money. Not only are Thomas' firemen overtaxed and his veteran hero (Michael Dudikoff) in grave Read More

Falcon Down

Synopsis: A secret project turns out to not have been so secret after all as an air disaster threatens to become an international incident in this action thriller. Peter Stanton is an aviation engineer who is asked by the United States military to design a new super-sized stealth aircraft. Since Stanton's Read More

Interceptor Force

Actors: Olivier Gruner, Brad Dourif

Synopsis: Three elite alien-fighters are out to find a creature who can change its appearance at a moment's notice in this sci-fi thriller. Shaun (Olivier Gruner) is the leader of the Interceptor Force, a small band of highly-skilled soldiers who are the first line of defense in the event of a hostile Read More

High Voltage

Actors: Antonio Sabato, Jr., Shannon Lee, William Zabka, Lochlyn Munro, George Cheung

Synopsis: A band of gangster wannabees find themselves in over their heads after they rob a bank that has been laundering money for a powerful East Asian drug cartel. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

To the Ends of Time

Synopsis: Aimed at children, this epic fantasy adventure is set in the mythical and peaceful land of Aralon and centers on its king's courageous struggle to protect his people from the warlike Morlin people. To forever quell the violence and bloodshed, the desperate King Francis requests that the royal Read More

The Power Within

Actors: Ted Jan Roberts, Jacob Parker, Karen Valentine, William Zabka, Keith Coogan

Synopsis: A young martial arts expert takes on an evil villain for the possession of a magical ring said to grant its wearer unlimited power. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Shootfighter 2

Actors: Bolo Yeung, William Zabka, Michael Bernardo, Brett Baxter Clark, Chase Randolph

Synopsis: In this martial-arts actioner, Miami mobsters find themselves in mortal danger after an angry police chief hires the world's most vicious fighters and uses them to launch a city-wide vendetta. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

Synopsis: In this marital-arts actioner two rival boys master the art of fighting and as young adults engage in a deadly and illegal "shootfight," a match with no rules where only the winner survives. Some of the fight scenes are excellent, however, they are quite violent and gory. On video it has been Read More

A Tiger's Tale

Actors: Ann-Margret, C. Thomas Howell, Charles Durning, Kelly Preston, Ann Wedgeworth

Synopsis: Set in a small town in Texas, a young man begins to lose interest in his sex-brained girlfriend and begins falling for her mother instead. This romantic comedy-drama features C. Thomas Howell, Ann-Margret, Kelly Preston and Charles Durning. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

The Karate Kid Part II

Actors: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Nobu McCarthy, Danny Kamekona, Yuji Okumoto

Synopsis: This sequel to the 1984 surprise hit The Karate Kid reunites Ralph Macchio as high-schooler Danny and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita as Danny's martial-arts mentor Miyagi. Picking up where the first film left off, The Karate Kid Part II finds Danny and Miyagi making an emergency trip to Okinawa, where Read More

Back to School

Actors: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Downey, Jr.

Synopsis: Self-made wealthy guy Rodney Dangerfield decides he needs a better education--and also to spend some time away from his cheating new wife. Dangerfield joins his son Keith Gordon at college. Dad hopes to gain his son's respect (isn't that always Dangerfield's motivation?), while son tries to fit in Read More

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Actors: Cliff Robertson, Loretta Swit

Synopsis: The real-life Mel Fisher was considered a mercenary by some, a visionary by others. Whatever the case, Fisher was a famous treasure hunter, who spent nearly decades searching for a Spanish Galleon which sank off the Florida Keys in the 17th century. Against all odds, Fisher and his crew were able Read More

Just One of the Guys

Actors: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, William Zabka, Toni Hudson, Sherilyn Fenn, Arye Gross

Synopsis: In this uneven teen comedy, an aspiring female high-school journalist assumes a fake male identity after her essay on just that subject -- a woman posing as a male jock -- is rejected in a contest. Miffed by what she assumes is a bias against her gender in the rejection of her essay, Terry (Joyce Hyser Read More

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Actors: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason Lively, Dana Hill, Eric Idle

Synopsis: Despite the many adventures they suffered in National Lampoon's Vacation, the Griswold family decides to take another crack at having fun. This time, the doltish clan heads across the Atlantic for a whirlwind vacation after winning a game show. Will the monuments of Europe survive? ~ Sandra Read More

The Karate Kid

Actors: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka

Synopsis: Newly arrived in California from New Jersey, teenager Daniel (Ralph Macchio) almost immediately runs afoul of karate-trained high school bullies. He is rescued by Japanese janitor Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), who agrees to teach Daniel how to harness karate for good instead of brutality. The Read More