---
name: "Michael Ferris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-ferris"
fi1m_id: "michael-ferris"
imdb_id: "nm0274905"
tmdb_id: 7215
wikidata_id: "Q3308192"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "29 January 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T19:11:47.408575+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Ferris

## Identity

Michael Ferris

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-ferris
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-ferris
- **IMDb ID:** nm0274905
- **TMDB ID:** 7215
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3308192
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3308192, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7215

Writer. Born 29 January 1961 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 29 January 1961, USA
- **Active:** 1989–2009
- **Also known as:** Mike Ferris
- **Frequently works with:** [John Brancato](https://film.one/person/john-brancato.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 76 (1), 2000s 48 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 55 to 54 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 3, Thriller 3, Science Fiction 2, Animation 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $998m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3308192, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7215

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Ferris is an American screenwriter. With his writing partner John Brancato he co-wrote the screenplays for *The Net* (1995), *The Game* (1997), *Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines* (2003), *Catwoman* (2004), *Primeval* (2007), *Terminator Salvation* (2009), *Surrogates* (2009) and *The Hunter's Prayer* (2017).

Brancato and Ferris met while both were editors of *The Harvard Lampoon* at Harvard University. Their partnership ended in 2015. Ferris subsequently wrote two episodes of the animated series *The Simpsons*: "'Paths of Glory" (2015) and "From Russia Without Love" (2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, simpsonswiki.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Fi1m 49, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *Catwoman* (2004), Fi1m 34, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/catwoman.md)
- *Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines* (2003), Fi1m 61, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-3-rise-of-the-machines.md)
- *The Game* (1997), Fi1m 76, Writer, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-game.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Hunter's Prayer* (2017), Screenplay
- *Dead Rising: Endgame* (2016), Writer
- *Pound Puppies* (2010), series, Writer
- *Surrogates* (2009), Screenplay
- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Writer — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *Primeval* (2007), Screenplay
- *The Net 2.0* (2006), Characters
- *Catwoman* (2004), Story — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/catwoman.md)
- *Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines* (2003), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-3-rise-of-the-machines.md)
- *The Others* (2000), series, Creator
- *The Game* (1997), Writer, Co-Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-game.md)
- *The Net* (1995), Writer
- *Beethoven* (1994), series, Writer
- *Interceptor* (1992), Writer
- *Severed Ties* (1992), Writer
- *Mindwarp* (1992), Writer
- *Into the Sun* (1992), Writer
- *Rugrats* (1991), series, Writer
- *The Unborn* (1991), Writer
- *Femme Fatale* (1991), Writer
- *Flight of Black Angel* (1991), Writer, Associate Producer, Story
- *Bloodfist II* (1990), Screenplay
- *Watchers II* (1990), Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Minibots*, Writer
- *Swat Man*, Writer

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