Brooklynite Lewis Colick moved to the West Coast in 1974 to pursue graduate study in theater arts at UCLA. After obtaining his MFA, he moved into writing for TV, penning some episodic scripts and turning out several unproduced feature screenplays. One of these, "Radiant City", was cited by AMERICAN FILM (March 1991) as one of the best unproduced scripts. While Miramax at one time held an option to produce it as a feature, its period setting and intimate story seemingly made it more palatable for the small screen. ABC produced it in 1996 with Kirstie Alley in the leading role of a Brooklyn
Co-wrote (with David Brandes) the low-budget teen flick "The Dirt Bike Kids"
1988
TV debut as screenwriter, the NBC movie "Crossing the Mob"
1992
Solo feature screenwriting debut, the thriller "Unlawful Entry"
1996
Served as co-executive producer and screenwriter for "Radiant City", an ABC drama starring Kirstie Alley; screenplay had been written many years before and was cited by AMERICAN FILM (March 1991) as one of the great unproduced screenplays
1996
Collaborated with Joe Gayton on the Damon Wayans-Adam Sandler ccomedy vehicle "Bulletproof"
