Michael Elias (Writer)

Beaches

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Release Date1988-12-21

Charactersd Seedy Bar Patron

Vote Count264

Children of the Dust

Gypsy Smith, is a gunfighter and a bounty hunter. When he leads the US army into a Cheyenne camp to capture a suspected Indian renegade, a long train of events begins that finally lead to that 'good day to die'. White Wolf, only a child, is one of the few survivors of the massacre of his tribe that day, and Gypsy brings him to live with the Maxwell family, where he grows up not fully Indian and not really white but a bit too close to Rachel, the Maxwell daughter. Gypsy now reappears, leading a group of Black settlers from the post-Civil War South to start a new life in a town of their own - Freedom in the Oklahoma Territory, its first black settlement. White Wolf (or Corby as a 'white' name') is now with his people, but all of these parts come back together in conflict, violence, loss, and Pyrric triumph.

Release Date1995-02-26

Charactersd Reporter

Episode Count2

Vote Count6

The Frisco Kid

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.

Release Date1979-07-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Rabbi

Vote Count156

Young Doctors in Love

An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; and there's a mafioso on the loose disguised as a woman.

Release Date1982-07-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd The Others - Spectator

Vote Count62

The Brig

An ultra-realistic depiction of life in a Marine Corps brig (or jail) at a camp in Japan in 1957. Marine prisoners are awakened and put through work details for the course of a single day, submitting in the course of it to extremely harsh and shocking physical and mental degradation and abuse.

Release Date1964-09-20

Charactersd Prisoner No.5

Vote Count10

Head of the Class

Teacher Alicia Adams wants her group of overachieving high school students to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life.

Release Date2021-11-04

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Series Creator

Episode Count10

Vote Count10

The Jerk

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.

Release Date1979-12-14

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count838

Serial

A man resists the California fads that his wife, friends and wealthy Marin County neighbors embrace.

Release Date1980-03-28

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count14

Co-Ed Fever

Co-Ed Fever is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in 1979. The series attempted to capitalize on the success of the motion picture National Lampoon's Animal House. It was the third of three "frat house" comedy series to air in early 1979. CBS cancelled Co-Ed Fever after only one episode, and all three series were off the air by the end of April 1979. The series was so low rated it never made it to its regular time slot, Monday night, instead having aired as a "special preview" the night before. In 2002, Co-Ed Fever ranked number 32 on TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows of All Time list.

Release Date1979-02-04

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

Steve Martin's second NBC special was made up entirely of sketches. Highlights include: Marty Robbins' "El Paso" with monkeys; "The Death Of Socrates"; and "Bizarre Oddities Of The World."

Release Date1980-02-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Steve Martin's first network special for NBC offers part concert footage (shot at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles) and part sketch comedy.

Release Date1978-11-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count7

Black Bart

A television series titled Black Bart was produced for CBS based on Andrew Bergman's original story for Blazing Saddles (Black Bart was the movie's original title). It featured Lou Gossett, Jr. as Bart and Steve Landesberg as his drunkard sidekick, a former Confederate officer named "Reb Jordan". The Humour was much more toned down than it's feature film predecessor Other cast members included Millie Slavin and Noble Willingham. Bergman is listed as the sole creator. CBS aired the pilot once on April 4, 1975 as a CBS Special Presentation. The pilot featured guest appearances by Gerrit Graham and Brooke Adams and was written by Michael Elias and Rich Eustis. Elias and Eutis later created and executive produced the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986-1991).

Release Date1975-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count9

Lush Life

Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker star as New York jazz musicians, forced to confront a life beyond their hedonistic existence when a personal crisis strikes.

Release Date1993-10-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5

No Laughing Matter

Emma is the bright, attractive and funny widowed mother of teen honor-student Charlie. She has a drinking problem that seemingly increases exponentially, and Charlie has problems of his own, chief among them the pregnancy of his girlfriend Lauren...

Release Date1998-04-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

The American Snitch

Release Date1983-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1

Envoyez les violons

Fred, a commercial director, decides to learn the flute to relieve his stress. His music teacher is none other than Isabelle, a flutist he once saw playing in the subway. He falls under her charm.

Release Date1988-08-03

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count2

Who's Crazy?

Insane asylum inmates escape their confinement and hole up in a deserted Belgian farmhouse, where they cook large quantities of eggs and condemn one of their own in an impromptu court. Accompanied by a frenetic original soundtrack by the great Ornette Coleman and starring The Living Theater.

Release Date1966-05-18

Vote Count7