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Keep in mind that Marshall was primarily a sitcom director, who then decided to switch to feature films. His sitcoms were wildly succesful, for the most part.

Kevin Smith.

They are the definition of hacks.

Uwe Boll? Ed Wood?
Michael Bay?
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Well, it doesn't look so good to me: nine out of his last ten films have been duds. It could be ten out of ten. I haven't seen
Georgia Rule
.

So you have seen enough of his films to consider him a hack?? Why didn't you stop after the fi5b4rst two you didn't
approve
of? Strange. Get help.

Would a
Cupcake
kill you?

I would have to disagree with you there. Even if he never produced anything after Happy Days, he still would have been worth a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame.

But not this time, thank God.
To which film are you referring? Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve both made their money back plus a nice over. Or are you judging success by whether or not you like the film, rather than whether it made money at the box office and helped further the careers of the people involved?

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For a hack he seems to know what the public wants as his films are generally successful.

Wow, the guy that did pretty woman is responsible for all this crap? I guess I'm not surprised. It's funny how "women's" films are always made by old white dudes. How about let some female directors make some "chick flicks" instead of old dudes who constantly write stereotypical gender roles.

Garry Marshall was around making movies etc way before the 80's and he was well loved, just see the awards he won.
His real talent lie in writing going as far back as I Love Lucy and the Dick Van Dyke show in the 60's. He was a man for all seasons. His shows were big hits over and over again. Do not just look at the producer credits, look at his whole career of producing, directing, writing and acting. Not many before or since can do all that. I don't think you are looking at the big picture at all.
I don't know what gave you the idea he started in the 80's. Everyone knew his name and wanted to work with him.
"Sometimes you have to know when to put a cork in it."
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I meant Heigl and her having the worst performance in the trash film "New Year's Eve," the "Cardinal's Mistress" of Hollywood.

Sm5454, I got notice5b4 that you replied to me, but I have no idea what or whom you are talking about. Maybe more info would clarify your remarks.

She has to be one of the worst actresses to ever become famous in Hollywood and that film sucked and bombed at the box office. It was a failure at every level.

Of course as an athlete's body loses some of it's muscle, etc with aging, they are no longer fit to play. But, a producer and director use their minds which may not deteriorate for many people. Clint Eastwood is making movies still in his 80's as is Robert Redford and many more.
Apples and oranges, my friendbad arguement.

You seem to miss the point. Joe Namath was great once too. But you wouldn't put him in a game today.
It's been 20 years since Marshall's directed a well-reviewed film.
I'm thinking he must have a lot of dirt on people, and that's why he keeps getting work.

Garry is a genius and has made his mark as a writer, director, and a producer of some of the best shows on TV..you just weren't around. He is well known and well respected and even at his advanced age is directing a big ensemble cast in cluding De Niro, Michelle Pfieffer, Kathryn Heigl, and a ton more in a new movie coming out in Dec 2011he is not as well known for movies as he is for TV. Back in the day when tv had great shows and not reality garbage. He is a wonderful actor as well.

Schumacher made Tigerland and the not too bad Phantom of the Opera.
http://www.imdb.com/list/rJuB9UoASlQ/

No, Joel Schumacher is the biggest Hack of all time.
I think Gerry Marshall films are at least half way entertaining and non pretensious.

Peter Hyams? That's just dumb.

Okay, if you can refrain from mentioning the Roberts-Gere one, what to you are his "standout films" that show he's not an utter, thorough hack?
How can you judge someone as a hack if we can't include all his films? Do you work at Fox News?
Really? Well, then why did I do it? Huh? 'Cause I did it! Riddle me that!