Jonathan Stark Filmography

Occupation:: Actor, Executive Producer, Teleplay By, Screenwriter

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The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy gets way, way out in this futuristic sci-fi comedy. In the year 2087, the Earth's natural resources have been largely depleted, and an increasingly large number of people have taken up residence on the moon, where the pioneering attitude of the new residents has created a culture not Read More

8/16/02
According to Jim [TV Series]

Crew: Executive Producer, Screenwriter

Synopsis: Originally titled The Dad, the half-hour ABC sitcom According to Jim starred Jim Belushi as the title character, a middle-aged husband and father who found himself literally surrounded by women. Having long ago learned to adopt the least line of resistance, Jim was eternally acquiescent to his Read More

2001
Satan's School for Girls

Actors: Shannen Doherty, Kate Jackson, Julie Benz, Daniel Cosgrove, Russell Paul Batty

Synopsis: A remake of the 1973 TV movie of the same name, Satan's School for Girls is set within the grim walls of Fallbridge College for Girls. Hoping to learn the truth behind the "suicide" of her younger sister, Beth Hammersmith enrolls in Fallbridge under the assumed name of Karen Oxford. Our heroine Read More

2000
The Drew Carey Show: Drew and Kate's First Date

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The titular first date takes place at the planetarium where Drew (Steve Carey) and Kate (Christa Miller) first met in grade school. When they trade stories about their most unforgettable experiences, Kate reveals that she once picked up a guy at the airport who was butt-naked except for a Read More

1999
La Postière

Synopsis: In this home-grown sex farce that takes place in a small Quebec town just before the commencement of World War II, a trio of very handsome and willing women show that they are able to suffer almost any indignity in their quest to satisfy their men sexually; that includes one of them dressing up as Read More

1993
Mom and Dad Save the World

Actors: Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Jon Lovitz, Wallace Shawn, Thalmus Rasulala

Synopsis: Just after the evil Emperor Spengo (Jon Lovitz) imprisons King Raff (Eric Idle), he spots a California housewife (Teri Garr) through his telescope. He decides to beam her up along with her husband (Jeffrey Jones), but isn't prepared to deal with the results when both become interplanetary freedom Read More

7/24/92
Cheers: No Rest for the Woody

Crew: Teleplay By

Synopsis: Anxious to afford an engagement ring for Kelly (Jackie Swanson), Woody (Woody Harrelson) takes a part-time job as a gravedigger. Unfortunately, the extra work load -- combined with the spookiness of his new surroundings -- causes him to begin hallucinating, not a pretty sight to behold for Kelly's Read More

1992
Cheers: Rebecca's Lover...Not

Crew: Teleplay By

Synopsis: Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) eagerly anticipates a reunion with her high school sweetheart Mark, "the only man I ever loved." The gang at Cheers can't bring themselves to tell her how radically Mark has changed over the years (and since he is played by Harvey Fierstein, it should not be necessary to Read More

1992
Career Opportunities

Actors: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney, John M. Jackson, Barry Corbin

Synopsis: John Hughes strip-mines familiar terrain -- in this case his own past successes -- in this comedy that Hughes produced and scripted, directed by Bryan Gordon. Frank Whaley stars as Jim Dodge, a 21-year-old con-man who goes from job to job but likes to put on a facade of success. As Career Read More

3/29/91
Cheers: Ma's Little Margie

Crew: Teleplay By

Synopsis: It had to happen: Cliff (John Ratzenberger) finally introduces his mother (Frances Sternhagen) to his mixed-up girlfriend, Margaret (Annie Golden). Stranger than fiction, Mom takes an immediate liking to Margaret, even unto proposing to the girl on Cliff's behalf. Meanwhile, Rebecca (Kirstie Read More

1991
The Spirit of '76

Actors: David Cassidy, Olivia D'Abo, Geoff Hoyle, Steve McDonald

Synopsis: Making great fun of the '70s, this lively sci-fi comedy centers on a trio of time travellers who go into the past in hopes of retrieving the Constitution to celebrate America's 300th birthday. Unfortunately, the travelers end up in 1976 not 1776. The trouble is, they don't realize it. ~ Sandra Read More

10/12/90
Rain Man

Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Jack Murdock

Synopsis: Self-centered, avaricious Californian Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is informed that his long-estranged father has died. Expecting at least a portion of the elder Babbitt's $3 million estate, Charlie learns that all he's inherited is his dad's prize roses and a 1949 Buick Roadmaster. Discovering Read More

12/16/88
Bright Lights, Big City

Actors: Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz, Frances Sternhagen

Synopsis: Michael J. Fox once more makes a courageous effort to shed his nice-guy image in Bright Lights, Big City. Fox plays an impressionable Kansan who comes to the Big Apple to take a job at a major magazine. It isn't long before he falls into the twin traps of drug and alcohol abuse. His only hope for Read More

4/1/88
House 2: The Second Story

Actors: Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Lar Park Lincoln, Bill Maher, John Ratzenberger

Synopsis: This mundane sequel to New World Pictures' surprise horror hit bears little connection with its predecessor apart from the participation of writer Ethan Wiley, who also assumed directorial duties. This time around, the title abode is an old mansion inherited by the great-great-grandson of its Read More

8/28/87
Project X

Actors: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, Bill Sadler, Johnny Ray McGhee, Jonathan Stark

Synopsis: Project X is a top-secret government undertaking involving trained chimpanzees. Grounded pilot Matthew Broderick, assigned to teach the chimps how to operate a flight simulator, discovers that his charges are to be subjected to high levels of radiation to test potential human endurance. Risking a Read More

4/17/87
Prince of Bel Air

Actors: Mark Harmon

Synopsis: In this racy made-for-TV comedy, a handsome hunk (Mark Harmon) does more than merely plumb the pools of beauteous Bel Air housewives and lonely women. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1987
Cheers: Home is the Sailor

Synopsis: Season six of Cheers picks up some six months after the end of season five, when Sam Malone (Ted Danson) bade farewell to Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) a scant few hours before they were to have become man and wife. Having sold Cheers to a large corporation, Sam purchased a boat and headed off for Read More

1987
Fright Night

Actors: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys

Synopsis: A teenage horror film addict is shocked to discover that his new next-door neighbor is a vampire in this delightful mix of horror and comedy. The problems only grow for young Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) when he expresses his thoughts about fanged new neighbor Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon Read More

1985
Moonlighting: Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde?

Synopsis: This opening episode of Moonlighting's second season begins with stars Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis, aka Maddie and David, briefly dropping character to chat with the audience and explain that they have to kill a little time because the script isn't long enough to fill out the hour. In the Read More

1985