The duo also had a working partnership as producers. In this capacity, Zarpas and Burg executive produced the 1991 releases "Toy Soldiers", which featured Sean Astin as the leader a band of bad apple preppies who thwart terrorists, and "Strictly Business", about race and buppies in a real estate firm. The pair was forced out of Island in 1992 after clashes with new CEO Eric Eisner. Their last Island producing venture, "The Sandlot" (1993) was about a shy, brainy boy who comes into his own playing sandlot ball in his new neighborhood.
In 1995, Zarpas was appointed president of Scott Free Productions, the newly formed production company of brothers Ridley and Tony Scott, handling features and TV programs. In addition to his business chores, Zarpas was tapped to serve as executive producer on a number of the company's motion pictures, including the Demi Moore vehicle "GI Jane" (1997) and the black comedy "Clay Pigeons" (1998), with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix. After nearly fours, however, he left Scott Free to pursue a career as an independent producer.