Richard Portnow Movies

Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving time at the nearby state...

A reporter sent to cover a murder trial discovers a web of deceit stemming from a torrid affair.

Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".

Johnny is a bad guy trying to go straight and becomes smitten with Laura, a wealthy good girl who is rebelling against her parents, all set among the...

Tony and Tina are excited to get married but they dread having the ceremony. Tina's mother and Tony's father used to be an item and neither parent...

When the world is infected by a devastating disease a man is forced to take shelter in his home.

Four young grade-school girls witness the murder of one of their classmates during what they thought was just an innocent game. The killer is a...

Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.

A down-on-her luck prostitute embarks on a wild adventure that puts her in contact with the Mafia.

A mother in Queens, New York, outraged when she discovers that her son is a drug addict, becomes an undercover agent for the DEA to clean up the drug...

In a twist on a Dickens novel, we meet Holly, a tightly-wound businesswoman who's spent her life running from the ghosts of her past. But this...

On his last night on the job, an unsuspecting LA cab driver gets roped into helping a wealthy investment banker cover up a brutal crime.

Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from his fans. Can his son, Jack Jr. maintain his legacy?

A talented team of basketball players made up of little people enters a tournament to help a teammate's son go to college.

In New York two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. Through good...

A young private investigator in LA tows the line between danger and heartbreak as he tries to help a woman to commit fraud in order to get the money...

Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt...

Inspired by Neil Simon's early career experience as a junior writer for Your Show of Shows, the play focuses on Sid Caesar/Jackie Gleason-like Max...

Down-and-out lounge singer Johnny Slade is hired by a mystery man to open a hot new club, the catch being he's given a new--and terrible--song to...

The wild and tempestuous relationship between icons Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner.