Writing

Mark Curtiss

Known for

Writing

Credits

14 titles

Known for

Get Smart, Again! poster
5.5

KAOS has invented a weather machine so Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 are called back into action to foil this evil plan.

Get Smart, Again!

1989

Pinocchio poster
5.2

A lonely wood-carver named Geppetto wishes for a son one night before going to bed. The Blue Fairy comes while he sleeps and partially grants the wish by turning his latest puppet, Pinocchio, into a living marionette. Pinocchio can himself fulfill Geppetto's wish of a real human son if he can prove himself to be a good soul. However, the road to becoming a real boy seems to never end, since his innocence continuously causes a problem, especially when the Evil Gypsy and his two goons want to exploit him. Not to mention, every time that he misbehaves or lies, his nose grows...

Pinocchio

1984

Cinderella poster
6.7

An oppressed young woman finds happiness when she secretly attends the royal ball.

Cinderella

1985

Goldilocks and the Three Bears poster
6.2

A spirited young girl disobeys her parents and runs off to the wood for the afternoon where she rudely invades the home of a family of bears, taking advantage of all its comforts and thoughtlessly wrecking things. When caught, she learns important lessons about truthfulness and respecting others' rights to privacy.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle poster
6.4

Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic tale about Rip Van Winkle, a carefree villager who wanders into New York’s Catskill Mountains, drinks with mysterious strangers, and falls into a deep sleep—awakening twenty years later to find the world around him transformed.

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

1987

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme poster
5.3

Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gordon Goose returns home to discover that his mom has mysteriously vanished. Now the characters of Rhymeland are in danger of disappearing unless Mother Goose returns.

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

Behind the camera

Get Smart, Again! poster
5.5

KAOS has invented a weather machine so Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 are called back into action to foil this evil plan.

Get Smart, Again!

1989

Pinocchio poster
5.2

A lonely wood-carver named Geppetto wishes for a son one night before going to bed. The Blue Fairy comes while he sleeps and partially grants the wish by turning his latest puppet, Pinocchio, into a living marionette. Pinocchio can himself fulfill Geppetto's wish of a real human son if he can prove himself to be a good soul. However, the road to becoming a real boy seems to never end, since his innocence continuously causes a problem, especially when the Evil Gypsy and his two goons want to exploit him. Not to mention, every time that he misbehaves or lies, his nose grows...

Pinocchio

1984

Cinderella poster
6.7

An oppressed young woman finds happiness when she secretly attends the royal ball.

Cinderella

1985

Goldilocks and the Three Bears poster
6.2

A spirited young girl disobeys her parents and runs off to the wood for the afternoon where she rudely invades the home of a family of bears, taking advantage of all its comforts and thoughtlessly wrecking things. When caught, she learns important lessons about truthfulness and respecting others' rights to privacy.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle poster
6.4

Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic tale about Rip Van Winkle, a carefree villager who wanders into New York’s Catskill Mountains, drinks with mysterious strangers, and falls into a deep sleep—awakening twenty years later to find the world around him transformed.

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

1987

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme poster
5.3

Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gordon Goose returns home to discover that his mom has mysteriously vanished. Now the characters of Rhymeland are in danger of disappearing unless Mother Goose returns.

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp poster
6.0

Based on the story "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", directed by Tim Burton and starring Robert Carradine.

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986

Little Red Riding Hood poster
5.8

A sheltered but adventurous young woman finds trouble when she encounters a wolf.

Little Red Riding Hood

1983

Jack and the Beanstalk poster
5.0

Imaginative and creative Jack seeks adventure while trying to provide for himself and his mother. Will he ever solve the mystery of how his father died?

Jack and the Beanstalk

1983

Pecos Bill poster
NR

Steve Guttenberg portrays Pecos Bill, the "King of the Cowboys," in this rootin' tootin' epic. Raised by coyotes, Bill puts the "wild" in the Wild West settlement of Petunia City. When his rowdy behavior gets him run out of town, he heads for Mexico. There, Bill lassos a cyclone to save the state of Texas from drought. His heroics become campfire legend, proving that selflessness and bravery are never forgotten.

Pecos Bill

1986

Ponce de Leon poster
NR

Get to know the legendary European explorer with an impossible mission in this retelling of the myth of Ponce de Leon (Michael York). Executive producer Shelley Duvall plays host to viewers young and old alike who are eager to learn about de Leon's search for the fountain of youth. This is no ordinary educational series, however; instead, it's a show infused with good humor, one that mines the absurdity of de Leon's quixotic quest.

Ponce de Leon

1986

The Princess and the Pea poster
8.2

A bored prince realizes he would like a wife. His mother searches through all the kingdoms far and wide for a "suitable" princess. In the meantime, a charming and witty young lady, who claims to be a princess, shows up at the castle doorstep with a sprained ankle and is shown hospitality by the prince and his best friend the Fool.

The Princess and the Pea

1984

Johnny Appleseed poster
NR

Shelley Duvall acted as host for this 1980s television series about legendary characters and historical events. This volume chronicles Jonathan Chapman (Martin Short), who loves two things: apples and his sweetheart, Jenny Smith (Molly Ringwald). Following Mother Nature's advice, he travels the countryside and sows apple seeds along the way, riling Smithville's imperious ruler (Rob Reiner) in this timeless American yarn.

Johnny Appleseed

1986

Davy Crockett poster
10.0

Story of American raccoon-skin-wearing pioneer Davy Crocket on the wild frontier.

Davy Crockett

1986