Ep. 4: The Frisco Kid, The Jerk, and Head of the Class – with screenwriter Michael Elias

Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenWe chat with legendary screenwriter Michael Elias, an award-winning writer, actor, and director who has written film, television, theatre, and fiction. You may know Michael as the co-screenwriter of The Frisco Kid, starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, or The Jerk, starring Steve Martin, both from 1979. He also created the hit sitcom Head of the Class, which ran on ABC from 1986 to 1991. More recently, he has turned to writing novels, including You Can Go Home Now, published by HarperCollins in 2020.IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253498/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Michael’s Website https://www.michaeleliaswriter.com/The Making of the Frisco Kid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8emMFvkXot0&t=2535sThe Frisco Kid - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOZP2iKns3MThe Jerk - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lduFFNqBFPsHead of the Class - Opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjb3Py_37nMAdat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/Atheists Unitedhttps://www.atheistsunited.org/