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David Worth

Highest Rated: 48% Bloodsport (1988)

Lowest Rated: 20% Any Which Way You Can (1980)

Birthday: Not Available

Birthplace: Not Available

Director/cinematographer David Worth has made a heap of low-budget thrillers and action films, his most notable works being a pair of Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts extravaganzas. Taking an interest in cinema after seeing the Orson Welles classic "Citizen Kane," he went on to study at the UCLA film school, trying his hand at every aspect of the process. Afterwards, he made his break into the business with the 1975 cheapie horror flick "Poor Pretty Eddie," both shooting and co-directing the film. His ability to capture quality images with little funding earned him the attention of Clint Eastwood, who picked Worth to shoot his next two features, "Bronco Billy" and "Any Which Way You Can." After writing a couple of unsuccessful action pictures, he worked on two films with rising star Jean-Claude Van Damme, as cinematographer on "Bloodsport" and as director on the subsequent "Kickboxer." Those films didn't boost Worth's career as much as they did Van Damme's, though Worth continued working on action and martial arts pictures, shooting all over the world. He dabbled in episodic television with "Air America," featuring Lorenzo Lamas, then made a couple of thrillers featuring top talent in less than memorable roles, "The Prophet's Game" with Dennis Hopper chasing a serial killer, and "Time Lapse" with Roy Scheider as the boss of secret agents. Worth has taught filmmaking at UCLA and USC, and he wrote the entertainingly informative book "The Citizen Kane Crash Course in Cinematography."

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Highest rated movies

48% 74% Bloodsport
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43% 50% Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
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40% 65% Kickboxer Watchlist
33% 43% Man With the Screaming Brain
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20% 45% Any Which Way You Can
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Riddle Ranch
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54% Lady Dragon 2
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Heartbreak Motel
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31% Alien Apocalypse
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Memories in My Mind
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Borrowed Time: Falling Apart Director - 2022
No Score Yet 0% Hazard Jack Director,
Screenwriter
- 2014
No Score Yet 20% Headless Horseman Cinematographer - 2007
No Score Yet 26% Honor Director - 2006
No Score Yet 31% Alien Apocalypse Cinematographer - 2005
33% 43% Man With the Screaming Brain Cinematographer - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Air Strike Director - 2004
No Score Yet 18% Raptor Island Cinematographer - 2004
No Score Yet 28% Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys Cinematographer - 2004
43% 50% Shark Attack 3: Megalodon Director,
Cinematographer
- 2002
No Score Yet 17% Time Lapse Director - 2001
No Score Yet 29% Shark Attack 2 Director - 2000
No Score Yet 22% The Prophet's Game Director - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet True Vengeance Director,
Cinematographer
- 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet American Tigers Director - 1996
No Score Yet 29% Chain of Command Director - 1993
No Score Yet 54% Lady Dragon 2 Director - 1993
No Score Yet 62% Lady Dragon Director,
Cinematographer
- 1992
40% 65% Kickboxer Director $13.2M 1989
48% 74% Bloodsport Cinematographer $10.8M 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Soldier's Revenge Director,
Screenwriter
- 1986
No Score Yet 82% The Night They Saved Christmas Cinematographer - 1984
No Score Yet 16% Warrior of the Lost World Director - 1983
20% 45% Any Which Way You Can Cinematographer - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Memories in My Mind Director - 1977
No Score Yet 36% Poor Pretty Eddie Director - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heartbreak Motel Director - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Vengeance Director - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bloody Trail Cinematographer,
Film Editing
- 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Riddle Ranch Bob Horton (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Not Exactly Gentlemen Bruce Randall (Character) - 1931