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Joe Ritter(I)

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Joe Ritter is known for The Toxic Avenger (1984), Starship Troopers (1997) and Hostile Take-Over.
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    • Known for

    Mitch Cohen in The Toxic Avenger (1984)
    The Toxic Avenger
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1984
    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1997
    Hostile Take-Over
    • Writer
      John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)
      Barton Fink
      7.6
      • Camera and Electrical Department
      • 1991

      Credits

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      Camera and Electrical Department

      • Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
        The Life Before Her Eyes
        6.2
        • assistant camera
        • 2007
      • Tyra Banks, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Bridget Moynahan, and Piper Perabo in Coyote Ugly (2000)
        Coyote Ugly
        5.8
        • first assistant camera: 'b' camera
        • steadicam operator
        • 2000
      • Smut (1999)
        Smut
        5.2
        • first assistant camera
        • 1999
      • Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, and Michael Taliferro in Life (1999)
        Life
        6.8
        • assistant steadicam operator
        • first assistant camera: 'b' camera
        • 1999
      • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
        Starship Troopers
        7.3
        • first assistant steadicam
        • 1997
      • Mr. Wrong (1996)
        Mr. Wrong
        3.9
        • steadicam assistant
        • 1996
      • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)
        Pulp Fiction
        8.8
        • first assistant steadicam
        • 1994
      • Ted Marcoux in Ghost in the Machine (1993)
        Ghost in the Machine
        4.7
        • assistant steadicam operator
        • 1993
      • Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in Wayne's World 2 (1993)
        Wayne's World 2
        6.2
        • first assistant camera: 'b' camera
        • 1993
      • Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)
        Philadelphia Experiment II
        4.5
        • steadicam assistant
        • 1993
      • Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Michelle Burke in Coneheads (1993)
        Coneheads
        5.5
        • steadicam focus puller
        • 1993
      • Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty, John Glover, Sam Sorbo, and Miriam Margolyes in Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
        Ed and His Dead Mother
        6.0
        • first assistant steadicam
        • 1993
      • Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, and Nancy Travis in The Vanishing (1993)
        The Vanishing
        6.3
        • steadicam assistant
        • 1993
      • Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Sadie Frost, Michaela Bercu, and Florina Kendrick in Dracula (1992)
        Dracula
        7.4
        • steadicam operator
        • 1992
      • Larry Drake in Dr. Giggles (1992)
        Dr. Giggles
        5.4
        • Steadicam focus
        • 1992

      Writer

      • My New Girlfriend
        • Writer
        • Filming
        • TV Series
      • Hostile Take-Over
        • story
        • screenplay
        • Post-production
      • Mr. Melvin (2025)
        Mr. Melvin
        7.3
        • characters
        • 2025
      • Luisa Guerreiro in The Toxic Avenger (2023)
        The Toxic Avenger
        5.8
        • based on "The Toxic Avenger"
        • 2023
      • Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)
        Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
        5.8
        • characters (uncredited)
        • 2000
      • Toxic Crusaders (1992)
        Toxic Crusaders
        5.6
        Video Game
        • characters (uncredited)
        • 1992
      • The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989)
        The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
        4.4
        • characters (uncredited)
        • 1989
      • John Altamura and Phoebe Legere in The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)
        The Toxic Avenger Part II
        5.0
        • characters (uncredited)
        • 1989
      • Mitch Cohen in The Toxic Avenger (1984)
        The Toxic Avenger
        6.2
        • screenplay by
        • 1984

      Director

      • My New Girlfriend
        • Director
        • Filming
        • TV Series
      • Hostile Take-Over
        • Director
        • Post-production
      • Hero, Lover, Fool (1996)
        Hero, Lover, Fool
        6.1
        • Director
        • 1996
      • The New Gladiators (1988)
        The New Gladiators
        4.1
        • Director
        • 1988
      • Beach Balls (1988)
        Beach Balls
        4.5
        • Director
        • 1988
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