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Larry Gelbart has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s.
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When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
Dir. Larry Gelbart · With Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan

When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
Dir. Carl Reiner · With John Denver, George Burns, Teri Garr

Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring guy. But, as could be expected, the Devil puts her own little twist on each of his fantasies.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor
Matthew Hollis is man on holiday in Rio with his best friend. Both men have teenage daughters with them. When Matthew falls for his best friend's amorous daughter named Jennifer, they embark on a secret, if slightly one-sided relationship. Jennifer's father is furious when he finds out about the 'older man' in his daughter's life, and sets out to hunt him down with the aid of Matthew!
Dir. Stanley Donen · With Michael Caine, Michelle Johnson, Joseph Bologna
One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice street. As more and more unbelievable events unfold, our hero starts to question his own sanity... and those of his family.
Dir. John G. Avildsen · With John Belushi, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty