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David Odell is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 12 february 1934 at Merced (USA)

David Odell

David Odell
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Nationality USA
Birth 12 february 1934 (90 years) at Merced (USA)
Awards Emmy Award

David Odell is an American screenwriter and film director.

Odell was nominated in 1980 for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for The Muppet Show alongside Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, and Jerry Juhl. He won the award the following year with co-nominees Jerry Juhl and Chris Langham.

Best films

The Dark Crystal (1982)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Frank Vitale
Frank Vitale
(1 films)
Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman
(1 films)
Steve Tisch
Steve Tisch
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of David Odell (12 films)

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Actor

Cry Uncle!
Cry Uncle! (1971)
, 1h27
Directed by John G. Avildsen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Allen Garfield, Debbi Morgan, Paul Sorvino, Jackson Beck, Mel Stewart, Marcia Jean Kurtz
Roles Angry Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)
Rating49% 2.4610852.4610852.4610852.4610852.461085
The story follows a detective who takes on a murder case, complicated by a diverse group of suspects and a lot of sexual situations.

Director

Martians Go Home, 1h29
Directed by David Odell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Jeff Doucette, Anita Morris, John Philbin, John Philbin
Rating32% 1.63461.63461.63461.63461.6346
Quaid plays a song writer who accidentally invites a billion Martians (all portrayed by stand-up comedians from the late eighties and early nineties) to planet Earth.

Scriptwriter

Masters of the Universe, 1h46
Directed by Gary Goddard
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Superhero films, Films about toys, Space opera
Actors Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Anthony De Longis, Chelsea Field, Billy Barty
Rating54% 2.70332.70332.70332.70332.7033
On the planet Eternia, at the center of the Universe, Skeletor's army seizes Castle Grayskull, scatters the remaining Eternian defenders, and captures the Sorceress of Grayskull, planning to add her power to his own by the next moonrise.
Supergirl
Supergirl (1984)
, 2h4
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole, Hart Bochner, Mia Farrow, Brenda Vaccaro
Rating44% 2.2110352.2110352.2110352.2110352.211035
Kara Zor-El (Helen Slater) lives in an isolated Kryptonian community called Argo City, in a pocket of trans-dimensional space. A man named Zaltar (Peter O'Toole) allows Kara to see a unique an immensely powerful item known as the Omegahedron, which he has borrowed without the knowledge of the city government, and which powers the city. However, after a mishap, the Omegahedron is blown out into space. Much to the distress of her parents (Simon Ward and Mia Farrow), Kara follows it to Earth (undergoing a transformation into "Supergirl" in the process) in an effort to recover it and save the city.
Nate and Hayes, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Jenny Seagrove, Max Phipps, Grant Tilly, Bruce Allpress
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.050423.050423.050423.050423.05042
The film tells the story of missionary Nathaniel "Nate" Williamsen (O'Keefe), taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie (Seagrove). Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes (Jones), who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease (Max Phipps), "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her. The plot is essentially a set-up for a rousing series of Indiana Jones style action set pieces, including a sequence on a suspension bridge which greatly resembles the climax of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, though Nate and Hayes was released a year earlier.
The Dark Crystal, 1h28
Directed by Frank Oz, Jim Henson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Children's films
Actors Lisa Maxwell, Barry Dennen, Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Billie Whitelaw, Dave Goelz
Rating70% 3.549863.549863.549863.549863.54986
A thousand years ago on the planet Thra, a magical crystal cracked, and two new races appeared: the malevolent Skeksis, who use the power of the "Dark Crystal" to continually replenish themselves, and kind wizards called Mystics.
Running Scared, 1h30
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Ken Wahl, Judge Reinhold, John Saxon, Bradford Dillman, Annie McEnroe, Pat Hingle
Rating50% 2.5136652.5136652.5136652.5136652.513665
Deux conscrits dérobent une boîte de matériel militaire. Ils y trouvent une caméra et prennent par accident des photos d'une base. Mais l'un des clichés est retrouvé, et l'armée pense avoir à faire à des espions communistes...
Fore Play
Fore Play (1975)
, 1h15
Directed by John G. Avildsen, Ralph Rosenblum, Bruce Malmuth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Zero Mostel, Estelle Parsons, Pat Paulsen, Jerry Orbach, Paul Dooley, George S. Irving
Roles Writer
Rating40% 2.02012.02012.02012.02012.0201
The film is split into three segments: the first involves a man buying an animate sex doll and his many failed attempts to bed it. In the second story, a man suffering from writer's block find his muse by undressing various women. Finally, the third story involves the President of the United States, whose daughter is kidnapped and will be killed unless the President and his wife have sex on national television.
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Barbara Hershey, John Lithgow, Charles Durning, Paul Sorvino
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0458853.0458853.0458853.0458853.045885
In order to hook up with his new California girlfriend, a Harvard graduate involves her in an ill-fated plan to smuggle a suitcase full of marijuana bricks from Berkeley to Boston.
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Barbara Hershey, Paul Sorvino, John Lithgow, Charles Durning
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0458853.0458853.0458853.0458853.045885
Un jeune diplômé de Harvard transporte une importante cargaison de marijuana entre Boston et Berkeley.
Cry Uncle!
Cry Uncle! (1971)
, 1h27
Directed by John G. Avildsen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Allen Garfield, Debbi Morgan, Paul Sorvino, Jackson Beck, Mel Stewart, Marcia Jean Kurtz
Rating49% 2.4610852.4610852.4610852.4610852.461085
The story follows a detective who takes on a murder case, complicated by a diverse group of suspects and a lot of sexual situations.

Producer

Fiend of Dope Island, 1h16
Directed by Nate Watt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Crime
Actors Bruce Bennett, Robert Bray, Miguel Ángel Álvarez
Roles Producer
Rating52% 2.6407052.6407052.6407052.6407052.640705
Charlie Davis runs his own island in the Caribbean with a literal whip hand making his income as a marijuana grower, exporter and gunrunner. He hires a female entertainer to amuse the clients of his cantina and himself.