Matthew Brooks

Hollywood Dog

A cartoon dog entertainment promoter manipulates a naive newcomer to be his headline act for an upcoming show.

The Leftovers

A close-knit group of orphans and their father-figure, Max, try to keep their home from being shut down. Helping them out are a single mom and the elderly butler from Max's aunt's mansion, where Max grew up.

Real Men

A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.

Two Daddies?

An animated special about a young girl who must learn to accept her divorced mother's remarriage.

Beethoven

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.

Peacemaker

In the 1950s a father helps his 11-year-old son overcome his fear of the A-bomb. Presented on PBS American Playhouse as part of a trilogy of short films on childhood events by new directors.

Adventures in Spying

Two teens spot a notorious criminal who is supposed to be dead.