Michael Robert Gale (born May 25, 1951) is an American
screenwriter
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...
,
comic book writer
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In comics, a script may be preceded by a plot outline, and ...
,
film producer
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and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
. He is best known for co-writing the
science fiction
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comedy film
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''
Back to the Future
''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, ...
'' with his writing partner
Robert Zemeckis
Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984), the science-fiction comedy ''Back to the Future'' film tr ...
. Gale co-produced
all three films of the franchise and later served as associate producer of the
animated TV series
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. Actor
Michael J. Fox
Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American retired actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1 ...
has referred to Gale as "gatekeeper of the
'Back to the Future''franchise".
Early life
Gale was born to a
Jewish
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family in
University City, Missouri
University City (colloquially, U. City) is an inner-ring suburb of the city of St. Louis in St. Louis County, Missouri, St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was measured at 35,065 by the 2020 United States Census, 2020 c ...
, the son of Maxine, née Kippel, (died 2010), an art dealer and violinist, and Mark R. Gale (1922–2018), an attorney, World War II veteran, and later a University City councilman.
He has two younger brothers, Charlie, who wrote the screenplay for ''
Ernest Scared Stupid'', and Randy. Gale received a B.A. in Cinema in 1973 from the
University of Southern California
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, where he wrote
fanzine
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reviews for classmate
Mike Glyer
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documen ...
's fanzine, and met classmate Zemeckis.
As a child, Gale dreamed he would one day "go to Hollywood and work for
Walt Disney
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", who was his hero. As a teen, he created his own
comic book
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, ''The Green Vomit'', using
spirit duplication, and co-founded a popular comic book club in
St. Louis
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. Later, he and his brother Charlie made their own amateur three-film series parody of the
Republic Pictures
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''
Commando Cody
Commando Cody is the hero in two 12-chapter science fiction serials made by Republic Pictures, played by George Wallace in ''Radar Men from the Moon'' (1952) and Judd Holdren in '' Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe'' (1953).
''Zom ...
'' serials, using the character name "
Commando Cus
Michael Robert Gale (born May 25, 1951) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, film producer and director. He is best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film ''Back to the Future'' with his writing partner Robert Zemecki ...
". The last two of these were made in collaboration with Richard Rosenberg. (Rosenberg had taken over the series with the third, 1973's ''Commando Cus vs. Kung Fu Killers'', in which Gale made a cameo appearance as the title character without his face-covering helmet, and was working on a fourth at the time of his death.)
Career
Film
As screenwriters, Gale and Zemeckis have collaborated on a number of films including ''
1941
Events
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January
* January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
'', ''
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded on 17 October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment.
With advance orders ...
'', ''
Used Cars
''Used Cars'' is a 1980 American satirical black comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. The story follows Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell), a devious salesman, working for affable, but monumentally unsuccessful used-car dealer Luke Fuc ...
'', and ''
Trespass
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Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding ...
'', the last set in
East St. Louis, Illinois
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, near Gale's home town. Gale and Zemeckis were nominated for an
Academy Award
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for their screenplay for ''
Back to the Future
''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, ...
''. In 2002, Gale debuted as a feature-film director with ''
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road''. He had previously directed and written the 20-minute theatrical release ''
Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie''. Gale's other work includes the
novelization
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for his movie ''
1941
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January
* January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
'' and helped develop the arcade game ''
Tattoo Assassins
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''.
On 31 January 2014, it was announced that a
stage
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Acting
* Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions
* Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage"
* ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper
* Sta ...
musical
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Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
adaptation of the first ''
Back to the Future
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'' film was in production.
Comics
As a teenager, Bob Gale was a regular
Marvel
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Business
* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics
...
reader, and his fan letter appeared in ''
Iron Man
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'' #2, published in June 1968.
Gale began writing for comics in the late 90s, and his earliest work includes ''
Ant-Man's Big Christmas'' for Marvel and ''
Batman
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'' for
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
. In 2001, Gale had a short run on Marvel's ''
Daredevil'' with artists
Phil Winslade
Phil Winslade (born 1965) is a British comic book artist.
Biography
Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel Comics, Marvel like ''Howa ...
and
Dave Ross
Dave Ross (born April 10, 1952) is a talk show host on Seattle's KIRO-FM radio station. He joined KIRO as a news anchor in 1978 and was given his own talk show in 1987. He has sometimes broadcast his show while on assignment in other locations, ...
. In 2008, Gale worked as one of the writers among the rotating writer/artist teams on ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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'', which at the time was published three times a month. Gale's further comics work includes the ''
Back to the Future
''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, ...
'' monthly series published by
IDW Publishing
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. The first issue was released in stores on October 21, 2015, the
same date that Marty travels with Doc Brown to the future depicted in the storyline for ''
Part II Part Two, Part 2 or Part II may refer to:
Films and television
* "Part 2" (Twin Peaks), also known as "The Return, Part 2", the second episode of the third season of the TV series ''Twin Peaks''
Music
* ''Part Two'' (Throbbing Gristle album), 200 ...
''.
Selected filmography
*''
Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (episode "Chopper", with
Robert Zemeckis
Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984), the science-fiction comedy ''Back to the Future'' film tr ...
, 1975) (TV)
*''
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded on 17 October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment.
With advance orders ...
'' (with Robert Zemeckis, 1978)
*''
1941
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
'' (with Robert Zemeckis, 1979)
*''
Used Cars
''Used Cars'' is a 1980 American satirical black comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. The story follows Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell), a devious salesman, working for affable, but monumentally unsuccessful used-car dealer Luke Fuc ...
'' (with Robert Zemeckis, 1980)
*''
Back to the Future
''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, ...
'' (with Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
*''
Back to the Future Part II
''Back to the Future Part II'' is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Bob Gale and a story by both. It is the sequel to the 1985 film ''Back to the Future'' and the second installment in the ' ...
'' (with Robert Zemeckis, 1989)
*''
Back to the Future Part III'' (with Robert Zemeckis, 1990)
*''
Trespass
Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels, and trespass to land.
Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding ...
'' (with Robert Zemeckis, 1992)
*''
Back to the Future: The Animated Series'' (1991–1992) (TV)
*''
Tales from the Crypt
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* ''Tales from the Crypt'' (album), by American rapper C-Bo
* ''Tales from the Crypt'' (comics), published by EC Comics during the 1950s
** ''Tales from the Crypt'' (film), a 1972 Amicus film starring Ralph Ric ...
'' (episode "House of Horror", also director, 1993) (TV)
*''
Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie'' (also director, 1995)
*''
Bordello of Blood'' (with Robert Zemeckis, story only, 1996)
*''
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road'' (also director, 2002)
Bibliography
DC Comics
*
Batman
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:
**''
The Batman Chronicles
''The Batman Chronicles'' is a series of comics published by DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comic ...
'' #10: "To See the Batman" (prose story with illustrations by
Bill Sienkiewicz
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,
anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
, 1997)
**''Batman: No Man's Land Volume 1'' (tpb, 544 pages, 2011, ) and ''Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus Volume 1'' (hc, 1,136 pages, 2022, ) include:
*** ''
Batman: No Man's Land'' #1 + ''
Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #83 + ''
Batman
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'' #563 + ''
Detective Comics
''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...
'' #730: "No Law and a New Order" (with
Alex Maleev
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Career
Coming from a fine arts background, M ...
, 1999)
*** ''
Detective Comics
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'' #733: "Shades of Grey" (with
Phil Winslade
Phil Winslade (born 1965) is a British comic book artist.
Biography
Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel Comics, Marvel like ''Howa ...
, 1999)
Marvel Comics
*''
Ant-Man's Big Christmas'' (with Phil Winslade,
one-shot
One shot may refer to:
Film and television
* One-shot film, a feature film shot in one long take with no edits, or manufactured to look like so
* ''One Shot'' (2005 film), a Sri Lankan action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake
* ''One Shot'' (2 ...
