Writing

Michael Goldberg

Born 1959-05-08 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Michael Goldberg (May 8, 1959 – October 2, 2014) was an American screenwriter. A graduate of University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University, Goldberg scripted the films Cool Runnings, Little Giants and Snow Dogs. Goldberg died October 2, 2014, of brain and sinus cancer at the age of 55. His funeral was held four days later in Philadelphia. Source: Article "Michael Goldberg (screenwriter)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting credits

7.2

Shakespeare films Hamlet on a single reel then, after an initial screening, edits it down to the bare bones.

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

1995

Behind the camera

7.0

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.

Cool Runnings

1993

5.6

When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.

Snow Dogs

2002

6.5

When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?

Little Giants

1994

5.4

A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both the criminals and police, he poses as a Scout leader and leads a scout group on a hike through the mountains.

Bushwhacked

1995

4.5

Standup comic Craig Shoemaker tells the therapist stories of his failed relationships with women (dates, wife etc.)

The Lovemaster

1997

4.5

Standup comic Craig Shoemaker tells the therapist stories of his failed relationships with women (dates, wife etc.)

The Lovemaster

1997