Portrait of Bruce Jay Friedman

Writing

Bruce Jay Friedman

Career

Active from 1972 to 2013, with a break from 1985 to 2012, busiest in 1984 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bruce Jay Friedman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 62
Brazzaville Teen-Ager
Brazzaville Teen-Ager (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

Story, Writer

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 58
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Vince Mancini

Celebrity
Celebrity (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Elaine's Book Party Guest

54
54 (1998)
GoodWatch score 37

as Elaine's Patron

Husbands and Wives
Husbands and Wives (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

as Peter Styles

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 56
Splash, Too
Splash, Too (1988)
GoodWatch score 44

Characters

Another Woman
Another Woman (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mark

Splash
Splash (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

Novel

Doctor Detroit
Doctor Detroit (1983)
GoodWatch score 37

Story, Writer

Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 60
Fore Play
Fore Play (1975)
GoodWatch score 38

Story

Steambath
Steambath (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

Story