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Lowell Ganz (born August 31, 1948) is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is the long-time writing partner of Babaloo Mandel.
Ganz was born in New York City, the son of Jean (née Farber) and Irving Ganz, an arts supply executive. Both of his parents were first-generation Americans born in New York. His mother's family is of Polish Jewish origin from the Białystok area; his father's family is of Hungarian Jewish origin from Maramaros County, in what is today northern Romania.
Ganz grew up in Queens, New York. He briefly attended Queens College, City University of New York, where he and his friend Mark Rothman wrote several comedic skits and shows for school productions. After Rothman's father Abe—a chauffeur who sometimes drove for The Mike Douglas Show—was able to pass a spec script of theirs to Tony Randall, the two got a try-out writing gig on Randall's hit TV show The Odd Couple. However, the producers of the show would only pay for them to come to Los Angeles one-way. Ganz and Rothman dropped out of college and headed west to take the job. After being fired—causing them to briefly live in their car and contemplate driving back across the country to New York—and then re-hired by producer Garry Marshall, the two became regular writers on the show; and Ganz eventually became Head Writer.
Marc "Babaloo" Mandel (born October 13, 1949) is an American screenwriter. After writing for television episodes, he also began writing feature films.
Mandel was born in New York City, the son of a taxi driver.
His writing credits include the television series Happy Days and the movie Night Shift and Splash.
He is the long-time writing partner of Lowell Ganz. Mandel and Ganz were featured in The Dialogue interview series. In the 90-minute interview with producer Mike DeLuca, Ganz and Mandel discuss their 40-year partnership as it evolved from television to feature films.
With his wife, Denise Madelyn (Horn), whom he married in 1974, he has six children, including a set of triplets.
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City Slickers is a 1991 American western comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater and Noble Willingham.
The film's screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and the film was shot in New York City; New Mexico; Durango, Colorado; and in Spain. A sequel, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold, was released in 1994.
New Yorker Mitch Robbins has just turned 39 years old, and is having a midlife crisis. His best friends are also having crises of their own: Phil Berquist is stuck managing his father-in-law's grocery store, while trapped in a 12-year sexless marriage with his ruthless wife, Arlene, and Ed Furillo (Bruno Kirby) is a successful sporting-goods salesman and playboy, having recently married an underwear model, but is struggling with the idea of monogamous marriage and the pressure to have kids.
At Mitch's birthday party, Phil and Ed present a joint gift: a two-week cattle drive in the southwestern United States. Mitch initially declines, having promised to visit wife Barbara's parents in Florida. When Nancy a clerk from Phil's grocery store inadvertently reveals an affair they had, Arlene files for divorce and Phil is dismissed. Barbara has Mitch go along both to cheer up Phil and to help himself find some purpose before he is tempted into adultery and/or suicide.
A League of Their Own is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, and Lori Petty. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson.
In 2012, A League of Their Own was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
In 1988, Dottie Hinson attends the opening of the new All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame. She sees many of her former teammates and friends, prompting a flashback to 1943.
When World War II threatens to shut down Major League Baseball, candy magnate and Cubs owner Walter Harvey persuades his fellow owners to bankroll a women's league. Ira Lowenstein is put in charge, and Ernie Capadino is sent to recruit players. Capadino goes to an industrial-league softball game in rural Oregon and likes what he sees in Dottie, the catcher for a local dairy's team. Dottie does not take Capadino's offer, preferring to live the simple life she has in Oregon while waiting for her husband Bob to come back from the war. Dottie is convinced, however, by her sister and teammate Kit Keller.
