---
name: "Pat Proft"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pat-proft"
fi1m_id: "pat-proft"
imdb_id: "nm0698493"
tmdb_id: 12991
wikidata_id: "Q263607"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "3 April 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 58
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T03:08:22.719028+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."
---

# Pat Proft

## Identity

Pat Proft

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pat-proft
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pat-proft
- **IMDb ID:** nm0698493
- **TMDB ID:** 12991
- **Wikidata ID:** Q263607
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Proft, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263607, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0698493/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12991

Writer and producer. Born 3 April 1947 in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 3 April 1947, Columbia Heights, Minnesota
- **Active:** 1984–2003
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 1 acting, 8 writing, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [David Zucker](https://film.one/person/david-zucker.md), [Robert K. Weiss](https://film.one/person/robert-k-weiss.md), [Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/person/charlie-sheen.md), [George Kennedy](https://film.one/person/george-kennedy.md), [Jim Abrahams](https://film.one/person/jim-abrahams.md), [Leslie Nielsen](https://film.one/person/leslie-nielsen.md), [O. J. Simpson](https://film.one/person/o-j-simpson.md), [Priscilla Presley](https://film.one/person/priscilla-presley.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 58, as writer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 60 (6), 1990s 70 (3), 2000s 52 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 58 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 8, Crime 6, Action 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,020m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Proft, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263607, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0698493/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12991

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!*](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad.md) (88), [*The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear*](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-212-the-smell-of-fear.md) (72)
- **Apple TV:** [*Scary Movie 3*](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md) (52)

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

## Biography

Pat Proft is an American comedy writer, actor and director. He was born on 3 April 1947 in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. He began his career performing at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis in the mid-1960s before moving to Los Angeles in 1972, where he worked at The Comedy Store and began writing for television.

Proft has written screenplays for numerous comedy films. His credits include *Police Academy* (1984), *The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!* (1988), *The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear* (1991), *Hot Shots!* (1991), *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), *Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult* (1994), *Scary Movie 3* (2003), *Scary Movie 4* (2006) and *Scary Movie 5* (2013). He also wrote *Bachelor Party* (1984) and *Real Genius* (1985).

Proft directed one feature film, *Wrongfully Accused* (1998), which he also wrote and produced. He has frequently collaborated with David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, tcm.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (1)

- *Hot Shots!* (1991), Fi1m 70, as Lawrence Lipps — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots.md)

### Wrote (8) — the average rests on these

- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Fi1m 52, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), Fi1m 67, Screenplay, Characters, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear* (1991), Fi1m 72, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-212-the-smell-of-fear.md)
- *The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!* (1988), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad.md)
- *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), Fi1m 36, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-4-citizens-on-patrol.md)
- *Police Academy 3: Back in Training* (1986), Fi1m 42, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-3-back-in-training.md)
- *Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment* (1985), Fi1m 42, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment.md)
- *Police Academy* (1984), Fi1m 62, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Airplane!* (1980), Fi1m 89, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/airplane.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Scary Movie 5* (2013), Writer
- *Mostly Ghostly* (2008), Writer
- *Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation* (2008), Screenplay, Original Film Writer
- *Scary Movie 4* (2006), Screenplay
- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Screenplay — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *Wrongfully Accused* (1998), as Window Technician · Director, Producer, Writer
- *Mr. Magoo* (1997), Screenplay
- *High School High* (1996), Screenplay
- *Police Academy: Mission to Moscow* (1994), Characters
- *Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult* (1994), Writer
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), Characters, Executive Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology* (1993), Actor
- *Brain Donors* (1992), Writer
- *Hot Shots!* (1991), as Lawrence Lipps · Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots.md)
- *The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear* (1991), Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-212-the-smell-of-fear.md)
- *Police Academy 6: City Under Siege* (1989), Characters
- *The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!* (1988), Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad.md)
- *Lucky Stiff* (1988), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach* (1988), Characters
- *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), Characters — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-4-citizens-on-patrol.md)
- *Police Academy 3: Back in Training* (1986), Characters — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-3-back-in-training.md)
- *Real Genius* (1985), Story, Screenplay
- *Moving Violations* (1985), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment* (1985), Characters — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment.md)
- *Johnny Dangerously* (1984), Medical Consultant
- *Bachelor Party* (1984), as Screaming Man · Screenplay
- *High School U.S.A.* (1984), Writer
- *Police Academy* (1984), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy.md)
- *Police Squad!* (1982), series, Teleplay, Story
- *Twilight Theatre* (1982), Producer, Executive Producer
- *Modern Problems* (1981), as Maitre 'd
- *All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special* (1980), Writer
- *Airplane!* (1980), Thanks — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/airplane.md)
- *Detective School* (1979), series, Actor
- *Fast Friends* (1979), as Bill Owens
- *Psycho Shampoo* (1979), as Narrator (voice) · Writer
- *The Star Wars Holiday Special* (1978), Writer
- *Ringo* (1978), Writer
- *Tunnel Vision* (1976), as Skipper
- *Van Dyke and Company* (1975), series, Writer
- *When Things Were Rotten* (1975), series, as Peasant · Writer
- *Welcome Back, Kotter* (1975), series, Writer
- *The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour* (1973), series, Actor
- *Star of Malta*, Writer

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