Charles Shyer

Charles Richard Shyer (October 11, 1941 – December 27, 2024) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Shyer's films are predominantly comedies, often with a romantic-comedy overtone. His writing and directing credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Baby Boom (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent Trap (1998), The Affair of the Necklace (2001), Alfie (2004), The Noel Diary (2022), and Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023).

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5.4

Best. Christmas. Ever!

After a twist of fate brings their families together for Christmas, Charlotte sets out to prove her old friend Jackie's life is too good to be true.

Release Date:2023-11-16

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:228

6.3

The Noel Diary

Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?

Release Date:2022-11-24

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:369

7.6

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)

The Banks Family reunites 25 years later for a very special event to benefit World Central Kitchen.

Release Date:2020-09-25

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:30

5.8

Alfie

A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.

Release Date:2004-10-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:820

5.6

The Affair of the Necklace

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.

Release Date:2001-11-30

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:86

7.2

The Parent Trap

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, discover the truth about themselves, and then plot with each other to switch places.

Release Date:1998-07-28

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:4222

6.2

Father of the Bride Part II

Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too. He was planning on selling their home, but that's a plan that—like George—will have to change with the arrival of both a grandchild and a kid of his own.

Release Date:1995-12-08

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:737

5.5

I Love Trouble

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

Release Date:1994-06-29

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:215

5.7

Once Upon a Crime

On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling with a lost dog they plan to return to its wealthy owner for a large reward. But, when the dog's mistress is murdered, the travelers become the prime suspects, and Inspector Bonnard is determined to track them all down.

Release Date:1992-03-06

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:106

6.5

Father of the Bride

George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.

Release Date:1991-12-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1368

Baby Boom
5.0

Baby Boom

Baby Boom is an American sitcom series starring Kate Jackson. The series is based on the 1987 film Baby Boom. The pilot premiered September 10, 1988 on NBC, and the series began on November 2, 1988.

Release Date:1988-09-10

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:1

6.4

Baby Boom

J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!

Release Date:1987-10-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:370

6.1

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.

Release Date:1986-10-09

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:361

5.5

Protocol

A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.

Release Date:1984-12-21

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Vote Count:87

5.7

Irreconcilable Differences

Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.

Release Date:1984-09-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:49

5.9

Private Benjamin

A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.

Release Date:1980-10-06

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:385

5.8

Goin' South

Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.

Release Date:1978-10-06

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:143

6.7

House Calls

Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife; he embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.

Release Date:1978-03-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:17

6.9

Smokey and the Bandit

A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.

Release Date:1977-05-26

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:727

Happy Days
7.7

Happy Days

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

Release Date:1974-01-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:272

Getting Together
5.0

Getting Together

Getting Together is an American musical situation comedy, which aired on the ABC television network during the 1971-72 season. It stars Bobby Sherman and Wes Stern as Bobby Conway and Lionel Poindexter, a songwriting duo. The pilot for the series had aired the previous spring the first season finale episode of The Partridge Family named "A Knight in Shining Armor", where Lionel and Bobby were introduced to each other by the Partridges. Sherman and Stern's characters were reportedly based on the real-life songwriting team of Boyce and Hart, who had written hits for The Monkees, Jay and the Americans, and others. New music of course was a staple of the series, provided by much of the same team that created the Partridge Family songs and records. Most of these songs were from two Bobby Sherman albums -- Getting Together and Just For You.

Release Date:1971-09-18

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

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 Date:1970-09-24

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:59

Barefoot in the Park
5.0

Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park is an American sitcom that aired in 1970 on ABC. Based on the Neil Simon Broadway play of the same name, the series cast members are predominantly black, making it the first American television sitcom since Amos 'n' Andy to have a predominantly black cast. Barefoot in the Park had also previously been a successful 1967 film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.

Release Date:1970-09-24

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:1

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