
Writing
Monica Johnson
Born — Died
1946-02-21 — 2010-11-01
Place of birth
Colorado, USA
Known for
Writing
Credits
8 titles
Monica Johnson (February 21, 1946 – November 1, 2010) was an American screenwriter whose film credits included Mother, Lost in America, Modern Romance, Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again and The Muse. Her television credits included The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laverne & Shirley and It's Garry Shandling's Show. She was a frequent collaborator with Albert Brooks. Johnson was born Monica Lenore Belson in 1946 in Colorado but was raised in El Centro, California, and spent her early years in medical and dental assistants’ school. Her brother, Jerry Belson, an Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and film producer, hired her to type scripts for the TV series The Odd Couple around 1972; noticing that hi…
Known for
5.2When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska. Soon, the New York Yankees put a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska's mental stability.
The Scout
1994
5.0While conducting a research experiment intended to bring about an alternative to modern surgery, exhausted Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Daniel Jekyll falls asleep and accidentally inhales the white powders, transforming him into a wildly uninhibited nymphomaniac.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
5.2With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
The Muse
1999
6.9David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
Lost in America
1985
6.8A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
Mother
1996
6.6A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
Real Life
1979
Behind the camera
5.2When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska. Soon, the New York Yankees put a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska's mental stability.
The Scout
1994
5.0While conducting a research experiment intended to bring about an alternative to modern surgery, exhausted Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Daniel Jekyll falls asleep and accidentally inhales the white powders, transforming him into a wildly uninhibited nymphomaniac.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
5.2With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
The Muse
1999
6.9David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
Lost in America
1985
6.8A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
Mother
1996
6.6A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
Real Life
1979
6.8A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
Modern Romance
1981
3.6In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
Americathon
1979
