Larry Tucker (June 23, 1934 – April 1, 2001) was an American film and television writer, producer, and occasional actor, who wrote the comedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) with Paul Mazursky. Tucker and Mazursky were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for their work on Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Tucker was from Philadelphia and began his career with humorist Mort Sahl at San Francisco's Hungry i club. After the Hungry i, Tucker became a television writer, working on The Danny Kaye Show. Tucker acted in the films Blast of Silence (1961), Advise and Consent (1962), Shock Corridor (1963) and Angels Hard as They Come (1971). Tucker and Mazursky were also responsible for the development and production of The Monkees eponymous television series and the 1968 romantic comedy I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, which starred Peter Sellers. In the early 1980s Tucker was executive producer and one of the writers of the sitcom Jennifer Slept Here (1983), Mr. Merlin (1981–82), Teachers Only (1982–83) and Stir Crazy (1985). Tucker died of complications from multiple sclerosis and cancer in 2001. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Tucker (screenwriter), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 23, 1934
- April 1, 2001 (aged 66)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Writer, actor and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Larry Tucker's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Big Ralph in Blast of Silence (1961)
- Tricksteras Pagliacci in Shock Corridor (1963)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Larry Tucker's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Larry Tucker'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
14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Stir Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Jennifer Slept Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Teachers Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Mr. Merlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Angels Hard as They Come(1971)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Alex in Wonderland(1970)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Monkees(1965)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Love on a Rooftop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Shock Corridor(1963)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Advise & Consent(1962)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Blast of Silence(1961)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1961 to 1985.
Biggest box office
Blast of Silence (1961)
Highest rated
Blast of Silence (1961)
Most popular right now
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
Film career
- 1961Screen debut· Blast of Silence
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Larry Tucker's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 36/100 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 Larry Tucker work with?
People who share at least 2 of Larry Tucker's MovieCove titles; Paul Mazursky shares the most, 3.
- Paul MazurskyShared titles: Alex in Wonderland (1970), Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Mazursky
- Stuart H. PappéShared titles: Alex in Wonderland (1970), Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart H. Pappé