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Monica Johnson

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Monica Johnson

Born February 21, 1946 · Colorado, USA

Died November 1, 2010 · aged 64

Monica Johnson (February 21, 1946 – November 1, 2010) was an American screenwriter whose film credits included Mother, Lost in America, Modern Romance, Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again and The Muse. Her television credits included The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laverne & Shirley and It's Garry Shandling's Show. She was a frequent collaborator with Albert Brooks. Johnson was born Monica Lenore Belson…

Known For

Lost in AmericaLost in America · 1985
Lost in America
★ 6.91985
MovieComedy
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
MotherMother · 1996
Mother
★ 6.91996
MovieComedyDrama
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
The MuseThe Muse · 1999
The Muse
★ 5.21999
MovieFantasyComedy
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
The ScoutThe Scout · 1994
The Scout
★ 5.21994
MovieComedy
When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska. Soon, the New York Yankees put a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska's mental stability.
Real LifeReal Life · 1979
Real Life
★ 6.61979
MovieComedy
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
Modern RomanceModern Romance · 1981
Modern Romance
★ 6.81981
MovieComedyDrama
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
AmericathonAmericathon · 1979
Americathon
★ 3.61979
MovieComedy
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together AgainJekyll and Hyde... Together Again · 1982
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
★ 5.01982
MovieComedyHorror
While conducting a research experiment intended to bring about an alternative to modern surgery, exhausted Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Daniel Jekyll falls asleep and accidentally inhales the white powders, transforming him into a wildly uninhibited nymphomaniac.

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