While attending Michigan State University, took film course taught by Jim Cash

After graduating, moved to Hollywood; broke into screenwriting with episodes of TV series "Kojak" and "Hawaii Five-O"

Met with Cash in Michigan; decided to team to write screenplays; at initial meeting outlined ten ideas for screenplays

Sold first screenplays, "Izzy and Moe" (later filmed for TV with another writer's script) and the unproduced "Dangerously"

Epps (alone) contributed story for and produced TV-movie "Off Sides" (NBC)

First produced screenplay, "Top Gun", co-written with Cash

With Cash, co-wrote screenplay for Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy"

With Cash, worked on screenplay for the thriller "Anaconda"