Lowell Ganz (Writer)

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Works

6.5

Robots

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.

Release Date2005-03-10

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Mr. Gasket (voice)

Vote Count4698

6.3

Splash

A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.

Release Date1984-03-09

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Stan, the Tour Guide

Vote Count1394

6.2

Greedy

Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!

Release Date1994-03-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd TV Director

Vote Count268

6.7

Parenthood

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

Release Date1989-07-31

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Stan

Vote Count660

5.7

Mr. Saturday Night

Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.

Release Date1992-09-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Writer #1

Vote Count59

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel

Few screenwriters can concentrate for more than a few hours, let alone sustain a career in Hollywood for over 30 years. But the blockbuster comedy writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel has been making television and film audiences laugh for decades. In the early '70s, Ganz was writing for The Odd Couple while Mandel was receiving his first paychecks for work on M*A*S*H and Busting Loose. In total, Ganz and Mandel have written an astonishing 18 produced feature screenplays, including City Slickers, A League of Their Own, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Where the Heart Is, Robots, and Fever Pitch, while also maintaining a "secret career" of un-credited rewrites on studio comedies.

Release Date2006-10-20

Charactersd Himself

Reunited Apart
5.5

Reunited Apart

Josh Gad reunites the cast and crews of various classic movies, and discusses the the films in hilarious yet heartfelt conversations.

Release Date2020-04-27

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

7.7

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

In a heartfelt tribute to Hollywood legend Garry Marshall, his family and friends share their favorite memories of the creative genius behind some of the most memorable series in television history.

Release Date2020-05-12

Charactersd Self

Vote Count7

4.6

Making a 'Splash'

Retrospective documentary on the making of the hit comedy Splash (1984).

Release Date2004-03-30

Charactersd Self - Screenwriter

Vote Count5

Happy Days
7.6

Happy Days

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

Release Date1974-01-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count280

Amazing Stories
7.4

Amazing Stories

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.

Release Date1985-09-29

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count204

The Odd Couple
7.8

The Odd Couple

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.

Release Date1970-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count12

Vote Count61

Laverne & Shirley
7.3

Laverne & Shirley

Best friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.

Release Date1976-01-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count64

Angie
6.7

Angie

Angie is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast by the ABC network from February of 1979 to October of 1980.

Release Date1979-02-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count5

Vote Count3

Busting Loose
5.5

Busting Loose

Busting Loose is a 1977 United States comedic television series starring Adam Arkin which centers around a young man in New York City who has moved out of his parents' house to live on his own for the first time. The show aired on CBS between January 17, 1977, and November 16, 1977

Release Date1977-01-17

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count2

A League of Their Own
6.9

A League of Their Own

In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. There, she meets other women who also dream of playing pro baseball and makes connections that open up her world. Rockford local Max Chapman also comes to the tryouts but is turned away. With the support of her best friend Clance, she must forge a new path to pursue her dream.

Release Date2022-08-11

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Film Writer

Episode Count8

Vote Count105

Brothers and Sisters
5.5

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from January to April 1979. The series attempted to capitalize on the success of the 1978 motion picture National Lampoon's Animal House. It was the second of three frat-house comedy series to air in early 1979.

Release Date1979-01-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Hiller and Diller

Hiller and Diller

Release Date1997-09-23

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Gung Ho
5.0

Gung Ho

Short-lived sitcom based on the critically acclaimed movie. Hunt Stevenson is the laid-back American employee liaison of a Japanese car company in Hadleyville, Pennsylvania. Clashes abound as Hunt and Kaz looked for ways to bridge the gap between one another with funny results. Many of the Japanese actors from the movie reprised their roles for the series.

Release Date1986-12-05

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
5.0

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers is a 1974-1975 United States comedic television series starring Paul Sand which centers around a musician in Boston, Massachusetts, and his personal relationships. It was Sand's only starring role in a television series. The show aired from September 14, 1974, to January 4, 1975.

Release Date1974-09-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Take Five

Take Five

Take Five is an American sitcom that aired from April 1 until April 8, 1987.

