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Writing

David Odell

Career

Active from 1971 to 2019, with a break from 2002 to 2018, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Odell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Heroic Adventure 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)

Writer

1990s

2 titles
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999)

Writer

The Very Best of the Muppet Show
The Very Best of the Muppet Show (1999)

Writer

1980s

8 titles · average score 45
Martians Go Home
Martians Go Home (1989)
GoodWatch score 30

Director

Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe (1987)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer

The Yattering And Jack
The Yattering And Jack (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)

Writer

Supergirl
Supergirl (1984)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay

Nate and Hayes
Nate and Hayes (1983)
GoodWatch score 30

Writer

The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Running Scared
Running Scared (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

1970s

4 titles · average score 51
Fore Play
Fore Play (1975)
GoodWatch score 38

Writer

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer

Between Time and Timbuktu
Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Cry Uncle!
Cry Uncle! (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

as Angry Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)

1960s

1 title
Fiend of Dope Island
Fiend of Dope Island (1960)

Producer