Michael J. Zampino
A DGA UPM, Line Producer, Producer and Executive, Michael has worked on projects ranging from non-union indies to studio feature films. In 1993, as Assistant to the Head of Production at Silver Pictures, Michael worked extensively on the feature film "Demolition Man" as well as "Tales From the Crypt" episodes during its fifth season. Learning under Producer Joel Silver, Michael experienced all aspects of production as well as the daily administrative operation of a major Hollywood production company. In 1994, he returned to New York City and joined Sony Music Studios as the staff Unit Production Manager, administrating media projects from pre-production through post-production. While there, Michael worked for MJJ Productions producing specials for entertainer Michael Jackson in 1995. In the summer of 1996, Michael joined Design Build Productions and produced for MBC-TV, Korea the International mini-series, "Beautiful Vacation". Michael was named Vice President in Charge of Production and remained so for four years until leaving in the spring of 2000 to line produce and UPM on the feature, "Snipes" for Philadelphia based RuffNation Films. Relocating back to Los Angeles in 2003, Michael became the CFO/COO at Production HQ where he produced shorts and features, including the award winning horror film, "The Slaughter" in 2005-6 and the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment cult hit, "Zombie Strippers!" in 2007. 2008 saw him executive produce and UPM, "Insanitarium", another SPHE distributed film. In the Spring of 2009, he produced the award winning, horror film "Empty Rooms" and in 2011, line produced the romantic comedy, "Shirin In Love". He spent 2012 as the staff Line Producer for WingSpan Pictures before leaving to line produce the award winning feature and Sundance favorite, "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night," in the beginning of 2013. In 2014, he joined Genius Pictures and produced the critically acclaimed, award winning feature, "Love Is All You Need?" before remaining there as CFO/COO until the Fall of 2016. In the Winter of 2018, he traveled to Romania, where he filmed "The Last Sharknado: It's About Time" for the SyFy Channel. 2019 was very busy! He began the year finishing up production as UPM on "The Night". Michael developed and consulted on numerous projects for Miramax and Ley Line Entertainment along with Line Producing, Oscar winning writer, Alex Dinelaris's directorial debut in June and Miramax's feature comedy "Silent Retreat" in late Summer/Early Autumn. In 2020, he was EP and was Unit Production Manager on Miramax's feature film, "He's All That". In 2021, he EP'd and was UPM on Miramax's "Sick" before becoming VP of Film and TV at Miramax. At Miramax, he supervised numerous features with "The Holdovers" nominated for Best Picture and the upcoming Robert Zemeckis/Tom Hanks collaboration already receiving early Oscar buzz for 2025. In April of 2024, Michael has left Miramax to pursue his own projects.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Michael J. Zampino's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 6
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3
Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michael J. Zampino's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael J. Zampino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
12 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Strange Darling(2023)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Sick(2022)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
He's All That(2021)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Love Is All You Need?(2016)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Shirin in Love(2014)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Would You Rather(2012)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Empty Rooms(2012)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Insanitarium(2008)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Zombie Strippers!(2008)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Snipes(2001)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Silent Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2008 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Michael J. Zampino's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Michael J. Zampino's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Michael J. Zampino work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael J. Zampino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Golov shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Marshall ManeshShared titles: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Shirin in Love (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Marshall Manesh
Cinematographers
- Jay LeeShared titles: Empty Rooms (2012), Zombie Strippers! (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Lee
Producers
- Andrew GolovShared titles: Sick (2022), He's All That (2021), Insanitarium (2008), Zombie Strippers! (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew Golov
- Bill BlockShared titles: Strange Darling (2023), Sick (2022), He's All That (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Bill Block
- Thom ZadraShared titles: Strange Darling (2023), Sick (2022), He's All That (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Thom Zadra
- Munika LayShared titles: Sick (2022), He's All That (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Munika Lay
