David O. Russell,

David O. Russell, the screenwriter-director of the generally well-received low-budget comedies Spanking the Monkey and Flirting with Disaster, in addition to the 1999 post-Persian Gulf War comedy-drama Three Kings (adapted from a story by John Ridley), had wanted Warner Bros. to distribute Soldiers Pay alongside the studio's planned 2004 rerelease of Three Kings, which stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube.

a 1994 American black comedy film written and directed by David O. Russell

Spanking the Monkey is a 1994 American black comedy film written and directed by David O. Russell.

Rik Isensee

Local gay psychotherapist Rik Isensee is the author of Spank the Monkey, a compendium of racy rants, fond reminiscence, and irreverent monologues.