Screenplay: Glen A. Larson

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Glen A. Larson. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Ronald D. Moore · Glen A. Larson · Michael Rymer · Michael Nankin

Cast Edward James Olmos · Mary McDonnell · Jamie Bamber · Katee Sackhoff

Synopsis Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (2004) follows humanity's struggle for survival after a devastating attack by the Cylons, sentient robots they once created. The survivors, led by Commander Adama and President Roslin, flee aboard the aging Battlestar Galactica, seeking the mythical...

7.9

13K votes

7.9

13K votes

Battlestar Galactica (TV Miniseries)

2003 · Series · 180 min. · United States

Direction Michael Rymer

Cast Edward James Olmos · Mary McDonnell · Katee Sackhoff · Jamie Bamber

Synopsis In Battlestar Galactica (TV Miniseries) (2003), humanity faces annihilation when the robotic Cylons launch a devastating surprise attack, wiping out the Twelve Colonies. The surviving remnants flee aboard a ragtag fleet of ships, led by the aging warship Galactica. As...

7.7

10K votes

7.7

10K votes

Caprica (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Ronald D. Moore · Remi Aubuchon · David Eick · John Dahl

Cast Eric Stoltz · Esai Morales · Alessandra Torresani · Paula Malcomson

Synopsis TV Series (2010). 19 Episodes. Two families, the Graystones and the Adamas, live together on a peaceful planet known as Caprica, where a startling breakthrough in artificial intelligence brings about unforeseen consequences. A spin-off of the Sci Fi Channel series...

6.4

1K votes

6.4

1K votes

Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)

1978 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Donald P. Bellisario · Richard A. Colla · Vince Edwards

Cast Lorne Greene · Richard Hatch · Dirk Benedict · Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Synopsis TV Series (1978-1979). 24 Episodes. In a distant galaxy, twelve planets bearing tribes of the race known as Man have been at war with an alien cyborg race, the Cylon empire, for a millenium. In the measurements used by the...

6.4

2K votes

6.4

2K votes

Quincy, M.E. (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Lou Shaw · Georg Fenady · Ray Danton

Cast Jack Klugman · John S. Ragin · Robert Ito · Garry Walberg

Synopsis TV Series (1976-1983). The cases of a coroner who investigates suspicious deaths that usually suggest murder.

6.1

25 votes

6.1

25 votes

Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series)

1971 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Bruce Bilson · Jeffrey Hayden · Alexander Singer

Cast Ben Murphy · Pete Duel · Dennis Fimple · Ford Rainey

Synopsis TV Series (1971-1973). Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry, two of the most wanted outlaws in the history of the West, are popular "with everyone except the railroads and the banks", since "in all the trains and banks they robbed, they...

6.1

33 votes

6.1

33 votes

Direction Glen A. Larson · Leslie Stevens · Sigmund Neufeld Jr. · David G. Phinney

Cast Gil Gerard · Erin Gray · Felix Silla · Mel Blanc

Synopsis 20th century astronaut is caught in a freak accident in deep space, causing his craft Ranger 3 to be blown into a trajectory that returns him to earth almost 5 centuries later. Earth is recovering from nuclear war and is...

6.1

213 votes

6.1

213 votes

The Fall Guy

2024 · Movie · 125 min. · United States

Direction David Leitch

Cast Ryan Gosling · Emily Blunt · Aaron Taylor-Johnson · Winston Duke

Synopsis He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class...

6.0

10K votes

6.0

10K votes

Masquerade (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Peter Crane · Phil Bondelli · Sidney Hayers

Cast Rod Taylor · Kirstie Alley · Greg Evigan · Katia Christine

Synopsis Each week there would be a new top-secret mission. The spy organization would bring in new operatives to accomplish specific tasks during the mission-of-the-week. Instead of highly-trained agents, they would find a civilian who was an expert in a field....

5.9

95 votes

5.9

95 votes

The Fall Guy (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Daniel Haller · Michael Lange · Hollingsworth Morse

Cast Lee Majors · Heather Thomas · Douglas Barr · Markie Post

Synopsis TV Series (1981-1986). The adventures of a film stunt performer who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow.

5.9

54 votes

5.9

54 votes

Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)

1980 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Donald P. Bellisario · Glen A. Larson · Michael Vejar · Ivan Dixon

Cast Tom Selleck · John Hillerman · Roger E. Mosley · Larry Manetti

Synopsis TV Series (1980-1988). 8 Seasons. 162 Episodes. The adventures of a Hawaii based private investigator.

5.8

4K votes

5.8

4K votes

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Haller

Cast Gil Gerard · Pamela Hensley · Erin Gray · Henry Silva

Synopsis A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time where Earth is threatened by alien invaders.

5.8

231 votes

5.8

231 votes

Battlestar Galactica

1978 · Movie · 125 min. · United States

Direction Richard A. Colla

Cast Richard Hatch · Dirk Benedict · Lorne Greene · Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Synopsis After the destruction of the human colonies, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift refugee fleet in a search for Earth.

5.8

971 votes

5.8

971 votes

McCloud (TV Series)

1970 · Series · 120 min. · United States

Direction Bruce Kessler · Russ Mayberry · Lou Antonio · E.W. Swackhamer

Cast Dennis Weaver · J.D. Cannon · Terry Carter · Ken Lynch

Synopsis TV Series (1970-1977). Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of Taos, N.M. is assigned to the 21st Precinct of the NYPD to study local police methods, and where he can stay close to his girl, Chris Coughlin, a writer for her father's...

5.6

399 votes

5.6

399 votes

Galactica 1980 (TV Series)

1980 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Sidney Hayers · Barry Crane · Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

Cast Kent McCord · Barry Van Dyke · Robyn Douglass · Lorne Greene

Synopsis TV Series. 10 episodes. Thirty years after the events of the series "Battlestar Galactica," the fugitive star fleet finally reaches its legendary destination. But Commander Adama discovers that the Planet Earth in 1980 is not technologically advanced enough to help...

5.5

157 votes

5.5

157 votes

Manimal (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Georg Fenady · Leslie H. Martinson · Russ Mayberry · Charles Bail

Cast Simon MacCorkindale · Melody Anderson · Reni Santoni · Michel D. Roberts

Synopsis TV Series (1983). 8 episodes. A man who can change himself into any animal fights crime.

5.5

203 votes

5.5

203 votes

Knight Rider (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Georg Fenady · Winrich Kolbe · Sidney Hayers

Cast David Hasselhoff · Edward Mulhare · Richard Basehart · Patricia McPherson

Synopsis Knight Rider (TV Series) (1982) follows Michael Knight, a modern-day crime fighter, who partners with KITT, a highly advanced, self-aware car. After being nearly killed, Michael is given a new identity by the mysterious Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG)....

5.4

23K votes

5.4

23K votes

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

1979 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Christian I. Nyby II · Vince Edwards

Cast Richard Hatch · Dirk Benedict · Lorne Greene · Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Synopsis Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.

5.4

24 votes

5.4

24 votes

Automan (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Kim Manners · Winrich Kolbe · Allen Baron

Cast Chuck Wagner · Desi Arnaz Jr. · Robert Lansing · Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Synopsis TV Series (1983-1984). 13 Episodes. An expert programmer and police officer, Walter Nebicher has created a crime fighting AI at police's mainframe, powerful enough to be able to bring to real world a program's hologram espontaneously, who introduces himself as...

5.2

90 votes

5.2

90 votes