 Irvin gave up his position as De Palma's assistant to produce "The First Time", a coming-of-age comedy co-written by William Finley, for which De Palma served as a credited Creative Consultant.Released by New Line Cinema, the film starred Tim Choate, Wendie Jo Sperber, Wallace Shawn, Cathryn Damon and Jane Badler.During the 1980s, Irvin served as Vice President of Marketing for three film distributors