James Komack

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James Komack

Born August 3, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA

Died December 24, 1997 · aged 73

No biography available.

Known For

Porky's RevengePorky's Revenge · 1985
Porky's Revenge
5.41985
MovieComedy
As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school's championship basketball game since he has bet on the opposing team.
Back to the BeachBack to the Beach · 1987
Back to the Beach
5.91987
MovieComedyMusic
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
A Hole in the HeadA Hole in the Head · 1959
A Hole in the Head
6.21959
MovieComedyDrama
An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.
Damn YankeesDamn Yankees · 1958
Damn Yankees
6.51958
MovieComedy
Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant.
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part IIDick Clark's Good Old Days Part II · 1978
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
7.01978
MovieTV MovieMusic
The early years of rock and roll are revisited in a night club setting, with table conversations, old film clips, and stage performances by the stars.
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? · 1977
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
10.01977
MovieComedyTV Movie
Thirty-minute reunion of the classic series that includes Bob Denver and title star Dwayne Hickman.
La contessa azzurraLa contessa azzurra · 1960
La contessa azzurra
6.01960
MovieComedy
Loreley looks back to the happy times when she became a silent movie star with the huge success of "La Contessa Azzurra", directed by Don Salvatore and produced by Don Peppino, the owner of a Café Chantant.
Senior PromSenior Prom · 1958
Senior Prom
8.01958
MovieMusicComedy
At a college party, a girl named Gay (Jill Corey) meets a guy named Tom (Paul Hampton) and they soon fall in love. Tom's bandmate, who goes by the nickname "Dog" with his own girlfriend whose nickname is "Flip", form a friendship quartet together with Gay and Tom as they plan for the Senior Prom. But Gay's childhood friend Carter has been convinced they are meant to be engaged and gets rather petty about her new love. Tom is also an aspiring singer whose debut record didn't take off when first released, but may be in for a revival. Which stars will end up performing at their Senior Prom? Tune in to find out!

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Get SmartGet Smart · 1965
Get Smart
8.01965
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.

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SnipSnip · 1976
Snip
9.01976
SeriesComedy
Snip was a 1976 comedy starring David Brenner about a hairdresser living in Cape Cod, Massachusetts who has his ex-wife, daughter and former aunt living with him in his apartment. He and his ex-wife are both in the same hairdressing business under their boss and friend who's an openly gay man. It was a take-off of the movie Shampoo and was created by James Komack, the creator of Chico and the Man and Welcome Back Kotter. The series was to premiere September 30, 1976 on NBC, but was cancelled at the last minute and never made it to air in the U.S. The cancellation was so abrupt even TV Guide was caught off guard, and listed the show in its "Fall Preview" issue for that year. Five episodes had already been produced and were aired in Australia.

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