Editing Phil Hartman (section)

===Other work===
Hartman's first starring film role came in 1995's ''[[Houseguest]]'', alongside [[Sinbad (entertainer)|Sinbad]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hartman, Sinbad Play it for Laughs in 'Houseguest'|date=May 29, 1994|author=Vancheri, Barbara|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|page=C-14}}</ref> Other films include ''[[Greedy (film)|Greedy]]'', ''[[Coneheads (film)|Coneheads]]'', ''[[Sgt. Bilko]]'', ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]'', ''[[CB4]]'', ''[[Jingle All the Way]]'', the English [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]/[[GKIDS]] dub of ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', and ''[[Small Soldiers]]'', the latter of which is his final theatrically released film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/93625/Phil-Hartman/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417235824/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/93625/Phil-Hartman/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2008|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008|title=Phil Hartman Filmography|access-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1998's top closing moments|work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|date=December 6, 1998|page=Arts 1|author=Philpot, Robert}}</ref> At the same time, he preferred working on television.<ref name="leavesnl"/> His other television roles include appearances on episodes of ''[[The John Larroquette Show]]'', ''[[The Dana Carvey Show]]'', ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'',<ref name="ew"/> and the HBO TV film ''[[The Second Civil War]]'' as the [[President of the United States]].<ref name="dallas"/> He made a considerable amount of money from television advertising,<ref name="king2"/> earning $300,000 for a series of four commercials for the soft drink [[Slice (soft drink)|Slice]].<ref name="adman"/> He also appeared in advertisements for McDonald's (as Hugh McAttack) and [[1-800-Collect]] (as Max Jerome),<ref name="salon">{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/1998/05/28feature.html|title=Phil Hartman 1948–1998|work=Salon.com|author=Millman, Joyce|date=May 28, 1998|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604193802/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/1998/05/28feature.html|archive-date=June 4, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> as well as British advertisements for [[Golden Wonder]]'s [[Pot Noodle]], including ''[[Computer Graphic (advertisement)|Computer Graphic]]''.<ref name="York">{{cite journal |last1=York |first1=Peter |title=You know you want it... |journal=[[The Independent|The Independent: Media Weekly]] |date=May 2, 2005 |page=13}}</ref>

Hartman wrote a number of screenplays that were never produced.<ref name="king2"/> In 1986, he began writing a screenplay for a film titled ''Mr. Fix-It'',<ref name="newfaces"/> and completed the final draft in 1991. [[Robert Zemeckis]] was signed to produce the film, with Gil Bettman hired to direct. Hartman called it "a sort of a merger of horror and comedy, like ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' and ''[[Throw Momma From the Train]]''", adding, "It's an American nightmare about a family torn asunder. They live next to a toxic dump site, their water supply is poisoned, the mother and son go insane and try to murder each other, the father's face is torn off in a terrible disfiguring accident in the first act. It's heavy stuff, but it's got a good message and a positive, upbeat ending." Zemeckis could not secure studio backing, however, and the project collapsed.<ref>{{cite news|title='SNL' Co-star Looking For Studio|date=October 9, 1991|page=5E|work=[[Tribune Media Services]]}}</ref> Another film idea involving Hartman's Groundlings character Chick Hazard, Private Eye was also canceled.<ref name="newfaces"/>