Jack Cowden (Writing)
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Works
Flipper
Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until a new friend comes into his life, a dolphin named Flipper, that brings uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a lifetime.
Release Date:1996-05-17
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:316
Flipper
The 1995 version brought back Bud Ricks as a scientist doing marine research in Florida. The dolphin Flipper was one with whom Dr. Ricks was working. This TV show is available for online viewing on hulu in the United States and at Rogers On Demand in Canada.
Release Date:1995-10-02
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:33
A Little Piece of Sunshine
Sunshine, an idyllic and almost forgotten island under British rule, is shortly to become independent. But a few days before this event is to take place, the British governor of the island is shot. Her Majesty's secret service is called in and Sam McCready asks Desmond Hannah of Scotland Yard to take charge of the case.
Release Date:1990-11-17
Department:Directing
Job:Script Supervisor
Vote Count:1
Band of the Hand
An Indian Vietnam veteran trains five street punks in the Everglades to fight vice in Miami.
Release Date:1986-04-11
Department:Directing
Job:Script Supervisor
Vote Count:51
The Heavenly Kid
After dying in a car crash, Bobby Fantana is forced to pay for his misdeeds by becoming someone's guardian angel. He reluctantly agrees to watch over awkward high schooler Lenny Barnes, teaching him how to be cool and confident. As Bobby teaches Lenny, the two form a close bond.
Release Date:1985-07-26
Department:Directing
Job:Script Supervisor
Vote Count:113
The New Kids
A brother and his young sister come to a small town to find out a local gang terrorizes the population.
Release Date:1985-01-18
Department:Directing
Job:Script Supervisor
Vote Count:94
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. Justice, is on the hunt, forcing Cletus and Trigger to hit the road. Can they steer clear of the vengeful sheriff?
Release Date:1983-08-12
Department:Directing
Job:Script Supervisor
Vote Count:162
Island Claws
A biological experiment in Florida goes awry. The result: 8-foot long land crabs which roar loudly and kill everything in sight.
Release Date:1980-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:22
Mr. No Legs
A double amputee known as Mr. No Legs oversees a drug syndicate while cavorting around in his double shotgun-equipped wheelchair. When one of the syndicate's drug dealers accidentally kills his own girlfriend—whose brother is a cop—after she announces plans to leave him, the game is on to bury the evidence, protect the syndicate and evade the long arm of the law.
Release Date:1978-05-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:18
Salty
After their parents are killed in a hurricane, brothers Taylor and Tim Reed are taken in by the owner of a fledgling marina in the Florida Everglades, where they befriend a sea-lion named Salty and carry out a series of adventures.
Release Date:1973-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
Flipper
Flipper, from Ivan Tors Films in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, is an American television program first broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the companion animal of Porter Ricks, Chief Warden at fictional Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve in southern Florida, and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud. The show has been dubbed an "aquatic Lassie", and a considerable amount of juvenile merchandise inspired by the show was produced during its first-run.
Release Date:1964-09-19
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:46
Flipper
Sandy is distraught when, having saved Flipper by pulling out a spear, his father insists the dolphin be released. A grateful Flipper, however, returns the favor when Sandy is threatened by sharks.
Release Date:1963-08-14
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:54