Writers Guild of America Strike

As the WGA strike of 2023 continues, we 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.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenIMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253498/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Michael’s Websitehttps://www.michaeleliaswriter.com/The Making of the Frisco Kidhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8emMFvkXot0&t=2535sThe Frisco Kid - Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOZP2iKns3MThe Jerk - Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lduFFNqBFPsHead of the Class - Openinghttps://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/