Release Date1987-04-01

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Knight & Daye
5.0

Knight & Daye

Knight & Daye is an NBC television sitcom that ran for only seven episodes in the summer of 1989. The show was about Hank and Everett, two former friends that hadn't spoken to each other in years after Everett married the woman they were both interested in, but are reunited for a radio talk show. Their bickering proves to be a ratings bonanza.

Release Date1989-07-08

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

Joanie Loves Chachi
5.1

Joanie Loves Chachi

Joanie Loves Chachi is an American television spin-off of the American sitcom Happy Days that was originally broadcast on ABC from March 23, 1982 to May 24, 1983. It stars Erin Moran and Scott Baio as the titular Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola, respectively.

Release Date1982-03-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count18

7.2

A League of Their Own

As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

Release Date1992-07-01

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count1441

5.5

Tooth Fairy

When minor-league hockey player Derek Thompson -- who has a penchant for knocking out his opponents' teeth every time he plays -- disillusions a fan, he is sentenced to a stint for one week as a bona fide, tutu-clad, real-life tooth fairy. Soon, Derek is inspired to rekindle his youthful dreams.

Release Date2010-01-14

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count2019

Hiller and Diller

Hiller and Diller

Hiller and Diller is an American sitcom that aired from September 23, 1997 to March 6, 1998.

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

6.4

City Slickers

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

Release Date1991-06-07

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count811

7.1

Where the Heart Is

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.

Release Date2000-04-27

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count703

6.0

EDtv

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.

Release Date1999-03-26

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count651

6.0

Night Shift

A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbor complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night.

Release Date1982-07-30

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count215

5.8

Multiplicity

Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds, who offers Doug a rather unusual solution to his problems: cloning.

Release Date1996-07-19

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count555

6.2

Spies Like Us

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

Release Date1985-12-06

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count654

5.3

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a wonderful birthday-night with his wife when he discovers a treasure map of Curly by chance. Together with Phil and unfortunately Glen he tries to find the hidden gold of Curly's father in the desert of Arizona.

Release Date1994-06-10

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count324

6.2

Fever Pitch

When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.

Release Date2005-04-06

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count718

5.5

Fathers' Day

A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.

Release Date1997-05-09

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count287

6.3

Forget Paris

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches.

Release Date1995-05-19

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count159

6.0

Gung Ho

When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.

Release Date1986-03-14

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count205

5.7

Vibes

Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. Not long after, they're contacted by Harry Buscafusco, who offers them $50,000 to find his lost son in South America, in the heart of Incan territory where they discover an ancient mystical secret, and each other.

Release Date1988-08-05

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count76

Makin' It
4.7

Makin' It

Makin' It is an American sitcom starring David Naughton as a disco dancer in the late 1970s. The series only lasted nine episodes, airing on Fridays at 8:00PM on ABC from February 1 through March 23, 1979 before being canceled. It also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from April 25 through June 13, 1979. In 2002, TV Guide ranked it number 40 on its TV Guide's 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time list.

Release Date1979-02-01

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count8

Vote Count3

Herndon

A high-school nerd goes to his 10-year class reunion.

Release Date1983-08-26

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

8.5

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's release in 1959.

Release Date2006-06-25

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count2

1.0

Mr. Saturday Night

Billy Crystal stars—again—as Buddy Young, Jr. in this entertaining musical about an outrageous and outspoken comedian who has one last shot at reclaiming the spotlight—and his family—one hilarious step at a time. Now, some 40 years after his TV career flamed out, Buddy seeks one more shot at the spotlight, and while he’s at it, one last shot at fixing the family he fractured along the way.

Release Date2022-12-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Channel 99

Executive returns to her hometown to try to revive the local TV station which is struggling in the ratings.

Release Date1988-08-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

The Further Adventures of Wally Brown

1980 TV pilot

Release Date1980-08-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

6.0

America 2100

Two everyday schlubs are inadvertently frozen for 120 years, awakening to a wacky future run by a robot named MAX. Pilot episode for unproduced series.

Release Date1979-07-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

7.0

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

A look back at the making of Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot."

Release Date2006-06-25

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count1

The Lovebirds

The Wexelblatts and the Burleys are two newly young married couples, who were all friends from Warren Harding High School, now trying to adjust to married life and changing lifestyles.

Release Date1979-07-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

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