Pat Proft
Pat Proft | |
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Occupation(s) | screenwriter film producer |
Years active | 1973 – present |
Spouse | Karen Philipp |
Pat Proft is an American
Of the many feature films Proft has written, Wrongfully Accused is the only one he also directed. It was released in 1998.[3]
Proft continued to work with David Zucker, and in 2013 announced he was working on a parody film with Zucker involving the Jason Bourne and Mission: Impossible series.
Biography
Proft was born in 1947 in Minnesota.
Television career
In his early career, Proft wrote for several television and comedy variety shows. Proft was a regular on The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour that lasted from June to September 1973.[7][8]In 1975, Proft would also appear as a regular on Joey & Dad, a variety show featuring Joey Heatherton and her father.[9][10]
Proft would work as a screenwriter on the
Film career
In 1997, the film
The film received poor reviews[16]Variety stated that both Proft and Sherohman "have labored mightily to cobble together a plot capable of stretching to feature length the one-joke premise of the six-minute cartoons."[15]
In 1998, Proft's directoral debut titled Wrongfully Accused was released. The film was a parody of the thriller genre exemplified by The Fugitive (1993).[17]In the same year, Proft announced a parody of the Dirty Harry film series about an American police officer who heads to England to extradite a criminal without much success and a script titled Deep Titanic: Armageddon and Titanic, Too: It Missed the Iceberg which he also wanted to direct.[18]Titanic, Too: It Missed the Iceberg had actors Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley and David Hasselhoff in talks for starring with a release date originally aimed for early 1999.[19]CNN's film analyst Martin Grove stated the film was not likely to be made as two recent parody films Wrongfully Accused and Plump Fiction were not well received.[19]
In 2013, Proft was working on a script with David Zucker titled Counter Intelligence. Proft described the film as a "Naked Gun take on
Personal life
Proft is married to actress and singer Karen Philipp.[5]
Filmography
Feature credits
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Ref. |
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1984 | Police Academy | Yes | [22] | ||
Bachelor Party | Yes | [23][24] | |||
1985 | Moving Violations | Yes | |||
Real Genius | Yes | [25] | |||
1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Yes | [26] | ||
Lucky Stiff
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Yes | Yes | [27] | ||
1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Yes | [28] | ||
Hot Shots! | Executive | Yes | [29] | ||
1992 | Brain Donors | Yes | [30] | ||
1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Executive | Yes | [31] | |
1994 | Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult | Yes | [32] | ||
1996 | High School High | Yes | [33] | ||
1997 | Mr. Magoo | Yes | [34] | ||
1998 | Wrongfully Accused | Yes | Yes | Yes | [35] |
2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Yes | [36] | ||
2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Yes | [37] | ||
2008 | Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation | Yes | [38] | ||
Mostly Ghostly
|
Yes | [39] | |||
2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Yes | [40] |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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1976 | Tunnel Vision | Skipper | [41][42] |
1979 | Fast Friends | Bill Owens | [43] |
1981 | Modern Problems | Maitre d' | [44][45] |
1984 | Bachelor Party | Screaming Man | [23][24] |
Television credits
- The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour (1973)
- The Smothers Brothers Show (1975)
- The Jim Stafford Show (1975)
- When Things Were Rotten (1975)
- Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
- Van Dyke and Company (1976)
- 3 Girls 3 (1977)
- The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour (1977)
- Mary (1978)
- Ringo (1978)
- Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
- Detective School (1979)
- Twilight Theater (1982)
- Police Squad! (1982)
- High School U.S.A. (1984)
- Super Dave's Spike-Tacular (2009)
References
- ^ Royce, Graydon. "Hello, Goodbye". Minneapolist Star Tribune, July 21, 2011.
- ^ Allon, Cullen and Patterson, 2002. p. 434
- ^ "Pat Proft". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Allon, Cullen and Patterson, 2002. p.431
- ^ a b c d e f Pratt, Anna (December 23, 2013). "A screenwriter who never stops writing". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Airplane!". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
The end credit crawl carries the following statement: "Special thanks to Kim Jorgensen, Pat Proft."
- ^ Terrace, 2013. p.41
- ^ Brooks, 2009. p.198
- ^ Brooks, 2009. p.708
- ^ Terrace, 1985. p.218
- ^ a b Brooks, 2009. p.1509
- ^ Crick, 2009. p.187
- ^ Hyatt, 2006. p.284
- ^ Leydon, Joe (December 23, 1997). "Mr. Magoo". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ a b Leydon, Joe (December 23, 1997). "Mr. Magoo". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Mr. Magoo". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ Klady, Leonard (August 17, 1998). "Wrongfully Accused". Variety. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ Archerd, Amy (August 5, 1998). "Silver selling landmark home". Variety. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Wolk, Josh (May 21, 1998). "Titanic". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- Daily Cardinal. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Kit, Borys (November 11, 2021). "'Naked Gun' Co-Creator David Zucker to Spoof Noir Movies With 'Star of Malta' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Police Academy". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "Bachelor Party". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "Bachelor Party". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Real Genius (1985)". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "The Naked Gun from the Files of Police Squad!". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Lucky Stiff (1988)". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Hot Shots!". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Brain Donors". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Brain Donors". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "High School High". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Mr. Magoo". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Wrongfully Accused". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Scary Movie 3". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Scary Movie 4". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Scary Movie V". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Tunnelvision". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Tunnelvision". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Problems (1979)". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Problems". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
Bibliography
- Terrace, Vincent (February 26, 2013). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012. ISBN 9781476602493.
- Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. ISBN 9780307483201.
- Terrace, Vincent (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. ISBN 0918432618.
- Crick, Robert Alan (2002). The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks. McFarland. ISBN 078644326X.
- Wesley, Hyatt (2006). Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004. McFarland. ISBN 0786423293.
- Yoram Allon; Del Cullen; Hannah Patterson, eds. (2002). Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. ISBN 1903364523. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
External links
- Pat Proft at IMDb