Screenplay: Lawrence J. Cohen

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Lawrence J. Cohen. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Gilligan's Island (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Jack Arnold · Leslie Goodwins · Gary Nelson · Jerry Hopper

Cast Bob Denver · Alan Hale Jr. · Jim Backus · Natalie Schafer

Synopsis TV Series (1964-1967). 3 Seasons. 98 episodes. Gilligan's Island was an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television. The show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive and ultimately escape from a previously...

5.7

290 votes

5.7

290 votes

Empty Nest (TV Series)

1988 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction Susan Harris · Steve Zuckerman · Hal Cooper · Doug Smart

Cast Richard Mulligan · Kristy McNichol · Dinah Manoff · Park Overall

Synopsis TV Series (1988-1995). 7 seasons. 170 episodes. "Empty Nest" is set in Miami and tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician, Harry Weston (Richard Mulligan), and his two adult daughters, Barbara (Kristy McNichol) and Carol Weston...

4.8

320 votes

4.8

320 votes

S*P*Y*S

1974 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Irvin Kershner

Cast Donald Sutherland · Elliott Gould · Zouzou · Joss Ackland

Synopsis Would you buy a used secret from these men?

4.7

30 votes

4.7

30 votes

Delirious

1991 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Tom Mankiewicz

Cast John Candy · Mariel Hemingway · Emma Samms · Raymond Burr

Synopsis Jack is the head writer for a successful soap opera, and he's sweet on the show's star, lovely Laura. It's easy for everyone but Jack to see that she's playing him for a sap. But a conk on the head...

4.4

86 votes

4.4

86 votes

The Big Bus

1976 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction James Frawley

Cast Joseph Bologna · Stockard Channing · John Beck · Rene Auberjonois

Synopsis A nuclear powered bus is going Non-stop from New York to Denver and is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the Oil lobby. When the driver is injured a washed up, down on...

4.4

654 votes

4.4

654 votes

Occasional Wife (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Richard Kinon · Bob Claver · Jerrold Bernstein

Cast Michael Callan · Patricia Harty · Jack Collins · Bryan O'Byrne

Synopsis Peter, a junior executive at a New York business, figures out that single men at his company are generally passed over in favor of married men, who the top execs think are more stable. So Peter asks his friend and...

Not rated

Not rated

The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series)

1960 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Bob Sweeney · Lee Philips · Alan Rafkin · Coby Ruskin

Cast Andy Griffith · Ron Howard · Don Knotts · Frances Bavier

Synopsis TV Series (1960-1968). 8 Seasons. 249 Episodes. Widower Sheriff Andy and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry NC. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin...

Not rated

Not rated