James Polakof

История

James Polakof, Ph.D. is award winning motion picture writer, producer and director.

Фильмы

Balboa
Director
A battle between a man's determination to bring legal gambling to an island off the California coast and a local councilman's equally strong determination to stop him. The catch is they both love the same woman.
The Vals
Writer
Sam, Trish, Beth, and Annie are four Valley Girls bored with shopping and frat parties. They come across kind Mr. Stanton, who is running a home for orphaned boys. Mr. Stanton and his charges are in danger of being evicted from their home if they don't come up with the rent money that is due, and one of the boys has taken to selling drugs for a couple of sleazy dealers. When Trish's prized "TUBUL R" Mercedes convertible is lost in a bet in which their Beverly Hills rivals have cheated, mayhem ensues as the Vals, with the help of their frat boy boyfriends, save Mr. Stanton and his boys from being evicted, give the drug dealers their just desserts, and exact revenge on the Beverly Hills brats in a rematch.
The Vals
Story
Sam, Trish, Beth, and Annie are four Valley Girls bored with shopping and frat parties. They come across kind Mr. Stanton, who is running a home for orphaned boys. Mr. Stanton and his charges are in danger of being evicted from their home if they don't come up with the rent money that is due, and one of the boys has taken to selling drugs for a couple of sleazy dealers. When Trish's prized "TUBUL R" Mercedes convertible is lost in a bet in which their Beverly Hills rivals have cheated, mayhem ensues as the Vals, with the help of their frat boy boyfriends, save Mr. Stanton and his boys from being evicted, give the drug dealers their just desserts, and exact revenge on the Beverly Hills brats in a rematch.
The Vals
Director
Sam, Trish, Beth, and Annie are four Valley Girls bored with shopping and frat parties. They come across kind Mr. Stanton, who is running a home for orphaned boys. Mr. Stanton and his charges are in danger of being evicted from their home if they don't come up with the rent money that is due, and one of the boys has taken to selling drugs for a couple of sleazy dealers. When Trish's prized "TUBUL R" Mercedes convertible is lost in a bet in which their Beverly Hills rivals have cheated, mayhem ensues as the Vals, with the help of their frat boy boyfriends, save Mr. Stanton and his boys from being evicted, give the drug dealers their just desserts, and exact revenge on the Beverly Hills brats in a rematch.
Satan's Mistress
Producer
A woman in an unhappy marriage finds sexual fulfillment in her relationship with a ghostly, speechless presence who, obviously, doesn't quite say who he is.
Satan's Mistress
Writer
A woman in an unhappy marriage finds sexual fulfillment in her relationship with a ghostly, speechless presence who, obviously, doesn't quite say who he is.
Satan's Mistress
Director
A woman in an unhappy marriage finds sexual fulfillment in her relationship with a ghostly, speechless presence who, obviously, doesn't quite say who he is.
Swim Team
Producer
A new swimming coach is hired to break a team's seven-year losing streak.
Swim Team
Writer
A new swimming coach is hired to break a team's seven-year losing streak.
Swim Team
Director
A new swimming coach is hired to break a team's seven-year losing streak.
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Writer
An auto-theft ring decides to help out migrant workers from Mexico with the proceeds from their racket.
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Director
An auto-theft ring decides to help out migrant workers from Mexico with the proceeds from their racket.
Slashed Dreams
Producer
A couple on vacation in the woods is stalked by a pair of rapists.
Slashed Dreams
Writer
A couple on vacation in the woods is stalked by a pair of rapists.
Slashed Dreams
Director
A couple on vacation in the woods is stalked by a pair of rapists.
He Is My Brother
Creator
Two shipwrecked boys become the focal point of a religious power struggle.
He Is My Brother
Producer
Two shipwrecked boys become the focal point of a religious power struggle.
Memory of Us
Producer
A young housewife and mother of two tries to cope with growing children and an unfaithful husband.
Silence
Producer
Barbara and Al adopt Eric, who is deaf and mute, and take him camping in Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Eric becomes lost and is found by a hermit named Crazy Jack, who teaches him how to survive in the woods.