Screenwriter

Rod Amateau

1951–present1923–2003ComedyThrillerAdventureWestern

Comic Visionary

Also directed 14 films ↗

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The Screenplays

8 total writing credits

STORY

Sunset

1988

Story

WRITER

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987

Author

Highway Honeys

WRITER

Full Writing Credits

1988SunsetStory5.7 1987The Garbage Pail Kids MovieAuthor3.5 1982Highway HoneysWriter 1975The Wilby ConspiracyScreenplay6.4 1972Where Does It Hurt?Novel5.5 1970Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love YouWriter4.5

About

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rodney "Rod" Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film and television director. Among programs that he directed were NBC's The Dennis Day Show, CBS's sitcoms The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman, and The New Phil Silvers Show, an unsuccessful attempt by comedian Phil Silvers to return to a regular series. Rod also directed a few episodes of the Dukes of Hazzards. He even appeared in a few of them. He is perhaps most infamous for directing 1987's critically panned The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rod Amateau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

As Director

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1987The Garbage Pail Kids Movie 1983High School U.S.A.1978The Seniors 1979Son of Hitler 1976Drive-In 1972Where Does It Hurt?

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