Writing
Pat Proft
- Titles
- 37movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1973 to 2013, busiest in 1975 and 1984 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 2top three billing
- Average score
53/100
- Highest rated
Police Squad!88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy7.9average 2.4
- Situational Comedy7.6average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor6.4average 2.0
- Satire & Parody6.4average 2.3
- Pop Culture5.5average 2.2
- Cringe Humor4.6average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Psychological2.0, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.2, average 4.7
- Pathos2.0, average 5.2
- Tension3.5, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Slapstick Comedy 7
- Slapstick 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Pop Culture References 4
- Classic Sitcom 3
- Absurdist Humor 3
- Physical Comedy 3
- Pop Culture Satire 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Wholesome Humor 2
- 70s Nostalgia 2
- Comfort Watch 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David ZuckerDirectorScary Movie 3, Scary Movie 5, Scary Movie 4, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, +3 more
Leslie NielsenActorScary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, +2 more
Neal IsraelWriterPolice Academy, Bachelor Party, Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation, Real Genius, Moving Violations, +2 more
Jim AbrahamsWriterScary Movie 4, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!
Ira NewbornComposerThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, High School High- JJames R. SymonsEditorNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Wrongfully Accused, High School High
Priscilla PresleyActorThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Charlie SheenActorScary Movie 3, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!
O. J. SimpsonActorThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
George KennedyActorThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear- TTom WallsEditorBachelor Party, Lucky Stiff, Moving Violations
- RRobert M. StevensCinematographerThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Movies and TV shows
40Type
Upcoming
1 title
Writer
2010s
1 title · average score 22
Writer
2000s
4 titles · average score 48
Original Film Writer, Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
Screenplay
1990s
9 titles · average score 49
as Window Technician
Screenplay
Screenplay
Characters, Screenplay
Writer
as Lawrence Lipps
1980s
17 titles · average score 49
Executive Producer, Writer
Screenplay, Story
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Screenplay, Story
as Screaming Man
Thanks
1970s
8 titles · average score 52
as Narrator (voice)
TV show
as Bill Owens
Writer
as Skipper
TV show · as Peasant