www.thedialogueseries.com The blockbuster comedy writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel formed while writing for TV sitcoms in the '70s. They have gone on to write an astonishing 18 produced feature screenplays, including Night Shift, Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, City Slickers, A League of Their Own, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Edtv, Where the Heart Is, Robots, and Fever Pitch. Mandell & Ganz Credits: Splash (1984) Spies Like Us (1985) Gung Ho (1986) Parenthood (1989) City Slickers (1991) A League of Their Own (1992) Multiplicity (1996) Edtv (1999) Where the Heart Is (2000) Robots (2005) Fever Pitch (2005) Tooth Fairy (2010)
www.thedialogueseries.com The blockbuster comedy writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel formed while writing for TV sitcoms in the '70s. They have gone on to write an astonishing 18 produced feature screenplays, including Night Shift, Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, City Slickers, A League of Their Own, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Edtv, Where the Heart Is, Robots, and Fever Pitch. Mandell & Ganz Credits: Splash (1984) Spies Like Us (1985) Gung Ho (1986) Parenthood (1989) City Slickers (1991) A League of Their Own (1992) Multiplicity (1996) Edtv (1999) Where the Heart Is (2000) Robots (2005) Fever Pitch (2005) Tooth Fairy (2010)
www.thedialogueseries.com The blockbuster comedy writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel formed while writing for TV sitcoms in the '70s. They have gone on to write an astonishing 18 produced feature screenplays, including Night Shift, Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, City Slickers, A League of Their Own, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Edtv, Where the Heart Is, Robots, and Fever Pitch. Mandell & Ganz Credits: Splash (1984) Spies Like Us (1985) Gung Ho (1986) Parenthood (1989) City Slickers (1991) A League of Their Own (1992) Multiplicity (1996) Edtv (1999) Where the Heart Is (2000) Robots (2005) Fever Pitch (2005) Tooth Fairy (2010)
Few screenwriters can concentrate for more than a few hours, let alone sustain a career in Hollywood for over 30 years. But the blockbuster comedy writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel has been making television and film audiences laugh for decades. Starting with Happy Days, they followed actor-turned-director Ron Howard into feature films like Night Shift, Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and Edtv. In total, Ganz and Mandel have written an astonishing 18 produced feature screenplays, including City Slickers, A League of Their Own, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Where the Heart Is, Robots, and Fever Pitch, while also maintaining a "secret career" of un-credited rewrites on studio comedies. Listen in as these Bronx-born, old-school funnymen explain how to suckerpunch viewers with jo...
Screenwriter Lowell Ganz, co-writer of the classic 1989 film Parenthood, spoke to audiences after a screening of his classic 1989 film Parenthood (written by Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) at the first-ever Greatest Movies Ever Written! mini film festival in Agoura Hills, California. Here Mr. Ganz discusses how sometimes you just don't need to change much about something your've written. The "Ron" he refers to is Ron Howard, the director of Parenthood. Sitting to the right of Mr. Ganz are fellow screenwriters and festival organizers Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.
Few screenwriters can concentrate for more than a few hours, let alone sustain a career in Hollywood for over 30 years. But the blockbuster comedy writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel has been making television and film audiences laugh for decades. Starting with "Happy Days", they followed actor-turned-director Ron Howard into feature films like "Night Shift", "Splash", "Gung Ho", "Parenthood", and "Edtv". In total, Ganz and Mandel have written an astonishing 18 produced feature screenplays, including "City Slickers", "A League of Their Own", "Mr. Saturday Night", "Forget Paris", "Where the Heart Is", "Robots", and "Fever Pitch", while also maintaining...
Greedy is a 1994 comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. The film starred Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, and Nancy Travis, with Phil Hartman, Ed Begley, Jr., Olivia d'Abo, Colleen Camp, and Bob Balaban appearing in supporting roles. The original music score was composed by Randy Edelman.
FILM DESCRIPTION: For this follow-up to their mega-hit Ice Age, directors Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge team with the screenwriting duo behind Parenthood and City Slickers, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. Robots stars Ewan McGregor as the voice of Rodney Copperbottom, an idealistic robot who wants to convince his electronic brethren to come together and work toward making the world a better place. As the story unfolds, Rodney faces opposition from an evil corporation headed by Big Weld (Mel Brooks) and finds some unlikely allies in the form of a ragtag group of misfit robots called the Rusties and voiced by the likes of Drew Carey and Amanda Bynes. Stanley Tucci and Dianne Wiest provide the voices of Rodney's parents, and Halle Berry portrays his love interest, Cappy. CREDITS: TM & © Fo...
