The director and star of A Thousand Junkies co-wrote the screenplay of  a film directed by Peter. This film was based on the success of George B. Fitch.
 He has appeared in such films as "Howard the Duck" (1986) and "Spaceballs" (1987) and co-wrote the screenplays of "Cool Runnings" (1993), "Little Giants" (1994) and "Snow Dogs" (2002). 
Cool Runnings is a 1993 American comedy sports film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba and John Candy. 
A Thousand Junkies is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by and starring Tommy Swerdlow. 
 Determined to achieve what most dismissed as impossible, Fitch's success inspired the Disney film "Cool Runnings". 
