Writing
Jerry Belson
Born July 8, 1938 · El Centro, California, USA
Died October 10, 2006 · aged 68
No biography available.
Known For
Smile · 1975Smile
★ 5.91975
MovieComedy
It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant. But Brenda is having marital difficulties and Bob's son is up to some mischief. Could this year's pageant be in jeopardy?
Fun with Dick and Jane · 1977Fun with Dick and Jane
★ 6.61977
MovieComedyCrime
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Smokey and the Bandit II · 1980Smokey and the Bandit II
★ 5.51980
MovieActionComedy
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Always · 1989Always
★ 6.21989
MovieRomanceFantasy
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
The Couch Trip · 1988The Couch Trip
★ 5.51988
MovieComedy
The escaped mental patient and delinquent John W. Burns Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
For Keeps · 1988For Keeps
★ 6.51988
MovieComedyDrama
Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' pleas — Darcy and Stan decide to sacrifice their college experiences and degrees in order to keep and raise the baby. After a quick marriage, the two realize it won't be as easy as they thought.
Modern Romance · 1981Modern Romance
★ 6.81981
MovieComedyDrama
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
Semi-Tough · 1977Semi-Tough
★ 5.51977
MovieComedyDrama
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Movies
Smile · 1975Smile
★ 5.91975
MovieComedy
It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant. But Brenda is having marital difficulties and Bob's son is up to some mischief. Could this year's pageant be in jeopardy?
Fun with Dick and Jane · 1977Fun with Dick and Jane
★ 6.61977
MovieComedyCrime
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Smokey and the Bandit II · 1980Smokey and the Bandit II
★ 5.51980
MovieActionComedy
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Always · 1989Always
★ 6.21989
MovieRomanceFantasy
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
The Couch Trip · 1988The Couch Trip
★ 5.51988
MovieComedy
The escaped mental patient and delinquent John W. Burns Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
For Keeps · 1988For Keeps
★ 6.51988
MovieComedyDrama
Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' pleas — Darcy and Stan decide to sacrifice their college experiences and degrees in order to keep and raise the baby. After a quick marriage, the two realize it won't be as easy as they thought.
Modern Romance · 1981Modern Romance
★ 6.81981
MovieComedyDrama
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
Semi-Tough · 1977Semi-Tough
★ 5.51977
MovieComedyDrama
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
The End · 1978The End
★ 5.61978
MovieComedy
Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
How Sweet It Is! · 1968How Sweet It Is!
★ 7.21968
MovieComedy
All-American couple who try to bridge the generation gap with their free-spirited son on a trip, frisky business and misunderstandings galore ensue, all funny, vibrant and charming.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again · 1982Jekyll 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.
The Grasshopper · 1970The Grasshopper
★ 5.01970
MovieRomanceDrama
A British Columbia teenager dreams of show business but winds up as a call girl in Las Vegas.
Evil Roy Slade · 1972Evil Roy Slade
★ 6.51972
MovieTV MovieWestern
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West"—so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter. There's also Nelson L. Stool, a railroad tycoon, who, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him.
Surrender · 1987Surrender
★ 5.01987
MovieComedy
A wealthy writer who has had terrible experiences with money-hungry girlfriends & ex-wives pretends to be a broke, washed-up novelist to see if the woman he loves wants him for himself or just for his money.
Student Bodies · 1981Student Bodies
★ 5.21981
MovieComedyHorror
This zany send-up of teen slasher flicks features a maniacal psycho known as the Breather, who stalks –and murders– promiscuous students at a suburban high school. The fanatical killer's unusual weapons include paper clips, blackboard erasers and eggplants.
TV Shows
Love, American Style · 1969Love, American Style
★ 6.21969
SeriesComedy
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show · 1970The Mary Tyler Moore Show
★ 7.61970
SeriesComedy
30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
The Dick Van Dyke Show · 1961The Dick Van Dyke Show
★ 7.61961
SeriesComedy
The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.
Laverne & Shirley · 1976Laverne & Shirley
★ 7.11976
SeriesComedyFamily
Best friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.
The Odd Couple · 1970The Odd Couple
★ 7.81970
SeriesComedy
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
Rhoda · 1974Rhoda
★ 6.31974
SeriesComedy
The Tracey Ullman Show · 1987The Tracey Ullman Show
★ 7.11987
SeriesAnimationComedy
The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born actress and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children (1987–1997), and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy shorts with many musical numbers, featuring choreography by Paula Abdul. The show also produced The Simpsons shorts before it spun off into its own show, which was also produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.
Tracey Takes On... · 1996Tracey Takes On...
★ 8.21996
SeriesComedy
Tracey Takes On... is a sketch comedy series starring actress Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the success of the comedy special Tracey Ullman Takes on New York (1993). Each episode focuses on a specific subject which Ullman and her cast of characters take on through a series of sketches and monologues.
Hey Landlord! · 1966Hey Landlord!
★ 7.51966
SeriesComedy
Hey, Landlord is an American sitcom appearing on NBC during the 1966-1967 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in the 8:30-9pm Eastern time period on Sunday nights. It is notable for its casting director Fred Roos, who later became a producer for Francis Ford Coppola. Roos discovered counterculture sketch group The Committee in San Francisco and cast all members in bit parts in Hey, Landlord.
Hank · 1965Hank
★ 4.71965
SeriesComedy
Hank is an American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode.