Robert Boris
Encyclopedia
Robert Boris is an award-winning American screenwriter
, film producer
and film director
.
Boris was nicknamed Double B by film producer Elliott Kastner.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Boris was nicknamed Double B by film producer Elliott Kastner.
Awards
Boris won the WGA Award for Original/Adapted Multi-Part Long Form Series for Blood Feud in 1984.Filmography
- Birds of Prey (with Rupert Hitzig) (1973) (TV)
- Electra Glide in BlueElectra Glide in BlueElectra Glide in Blue is a 1973 film starring Robert Blake as a motorcycle cop in Arizona and Billy Green Bush as his partner. The name stems from the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle issued to traffic cops....
(with Rupert Hitzig) (1973) - Some Kind of HeroSome Kind of HeroSome Kind of Hero is a 1982 film starring Richard Pryor as a returning Vietnam War veteran having trouble adjusting to civilian life. Soon he is involved in an organized crime heist. It was directed by Michael Pressman....
(with James Kirkwood Jr.) (1980) - Deadly Encounter (with David J. Kinghorn) (1982) (TV)
- Blood FeudBlood Feud"Blood Feud" is the twenty-second and final episode of The Simpsons second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on July 11, 1991. In the episode, Mr. Burns falls ill and desperately needs a blood transfusion. Homer discovers Bart has Burns' rare blood type and urges...
(1983) (TV) - Dr. Detroit (with Carl GottliebCarl GottliebCarl Gottlieb is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive. He is probably best known for co-writing the screenplay for Jaws, as well as directing the 1981 low-budget cult film Caveman.-Early life:...
and Bruce Jay FriedmanBruce Jay FriedmanBruce Jay Friedman is an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor.Raised in the Bronx by Irving and Mollie Friedman, Bruce Jay Friedman graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School. He then attended the University of Missouri as a journalism major, then served as a First Lieutenant in...
) (1984) - Oxford BluesOxford BluesOxford Blues is a 1984 film written and directed by Robert Boris and starred Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Pays. It is a remake of the 1938 MGM film A Yank at Oxford.-Plot:...
(1984) (also Director) - Izzy and MoeIzzy and MoeIzzy & Moe is a 1985 made for TV crime/comedy film, starring Jackie Gleason and Art Carney. It is a fictional account of two Prohibition-era policemen, Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, and their adventures in tracking down illegal bars and gangsters....
(with Steven Patrick Bell, Jim CashJim CashJim Cash was a film writer, noted for writing such 1980s films such as Top Gun and The Secret of My Success. He was born in Boyne City, Michigan, and later lived in Grand Rapids. He received a B.A. in English from Michigan State University in 1970, followed by an M.A...
& Jack Epps Jr.Jack Epps Jr.Jack Epps Jr. is an American screenwriter, known chiefly for such popular 80's films as Top Gun, Legal Eagles and The Secret of My Success, which he wrote with longtime partner, the late Jim Cash.-Filmography:*Hawaii 5-0...
) (1985) (TV) - Steele JusticeSteele Justice-Taglines:"When the police needed someone to stop the Vietnamese Mafia, there was only one choice...""You don't recruit John Steele. You unleash him.""The only law is the Black Tiger's. The only justice is John Steele's."-Plot:...
(1987) (also Director) - Buy & CellBuy & CellBuy & Cell is a 1987 comedy film directed by Robert Boris. The original music score was composed by Mark Shreeve.-Plot:Herbie Altman is framed by his business partner and sent to jail where he sets up "Con Inc." an investment company with the help of those around him.-Principal...
(1987) (Director Only) - Marilyn and Me (1991) (TV)
- Extreme JusticeExtreme JusticeExtreme Justice was a monthly Justice League spin off title in the DC Comics universe. It replaced the cancelled Justice League International and ran for nineteen issues from 1994 to 1996.-Overview:...
(with Frank Sacks) (1993) - Frank & Jesse (1995) (Director Only)
- Diplomatic Siege (with Mark AminMark AminMark Amin is an Iranian-American motion picture producer and distributor. He formed Vidmark Entertainment in the early 1980s which handled mainly video releases, and was a pioneer in home video entertainment. In 1985, Amin changed the name of Vidmark to Trimark Holdings Inc...
, Sam BernardSam BernardSam Bernard was a renowned stage, film and vaudeville star. He also performed comic opera and burlesque....
and Kevin BernhardtKevin BernhardtKevin Bernhardt is an American film writer, film actor, television actor, and producer. Bernhardt is presently best known as a screenwriter, with over 20 screenplays produced since the mid-nineties. His dozen lead actor/film roles before that included J.P...
) (1999) - Backyard DogsBackyard Dogs-Plot:Two best friends with dreams of becoming professional wrestlers start wrestling in underground backyard events.-Principal cast:...
(2000) (also Director) - Deep FreezeDeep FreezeDeep Freeze may refer to:* Operation Deep Freeze, a series of American expeditions to Antarctica beginning in 1955* Deep Freeze Range, a mountain range in Antarctica* Deep Freeze , a protective program...
(with Dennis A. Pratt and Matthew Jason Walsh) (2003) - Little Hercules in 3-D (2009)