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Writing

Gail Parent

Career

Active from 1969 to 2008, busiest in 1976 and 1985 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gail Parent Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    0.7, average 4.0
  • Crime
    0.5, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Comedy 3
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Iconic Ensemble Cast 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2
  • Episodic Humor 2
  • Episodic 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Episodic Storytelling 2
  • Situational Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

9
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 46
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay

Cadet Kelly
Cadet Kelly (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

1990s

1 title
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Amazing Stories: The Movie III (1998)

Writer

1980s

1 title ยท average score 44
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 43
The Main Event
The Main Event (1979)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

Sills and Burnett at the Met
Sills and Burnett at the Met (1976)

Writer

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
GoodWatch score 46

Novel, Screenplay

Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom (1972)

Writer

1960s

1 title
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love (1969)

Writer