Pat Proft
Pat Proft is known for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006).
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Pat Proft (born April 3, 1947) is an American comedy writer and actor.
Proft was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, the son of Marguerite and Bob Proft. He began his career at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. In the mid-1970s, he began writing for television and films. Proft's screenplays usually rely heavily on slapstick action, wisecracks and non-sequitur-laced absurdist dialogue.
He has written numerous films, but has only directed one, Wrongfully Accused, which starred Leslie Nielsen.
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Questions about Pat Proft
How many Pat Proft films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 28 films with Pat Proft, from 1976 to 2013.
What is the best rated Pat Proft film?
The best rated Pat Proft film in the catalogue is The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), rated 7.3.
What was the first Pat Proft film?
The first Pat Proft film in the catalogue is The Star Wars Holiday Special, from 1978.
Who has Pat Proft worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Pat Proft shares the most credits with David Zucker (7 films), Leslie Nielsen (7 films) and Neal Israel (5 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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6.0 Scary Movie 3
2003
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7.3 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
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5.5 Scary Movie 4
2006
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4.8 Scary Movie 5
2013
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6.5 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
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6.7 Police Academy
1984
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6.8 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
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6.6 Hot Shots!
1991
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6.5 Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
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6.3 Bachelor Party
1984
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6.0 Wrongfully Accused
1998
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6.7 Real Genius
1985
Full filmography
29 films — 28 in the catalogue
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6.0
Wrongfully Accused
1998 · Window Technician
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5.5 Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
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6.6
Hot Shots!
1991 · Lawrence Lipps
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6.3
Bachelor Party
1984 · Screaming Man
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5.4 Modern Problems
1981 · Maitre 'd
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6.0 All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980 · Self
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9.0 Fast Friends
1979 · Bill Owens
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Psycho Shampoo
1979 · Narrator (voice)
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4.8 Tunnel Vision
1976 · Skipper
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4.8
Scary Movie 5
2013
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6.1 Mostly Ghostly
2008
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4.6 Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation
2008
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5.5
Scary Movie 4
2006
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6.0
Scary Movie 3
2003
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4.5 Mr. Magoo
1997
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5.5 High School High
1996
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6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
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6.5
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
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6.1 Brain Donors
1992
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6.8
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
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7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
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4.6 Lucky Stiff
1988
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6.7
Real Genius
1985
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5.4 Moving Violations
1985
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4.2 High School U.S.A.
1984
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6.7
Police Academy
1984
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Twilight Theatre
1982
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3.4 The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
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5.6 Ringo
1978
Series and TV shows
2 titles
7.9
People data: TMDb.
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