Portrait of Hal Barwood

Writing

Hal Barwood

Career

Active from 1964 to 1985, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hal Barwood Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Dark Humor
    2.3, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 54
Warning Sign
Warning Sign (1985)
GoodWatch score 37

Director, Writer

Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Producer

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Corvette Summer
Corvette Summer (1978)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer, Producer

MacArthur
MacArthur (1977)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 84

as Returnee #2 Flt. 19

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

Story, Screenplay

THX 1138
THX 1138 (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

Title Designer

1960s

3 titles
The Great Walled City of Xan
The Great Walled City of Xan (1969)

Writer, Director

A Child's Introduction to the Cosmos
A Child's Introduction to the Cosmos (1965)

Director, Writer

The BUG
The BUG (1964)

Director