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New York Independent Film Festival's Best Narrative Feature, “Unexpected”
Music critic Bob is out of a job, addicted to Zoloft, and trying to wrangle the menagerie of animals that his wife Amy has accumulated. Will adopting a baby cure their existential angst? Or should they just rescue another duck?
Who We Are
We are a multi-platform production company, creating content for film, television, stage, and the internet.
Founded by Patricia Heaton and David Hunt, FourBoys Entertainment focuses on both comedies and dramas that speak to the human desire for meaning and purpose in this world through stories that are both entertaining and honest.
FourBoys Entertainment at a glance
FourBoys Entertainment is a film and television production company based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded by Patricia Heaton and David Hunt, and it develops and produces independent family values entertainment for film, television, stage and the internet. The company has worked with networks and studios including Amazon Prime Video, Sony Affirm, CBS, TNT, the Hallmark Channel and Walden Media.
Founders
Patricia Heaton is an Emmy Award-winning actress known for Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle. David Hunt is an actor, writer, director and producer and a graduate of The Juilliard School. Together they built FourBoys around stories that families can watch together, from feature films to television movies and a network comedy series.
What FourBoys makes
The company works across formats. Its feature films include Unexpected, Mom's Night Out and Amazing Grace. Its television work includes the CBS comedy series Carol's Second Act, the TNT film The Engagement Ring and the Hallmark Channel films The Christmas Heart and Christmas at Cartwright's. It has also produced a documentary, The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania. Alongside film and television, FourBoys creates content for the stage and the internet, with the same aim in each format: honest, funny and moving stories made for audiences of every age.
Selected productions
- Unexpected (2022), comedy, Amazon Prime Video.
- Mom's Night Out (2014), comedy, Sony Affirm.
- Amazing Grace (2006), biography and drama, co-produced with Walden Media.
- Carol's Second Act (2019), CBS comedy series.
- The Engagement Ring (2005), TNT.
- The Christmas Heart (2012), Hallmark Channel.
- Christmas at Cartwright's (2014), Hallmark Channel.
- The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania (2005), documentary.
Unexpected received Best Narrative Feature at the New York Independent Film Festival. Read more about each title on its film page, see recent coverage on the press page, or browse the full portfolio of projects.
How to reach us
Business inquiries go through our representatives at Authentic Talent & Literary Management. Requests for Patricia Heaton personal appearances go to True Public Relations and Cece Yorke. Our contact page explains each route, and investors can learn how to take part in independent family films on the investor page.
News and resources
The news section reports on awards, screenings and industry developments, and the journal publishes longer articles about independent family films and the people who make them. Each film page lists the release year, director, cast and where to watch, and the press page collects coverage and announcements about FourBoys and its founders in one place.
Looking for something specific? Our about page tells the story of the company, and our FAQ answers common questions from family film audiences.