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Tom Patchett is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American
Tom Patchett is an American film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who is best known as the co-creator of ALF. He co-wrote the films Up the Academy, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan and Project ALF. He also wrote episodes of The Bob Newhart Show, We've Got Each Other, The Tony Randall Show, The Carol Burnett Show and Buffalo Bill.
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Filmography of Tom Patchett (6 films)
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Directed by Tom Patchett
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Tim Matheson, Annette O'Toole, Kathryn Harrold, James Belushi
Rating53%
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Project: ALF (1996)
, 1h35Directed by Dick Lowry
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Actors William O'Leary, Jensen Daggett, Paul Fusco, Martin Sheen, Scott Michael Campbell, Beverly Archer
Rating54%
The film begins where the original television series finishes, with Gordon Shumway—otherwise known as ALF, short for Alien Life Form—being captured by the US Air Force's Alien Task Force while attempting to depart Earth. ALF is kept under lock and key at Edmonds Air Force Base under the xenophobic orders of Colonel Milfoil (Martin Sheen), although he manages to charm his airman jailers and convert his cell into a bachelor pad. Acting on his own initiative, Milfoil plans on killing his prisoner under the guise of a beauty treatment, for which he has left a paper trail implicating his aide de camp, Lieutenant Reese (Scott Michael Campbell), setting him up as a scapegoat. They talk about ALF's relationship with the Tanner family, and the Tanners' move to Iceland.
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
, 1h34Directed by Frank Oz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Children's films
Actors Jim Henson, Art Carney, Frank Oz, Louis Zorich, Julianna Donald, Linda Lavin
Roles Story
Rating67%
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College by entertaining their fellow graduates with their theatrical production of Manhattan Melodies. Upon the suggestion of taking the show to Broadway, the Muppets proceed with the idea, certain they will become stars instantly. Arriving in Manhattan, the group meet producer Martin Price but soon discover he is a con artist named Murray Plotsky upon the arrival of the police. Plotsky is arrested, leaving the Muppets’ hopes dashed. They try other theatrical producers but has no success, their morale and finances taking a nosedive.
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Jim Henson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about films, Musical films, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Jack Warden, Joan Sanderson
Roles Writer
Rating70%
Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo the Great play newspaper reporters for the Daily Chronicle. Kermit and Fozzie, specifically, are playing identical twin reporters, which becomes the source of a running gag - supposedly, nobody can tell they are twins unless Fozzie wears his hat. While Gonzo is too busy taking pictures of a chicken, prominent London fashion designer Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg) gets robbed of her jewels. The trio are eventually assigned to investigate the theft of the valuable jewels from Lady Holiday, which they have to beg for after their supervisor Mike Tarkenian dismisses them following the Daily Chronicle 's headline about the twins joining the staff (while the other papers report on the jewel heist).
Up the Academy (1980)
, 1h27Directed by Robert Downey Sr.
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Superhero films
Actors Ron Leibman, Ralph Macchio, Tom Poston, King Coleman, Barbara Bach, Ian Wolfe
Roles Writer
Rating47%
At the Sheldon R. Wienberg Academy, four young teens are sent to school and learn the discipline that the school teaches. Almost immediately, they don't like what is going on. Along the way, they plan their own actions from looking for girls to holding a party without the faculty's knowledge. The film's title comes from the fictitious academy itself.
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Project: ALF (1996)
, 1h35Directed by Dick Lowry
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Actors William O'Leary, Jensen Daggett, Paul Fusco, Martin Sheen, Scott Michael Campbell, Beverly Archer
Roles Producer
Rating54%
The film begins where the original television series finishes, with Gordon Shumway—otherwise known as ALF, short for Alien Life Form—being captured by the US Air Force's Alien Task Force while attempting to depart Earth. ALF is kept under lock and key at Edmonds Air Force Base under the xenophobic orders of Colonel Milfoil (Martin Sheen), although he manages to charm his airman jailers and convert his cell into a bachelor pad. Acting on his own initiative, Milfoil plans on killing his prisoner under the guise of a beauty treatment, for which he has left a paper trail implicating his aide de camp, Lieutenant Reese (Scott Michael Campbell), setting him up as a scapegoat. They talk about ALF's relationship with the Tanner family, and the Tanners' move to Iceland.
, 1h36Directed by Dick Lowry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Christopher Rich, Lauren Holly, Raye Birk, Karen Kopins, Cindy Ambuehl, Sam Whipple
Roles Executive Producer
Rating53%
Archie Andrews, fifteen years after graduating from Riverdale High, has become a successful lawyer and is preparing to marry his fiancée, Pam, and move to "the big city." Before doing that, however, he returns home to Riverdale for his high school reunion.