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Michael Maltese

Michael Maltese

Writer · Died February 22, 1981, aged 73 · New York, New York, USA

Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

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Born
February 6, 1908
Died
February 22, 1981 (aged 73)
From
New York, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 220 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Michael Maltese's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Genres

Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
40%
Bonds
24%
Morality
17%
Ideas
8%
Self
6%
Power
4%
Survival
2%
Community12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Warm
9
Absurd
5
Thrilling
5
Contemplative
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Cyclical6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Maltese's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Maltese's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

220 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Story

  • Daffy's Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Songs

  • Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer

  • Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Story

  • Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years(1990)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Daffy Duck's Quackbusters(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Tex Avery, the King of Cartoons(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary(1986)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales(1982)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Story

  • The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie(1979)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • How Bugs Bunny Won the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • Bugs Bunny Superstar(1975)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Funky Phantom(1971)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Harlem Globetrotters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Story

  • Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 89 episodes · Story

  • The Perils of Penelope Pitstop(1969)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Cat and Dupli-cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Story

  • Love Me, Love My Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Story

  • Duel Personality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Story

  • Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles(1966)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 34 episodes · Writer

  • Big Mouse-Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • I'm Just Wild About Jerry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Story

  • Tom-ic Energy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Story

  • Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Story

  • Horse Shoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • The Atom Ant Show(1965)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Squirrel Show(1965)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Story

  • Bear Knuckles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Trouble Bruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Much Ado About Mousing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Story

  • Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Story

  • Bear Hug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Story

  • Elephantastic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Raggedy Rug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Habit Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Bear Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Story

  • Drum-Sticked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Pent-House Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Story

  • Sheep Stealers Anonymous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 52 episodes · Writer

  • Bearly Able (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • Adventures of the Road-Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Story

  • Swash Buckled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • Beef For And After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series(1962)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Zoo is Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Story

  • Fee Fie Foes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • This Is My Ducky Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Story

  • The Mouse on 57th Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Story

  • The Yogi Bear Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Top Cat(1961)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • High Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Story

  • Trip for Tat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Story

  • The Flintstones(1960)

    Show 166 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Ready, Woolen and Able (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Story

  • Who Scent You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Story

  • Person to Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Story

  • Goldimouse and the Three Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Story

  • Horse Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Story

  • Little Bo Bopped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Story

  • Wolf Hounded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Story

  • A Witch's Tangled Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Story

  • Wild About Hurry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Story

  • Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 45 episodes · Writer

  • Snooper and Blabber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 45 episodes · Writer

  • The Quick Draw McGraw Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 135 episodes · Writer

  • Really Scent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Story

  • Baton Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Story

  • Cat Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • Hip Hip-Hurry! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • Weasel While You Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • Whoa, Be-Gone! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • Hare-Way to the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • Robin Hood Daffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • The Huckleberry Hound Show(1958)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Touché and Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • Zoom and Bored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • What's Opera, Doc? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • Steal Wool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • Fox-Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • Boyhood Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • Ali Baba Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • Scrambled Aches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • 90 Day Wondering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

  • There They Go-Go-Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Story

  • Deduce, You Say (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Story

  • Rocket-bye Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Story

  • Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Story

  • One Froggy Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Guided Muscle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Square Shootin' Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Flea for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Double or Mutton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Rabbit Rampage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Past Perfumance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • The Legend of Rockabye Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Witch Crafty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Beanstalk Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Helter Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Baby Buggy Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Sheep Ahoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • My Little Duckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Pig in a Pickle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Stop! Look! and Hasten! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Paw's Night Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Bewitched Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Claws for Alarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • The Cats Bah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • No Barking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Feline Frame-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Lumber Jack-Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Zipping Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Bully for Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Wild Over You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Much Ado About Nutting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Duck Amuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Kiss Me Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Forward March Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Terrier-Stricken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Rabbit Seasoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Mouse-Warming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Going! Going! Gosh! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • The Hasty Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Beep, Beep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Writer

  • Water, Water Every Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Little Beau Pepé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story · as Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)

  • Feed the Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Operation: Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Drip-Along Daffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Story

  • A Bear for Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Story

  • Cheese Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Story

  • Chow Hound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Story

  • Rabbit Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Story

  • A Hound for Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Customer (voice)

  • Scent-imental Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Story

  • Bunny Hugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Story

  • Two's a Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • Rabbit of Seville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • Dog Gone South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • 8 Ball Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • The Scarlet Pumpernickel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • Homeless Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • Rabbit Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Story

  • Bear Feat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • For Scent-imental Reasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Story

  • Frigid Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • Fast and Furry-ous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Story

  • Long-Haired Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Story

  • The Bee-Deviled Bruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Story

  • Mouse Wreckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Story

  • Scaredy Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • Kit for Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • Haredevil Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • Bugs Bunny Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Writer

  • Buccaneer Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • Rabbit Punch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • Back Alley Oproar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • What's Brewin', Bruin? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • A Feather in His Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Indian (voice)

  • Kitty Foiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • It's a Grand Old Nag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Writer

  • Slick Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • House Hunting Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • A Pest in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • Along Came Daffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • Rabbit Transit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • Tweetie Pie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • A Hare Grows in Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story · as Dog (voice) (uncredited)

  • Scent-imental Over You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • Cockatoos for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • Roughly Squeaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Story

  • Rhapsody Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Story

  • Racketeer Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Story

  • Hollywood Daffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Story

  • Baseball Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Story

  • Ain't That Ducky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Story

  • Herr Meets Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Writer

  • Stage Door Cartoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Story

  • Angel Puss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Story

  • Meatless Flyday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Story

  • Little Red Riding Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Story

  • Rumors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Soldier (voice)

  • Daffy - The Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • Fin'n Catty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • Hiss and Make Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • Wackiki Wabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Aristo-Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Hubie (voice)

  • Fifth Column Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • The Unbearable Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • Tortoise Wins by a Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Fresh Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Foney Fables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • The Ducktators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Wabbit Who Came to Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Crazy Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Aloha Hooey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Notes to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • Sport Chumpions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • We, the Animals - Squeak! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Leader Mouse (voice)

  • The Heckling Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • The Trial of Mr. Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • Porky's Bear Facts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • The Cat's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • The Haunted Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • You Ought to Be in Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Studio Guard (uncredited)

  • Looney Tunes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Show 94 episodes · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 206 titles from 1929 to 2013.

Biggest box office

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

$78K worldwide

Highest rated

The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Flintstones (1960)

Film career

  • 1940Screen debut· You Ought to Be in Pictures

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 206: 9 only acting, 2 with another roleWriting196 of 206: 194 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 206: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · crew1940s67 · 9 acting · 59 crew1950s87 · 2 acting · 86 crew1960s42 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s1 · crew2010s3 · crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Michael Maltese's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years (1990)

80th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Tex Avery, the King of Cartoons (1988)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 72/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michael Maltese work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Maltese's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Barbera shares the most, 10.

Directors

  • Joseph Barbera10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Joseph Barbera
  • William Hanna10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with William Hanna
  • Chuck Jones7 titles · 6 as director    See all 7 shared titles with Chuck Jones
  • Friz Freleng5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Friz Freleng

Writers

Actors

  • Don Messick9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Don Messick
  • Mel Blanc7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Mel Blanc
  • John Stephenson7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with John Stephenson
  • Hal Smith6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Hal Smith

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles