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Michael Goldberg

Born May 8, 1959 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died October 2, 2014 · aged 55

Michael Goldberg (May 8, 1959 – October 2, 2014) was an American screenwriter. A graduate of University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University, Goldberg scripted the films Cool Runnings, Little Giants and Snow Dogs. Goldberg died October 2, 2014, of brain and sinus cancer at the age of 55. His funeral was held four days later in Philadelphia. Source: Article "Michael Goldberg (screenwriter)…

Known For

Snow DogsSnow Dogs · 2002
Snow Dogs
★ 5.62002
MovieComedyFamily
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.
Cool RunningsCool Runnings · 1993
Cool Runnings
★ 7.01993
MovieComedyAdventure
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
Little GiantsLittle Giants · 1994
Little Giants
★ 6.51994
MovieComedyFamily
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?
BushwhackedBushwhacked · 1995
Bushwhacked
★ 5.41995
MovieAdventureFamily
A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both the criminals and police, he poses as a Scout leader and leads a scout group on a hike through the mountains.
The Fifteen Minute HamletThe Fifteen Minute Hamlet · 1995
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
★ 7.21995
MovieComedy
Shakespeare films Hamlet on a single reel then, after an initial screening, edits it down to the bare bones.
Should've Been RomeoShould've Been Romeo · 2012
Should've Been Romeo
★ 3.82012
MovieComedyDrama
A self-centered, middle-aged pitchman for a potato chip company loses his job and his livelihood just as his octogenarian grandfather is dropped on his doorstep unexpectedly by his mother on her way to a singles cruise.
The LovemasterThe Lovemaster · 1997
The Lovemaster
★ 4.51997
MovieRomanceComedy
Standup comic Craig Shoemaker tells the therapist stories of his failed relationships with women (dates, wife etc.)
Scene of the CrimeScene of the Crime · 1970
Scene of the Crime
★ 6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

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