During the late 1960s, he lived in London, where he produced The Whisperers starring Dame Edith Evans, directed by Bryan Forbes.
They moved to Los Angeles where they settled in Cuesta Way, Bel Air, and over the next few years, Laughlin produced a series of groundbreaking films including the cult hit Two-Lane Blacktop starring James Taylor and Laurie Bird.
They lived in London and New York during the 1980s and 1990s, and Laughlin began writing and directing genre films styled in homage to 1950s B-movies.
After separating from Moore, Michael Laughlin wrote screenplays for Hollywood studios, including Town & Country.
Hailed as a minimalist classic, it was chosen as a fine example of the short-lived period of youth-oriented films following Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate and Easy Rider in the late 1960s.