Boys and Girls 2000  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer, Heather Donahue, Alyson Hannigan, Brendon Ryan Barret, Raquel Beaudene, David Smigelski, Blake Shields
Jennifer (Claire Forlani) and Ryan (Freddie Prinze Jr.) meet when they are preteens and carry on an infrequent friendship for 10 years–UNTIL they sleep with each other. The result is a disaster, but then so is the inane storyline.
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 Cinderella 1997  TV, 86 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
aka: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Whitney Houston, Brandy Norwood, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Veanne Cox, Natalie Desselle, Paolo Montalban, Michael Haynes, Nathan Prevost, Travis Payne, Scott Fowler, Jennifer Lee Keyes, Melanie A. Gage
Brandy Norwood stars in the title role of this made-for-TV version of "Cinderella." Queen Constantina (Whoopi Goldberg) has commanded a grand ball, and the Fairy Godmother (Whitney Houston) appears and magically turns Cinderella into a beautiful young woman. But, the magic will last only until midnight. Cinderella goes to the ball and captures the heart of the Prince (Paolo Montalban)–but she must flee when the clock strikes midnight. The witty entertainment, laced with songs by Richard Rodgers, is every bit as enjoyable as its predecessors: the 1957 Julie Andrews and 1965 Leslie Ann Warren productions.
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Firestarter 2: Rekindled 2002 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Marguerite Moreau, Malcolm McDowell, Dennis Hopper, Danny Nucci, Skye McCole Bartusiak, John Dennis Johnston, Darnell Williams, Ron Perkins, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Dan Byrd
In this sequel to the 1984 Stephen King film, Charlie (Marguerite Moreau), the girl who can start fires with her mind and was exploited by the government, is now grown after having run away from the life she led. But she still would like to know more of her past, and Rainbird (Malcolm McDowell), who originally trained her, is searching for Charlie with another trained group of firestarters to complete his own agenda.
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From Justin to Kelly 2003  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Family / Musical / Romance
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Katherine Bailess, Anika Noni Rose, Greg Siff, Brian Dietzen, Jason Yribar, Theresa San-Nicholas, Justin Gorence, Christopher Bryan, Kaitlin Riley, Renee Robertson, Yamil Piedra, Marc Macaulay, Toi Svane Stepp
"American Idol" television stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini play the lead roles in this Spring Break, Miami Beach story about Kelly and Justin meeting and falling in love. Of course, there are plenty of songs and dances in this comedy.
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis 1991  TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Stacy Keach, Richard Thomas, Don Harvey, Robert Cicchini, David Caruso, Bob Gunton, Steve Landesberg, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tim Guinee, Andrew Prine
It is World War II, and the USS Indianapolis had just delivered the atomic bomb that would be used on Hiroshima. A Japanese submarine torpedoed the ship, but due to the secrecy surrounding the mission, rescue attempts were not made for several days and by then hundreds of crews' lives were lost in the shark-infested waters. Following the war, an expedient court martial dealt with the cover-up.
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She's All That 1999  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Kevin Pollak, Anna Paquin, Kieran Culkin, Usher Raymond, Tim Matheson
After being dumped by his drop-dead-beautiful girlfriend, a high-school hero, Zach (Freddie Prinze Jr.), makes a bet that he can turn the gawkiest girl into a prom queen. You can guess the "rest of the story."
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Three Wise Guys 2005 TV, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Tom Arnold, Judd Nelson, Eddie McClintock, Nicholas Turturro, Katey Sagal, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Roddy Piper, Arye Gross, Kathy Lampkin, Josh Berry
Casino owner Murray Crown (Tom Arnold) hires hit men–Joey (Eddie McClintock), George (Judd Nelson), and Vincent (Nicholas Turturro)–to kill his accountant Leo (Arye Gross) before he gives incriminating evidence to Federal agents. While carrying out their assignment, the hit men meet crafty, pregnant Mary Ann (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) who not only wraps Joey, George, and Vincent around her little finger but also teaches them the true meaning of Christmas.
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| 1. Boys and Girls (2000)
2. Cinderella (1997)
aka: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
3. Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002)
4. From Justin to Kelly (2003)
5. The Hill (1988)
6. Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
7. She's All That (1999)
8. Three Wise Guys (2005)
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