,
Marvel Knights
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, 2000)
*''
Daredevil'' vol. 2 #20–25 (with Phil Winslade and
Dave Ross
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(#23–24), Marvel Knights, 2001) collected in ''Marvel Knights: Daredevil — Unusual Suspects'' (tpb, 472 pages, 2018, )
*
Spider-Man
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:
**''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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'':
*** ''Brand New Day Volume 1'' (hc, 200 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2008, ) includes:
**** "The Astonishing Aunt May!" (with Phil Winslade, co-feature in #546, 2008)
*** ''Brand New Day Volume 2'' (hc, 168 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2008, ) includes:
**** "Freak-Out!" (with
Phil Jimenez
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, #552–554, 2008)
**** "Freak the Third" (with
Barry Kitson
Barry Kitson is a British comic book artist.
Biography
Kitson's first professional work was ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel UK. He also drew many stories for ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', beginning with a "Future Shocks" tale written by Peter Milli ...
, in #558, 2008)
*** ''Brand New Day Volume 3'' (hc, 120 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) includes:
**** "The Other Spider-Man" (with
Mike McKone
Michael McKone is a British comic book artist.
Career
McKone's first published works for the major companies included ''Justice League of America'' and ''Justice League International'' for DC Comics and ''The Punisher War Zone'' for Marvel Com ...
, in #562–563, 2008)
*** ''Kraven's First Hunt'' (hc, 112 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) includes:
**** "Threeway Collision!" (co-written by Gale,
Dan Slott
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and
Marc Guggenheim
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, art by
Paulo Siqueira Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include:
* Paulo Jr.
* Paulo Jr. (footballer)
* Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer
* Paulo André Cren Benini (born ...
, in #564, 2008)
*** ''Died in Your Arms Tonight'' (hc, 192 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) includes:
**** "If I was Spider-Man..." (with
Mario Alberti, co-feature in #600, 2009)
*** ''Origin of the Species'' (hc, 232 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) includes:
**** "Stand Off" (with
Karl Kesel
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, co-feature in #647, 2010)
**''
The Amazing Spider-Man Digital'' #1–10: "The Private Life of Peter Parker" (with
Pat Olliffe
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Career
Olliffe is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on ''Untold Tales of ...
, anthology, 2009–2010)
*** First published in print as the first four issues of the 5-issue limited series titled ''
Peter Parker
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'' (2010)
*** Collected in ''Spider-Man: Peter Parker'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2010, )
IDW Publishing
*''
Back to the Future
''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, ...
'' (scripted by various writers from plots by Gale):
**''Back to the Future'' vol. 2 (written by
John Barber and
Erik Burnham (#1–5), art by various artists, 2015–2017) collected as:
*** ''Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 120 pages, 2017, )
*** ''Continuum Conundrum'' (collects #6–11, tpb, 136 pages, 2016, )
*** ''Who is... Marty McFly?'' (collects #12–17, tpb, 136 pages, 2017, )
*** ''Hard Time'' (collects #18–21, tpb, 96 pages, 2017, )
*** ''Time Served'' (collects #22–25, tpb, 104 pages, 2018, )
**''Back to the Future: Citizen Brown'' #1–5 (written by Erik Burnham, drawn by
Alan Robinson, 2016) collected as ''Back to the Future: Citizen Brown'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2017, )
**''Back to the Future: Biff to the Future'' #1–6 (written by
Derek Fridolfs, drawn by Alan Robinson, 2017) collected as ''Back to the Future: Biff to the Future'' (tpb, 148 pages, 2017, )
**''Back to the Future: Tales from the Time Train'' #1–6 (written by John Barber, drawn by
Megan Levens, 2017–2018) collected as ''Back to the Future: Tales from the Time Train'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2018, )
References
External links
*
10 Questionsat
IGN
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1951 births
American comics writers
20th-century American Jews
American male screenwriters
California Republicans
Hugo Award-winning writers
Living people
Writers from St. Louis
Science fiction fans
USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
Film producers from Missouri
Screenwriters from Missouri
21st-century American Jews