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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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 d ...

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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 Carl Gottlieb and Bruce Jay Friedman) (1983) *'' Oxford Blues'' (1984) (also Director) *'' Izzy and Moe'' (with Steven Patrick Bell,

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) (1985) (TV) *'' Steele Justice'' (1987) (also Director) *'' Buy & Cell'' (1988) (Director Only) *'' Marilyn and Me'' (1991) (TV) *''

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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 f ...

'' (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 Bereng ...

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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'' in 1989 and ''General Hospital'' (1985–1986). Following that, he had a dozen lead f ...

) (1999) *'' Backyard Dogs'' (2000) (also Director) *'' Deep Freeze'' (with Dennis A. Pratt and

Matthew Jason Walsh Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

) (2002) *'' Little Hercules in 3-D'' (2009)

References

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