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Writing

Michael Elias

Career

Active from 1975 to 2021, with a break from 1999 to 2020, busiest in 1979 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Elias Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.8, average 4.0
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Silly Humor 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 71
No Laughing Matter
No Laughing Matter (1998)

Director, Teleplay

Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Reporter

Lush Life
Lush Life (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 54
Envoyez les violons
Envoyez les violons (1988)

Screenplay, Story

Beaches
Beaches (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

as Seedy Bar Patron

The American Snitch
The American Snitch (1983)

Executive Producer

Young Doctors in Love
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

as The Others - Spectator

Serial
Serial (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980)

Writer

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 60
The Jerk
The Jerk (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Frisco Kid
The Frisco Kid (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rabbi

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

Black Bart
Black Bart (1975)
GoodWatch score 38

Writer

Another Nice Mess
Another Nice Mess (1972)

as Chauffeur

1960s

1 title ยท average score 72
The Brig
The Brig (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Prisoner No.5