A pregnant 17-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. Director: Matt Williams Writers: Lowell Ganz (screenplay), Babaloo Mandel (screenplay) | 1 more credit » Stars: Natalie Portman, James Frain, Ashley Judd | See full cast & crew »
Robots movie clips: http://j.mp/1Ipt8Xp BUY THE MOVIE: iTunes - http://apple.co/1HNsTSQ Google Play - http://bit.ly/1FwDy3H Amazon - http://amzn.to/1SYU9qb FoxConnect - http://bit.ly/1dPJuhz Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Rodney (Ewan McGregor) and his friends defeat Ratchet (Greg Kinnear) and his evil mother. FILM DESCRIPTION: For this follow-up to their mega-hit Ice Age, directors Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge team with the screenwriting duo behind Parenthood and City Slickers, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. Robots stars Ewan McGregor as the voice of Rodney Copperbottom, an idealistic robot who wants to convince his electronic brethren to come together and work toward making the world a better place. As the story unfolds, Rodney faces op...
A League of Their Own movie clips: http://j.mp/1CQS2uD BUY THE MOVIE: http://bit.ly/2cqjEQZ http://amzn.to/rHn50j Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Jimmy (Tom Hanks) chastises Evelyn (Bitty Schram) in front of the team and reminds her about the rules of baseball. FILM DESCRIPTION: The All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was founded in 1943, when most of the men of baseball-playing age were far away in Europe and Asia fighting World War II. The league flourished until after World War II, when, with the men's return, the league was consigned to oblivion. Director Penny Marshall and screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel re-create the wartime era when women's baseball looked to stand a good chance of sweeping the country. The sto...
Splash (1984) Título original: Splash País: USA Año: 1984 Género: Comedia / Fantasía / Romance Director: Ron Howard Sirena (Madison): Daryl Hannah Cola de Sirena: Robert Short (Credito Oficial) Escritores: Brian Grazer y Bruce Jay Friedman Guión: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman Música: Lee Holdridge Producida por: Touchstone Pictures Cast: - Daryl Hannah ... Madison - Tom Hanks ... Allen Bauer - Eugene Levy ... Walter Kornbluth - John Candy ... Freddie Bauer - Richard B. Shull ... Dr. Ross - Shayla Mackarvich ... Madison Niña http://sirenas-splash.blogspot.com/
Fever Pitch movie clips: http://j.mp/1BtvlB2 BUY THE MOVIE: iTunes - http://apple.co/1G2laUf Google Play - http://bit.ly/1dJux0H Amazon - http://amzn.to/1Md1sWs FoxConnect - http://bit.ly/1RHo9p1 Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Ben (Jimmy Fallon) and Lindsey (Drew Barrymore) get to know each other on a first date. FILM DESCRIPTION: Nick Hornby's acclaimed memoir about one man's struggle to balance his love of a woman and his love for soccer was the basis of a well-reviewed British film in 1997, and now gets a Americanized rewrite with this picture, in which the game is changed from soccer to baseball. Ben (Jimmy Fallon) is a high-school teacher who meets Lindsay (Drew Barrymore), who has a successful career in business. Ben and Lindsay don't a...
www.thedialogueseries.com Simon Kinberg recently burst onto the scene with his script for xXx: State of the Union, and has since worked on comic-to-film adaptations for Elektra and Fantastic Four and penned the third film in the X-Men series, X-Men: The Last Stand. Kinberg's breakthrough hit, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, began as a script that he wrote in college and became one of the top grossing movies of 2005. Listen in as he reveals his inspiration—from breakdancing movies to mentor Akiva Goldsman, and what you do and don't learn at film school. Kinberg's Credits: xXx: State of the Union (2005) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Jumper (2008) Sherlock Holmes (2009) This Means War (2012) X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) The Fantastic Four (2015) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)