Brock Yates
Writer · Died October 5, 2016, aged 82 · Lockport, New York, USA
Brock Yates (October 21, 1933 – October 5, 2016) was a prominent American journalist, TV commentator, TV reporter, screenwriter, and author. He was the longtime executive editor at Car and Driver magazine — and contributed to The Washington Post, Playboy, The American Spectator, Boating, Vintage Motorsports as well as other publications.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 21, 1933
- October 5, 2016 (aged 82)
- Lockport, New York, USA
- Writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
What are Brock Yates' films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Brock Yates' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Brock Yates' 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
5 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Ferrari(2023)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Cannonball Run II(1984)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Cannonball Run(1981)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Smokey and the Bandit II(1980)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1980 to 2023.
How do Brock Yates' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 34/100 and the plot and story 24/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Is Brock Yates' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Brock Yates work with?
People who share at least 2 of Brock Yates' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal Needham shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Hal NeedhamShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Hal Needham
Actors
- Burt ReynoldsShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Burt Reynolds
- Dom DeLuiseShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Dom DeLuise
- Dean MartinShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Martin
- Sammy Davis Jr.Shared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Sammy Davis Jr.
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- William D. GordeanShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)See all 3 shared titles with William D. Gordean
- Al CappsShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Al Capps
- Donn CambernShared titles: The Cannonball Run (1981), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Donn Cambern
- Michael C. ButlerShared titles: The Cannonball Run (1981), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Michael C. Butler
Producers
- Albert S. RuddyShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Albert S. Ruddy
- Andre MorganShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Andre Morgan
- Raymond Man-Wai ChowShared titles: Cannonball Run II (1984), The Cannonball Run (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond Man-Wai Chow
