Gary Cookson

A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.

A teenage girl named Frankie (or Pink) returns home back to her family after spending a year in a detention facility. But however, her old relationships don't seem to be with her anymore.

Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor's study to determine why people, such as the Nazis, were willing to "just follow orders" and do horrible things to others. Professor Stephen Turner leads students to believe that they are applying increasingly painful electric shocks to other subjects when they fail to perform a task correctly, and is alarmed to see how much pain the students can be convinced to inflict "in the name of science."

Frank Vincent and Vincent Pastore from the Soprano's fame lead the cast of this acclaimed Mafia drama. A Brooklyn seminary student tries to save his brother from gambling debts and does a "favor" for the mob. Things go sour for the two brothers when they attempt a robbery. They are suddenly pitted against each other and must decide between their love for each other and their own personal survival.