Robert Boris (October 12, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. 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."Writers Honor Four Oscar Contenders"
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Filmography

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Birds of Prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predators ...

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Electra Glide in Blue ''Electra Glide in Blue'' is a 1973 American action film, starring Robert Blake as a motorcycle cop in Arizona and Billy "Green" Bush as his partner. The film was produced and directed by James William Guercio, and is named after the Harley ...

'' (with Rupert Hitzig) (1973) *''

Some Kind of Hero ''Some Kind of Hero'' is a 1982 American comedy-drama 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 co-stars Margot Kidder and was dir ...

'' (with

James Kirkwood Jr. James Kirkwood Jr. (August 22, 1924 – April 21, 1989) was an American playwright, author and actor. In 1976 he received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the Broadway h ...

) (1982) *'' Deadly Encounter'' (with David J. Kinghorn) (1982) (TV) *''

Blood Feud A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one part ...

'' (1983) (TV) *''

Doctor Detroit ''Doctor Detroit'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Michael Pressman with writing by Bruce Jay Friedman, Carl Gottlieb, and Robert Boris. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, and Donna Dixon, with ...

'' (with

Carl Gottlieb Carl Gottlieb (born March 18, 1938) is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian, and executive. He is best known for co-writing the screenplay for ''Jaws'' (1975) and its first two sequels, as well as directing the 1981 film ''Caveman''. Early ...

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Bruce Jay Friedman The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...

) (1983) *''

Oxford Blues ''Oxford Blues'' is a 1984 British comedy-drama sports film written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Pays. It is a remake of the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ''A Yank at Oxford'' and was Lowe's first ...

'' (1984) (also Director) *''

Izzy and Moe ''Izzy and Moe'' is a 1985 American made-for-television comedy-crime film starring Jackie Gleason and Art Carney. It is a fictional account of two actual Prohibition-era policemen, Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, and their adventures in tracking ...

'' (with Steven Patrick Bell,

Jim Cash James Willis Cash (January 17, 1941 – March 25, 2000) was an American film writer, noted for writing such 1980s films as ''Top Gun'' and '' The Secret of My Success''. Early life Cash was born on January 17, 1941, in Boyne City, Michigan. ...

Jack Epps Jr. Jack Epps Jr. (born November 3, 1949) is an American screenwriter, author, and educator, known chiefly for such popular 1980s films as '' Top Gun'', ''Legal Eagles'', and '' The Secret of My Success'', which he wrote with longtime partner Jim ...

) (1985) (TV) *''

Steele Justice ''Steele Justice'' is a 1987 film written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Martin Kove, Sela Ward, and Bernie Casey. Taglines "When the police needed someone to stop the Vietnamese Mafia, there was only one choice..." "You don't recr ...

'' (1987) (also Director) *'' Buy & Cell'' (1988) (Director Only) *''

Marilyn and Me ''Marilyn and Me'' is a 1991 American television film. It premiered on the History Channel in India on May 12, 2006, in Double 'F'. The film portrays the life of Robert Slatzer, an American writer who claimed to have married Marilyn Monroe in Mexi ...

'' (1991) (TV) *''

Extreme Justice Extreme Justice is a monthly Justice League Spin-off (media), spin-off title in the DC Comics universe. It replaced the cancelled ''Justice League International'' (formerly ''Justice League Europe'') and ran for nineteen issues from 1994 to 1996. ...

'' (with Frank Sacks) (1993) *''

Frank and Jesse ''Frank and Jesse'' (also known as ''Frank & Jesse'') is a 1994 American biographical Western film written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe as Jesse James and Bill Paxton as Frank James. Based on the story of Jesse James, the ...

'' (1994) (Director Only) *''

Diplomatic Siege ''Diplomatic Siege'' is a 1999 American direct-to-video action thriller film directed by Gustavo Graef-Marino and starring Peter Weller, Daryl Hannah and Tom Berenger. Cast * Peter Weller as Steve Mitchell *Daryl Hannah as Erica Long *Tom Bere ...

'' (with

Mark Amin Mohammed Mark Amin ( fa, محمد مارک امین) is an Iranian American motion picture producer, distributor and writer who has been working in independent and mainstream cinema for more than two decades. Some of Amin's film credits include ...

Sam Bernard Sam Bernard (born Samuel Barnett, 5 June 1863 – 16 May 1927) was an English-born American vaudeville comedian who also performed in musical theatre, comic opera and burlesque and appeared in a few silent films. Life and career Bernard was bor ...

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Kevin Bernhardt Kevin Bernhardt is an American screenwriter, film actor, television actor, and producer. Bernhardt started as an actor in TV, with contract roles on ''Dynasty (1981 TV series), Dynasty'' in 1989 and ''General Hospital'' (1985–1986). Following th ...

) (1999) *''

Backyard Dogs ''Backyard Dogs'' is a 2000 sports film written and directed by Robert Boris. Plot Two best friends with dreams of becoming professional wrestlers Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. T ...

'' (2000) (also Director) *'' Deep Freeze'' (with Dennis A. Pratt and Matthew Jason Walsh) (2002) *'' Little Hercules in 3-D'' (2009)

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