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Robert Towne
Writer 1934 - 2024

Robert Towne

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 - July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman... Read full bio →

Filmography

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16 titles
Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

Robert Towne 2006 1h 57m 6.3

Mexican beauty Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek) hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

John Woo 2000 2h 3m 6.0

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera.

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Brian De Palma 1996 1h 51m 7.3

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

The Firm

The Firm

Sydney Pollack 1993 2h 34m 6.7

The first filmed novel from best selling author John Grisham would become a worldwide success. Director Sydney Pollack made it happen with help from a high class cast in this thriller of a film.

The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

Jack Nicholson 1990 2h 17m 7.3

This sequel to the classic Chinatown finds private detective Jake Gittes still haunted from the events of the first film. Hired by a man to investigate his wife's infidelities, Jake once again finds himself involved in a complicated plot involving murder, oil, and even some ghosts from his past.

Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder

Tony Scott 1990 1h 47m 6.5

Days of Thunder revolved around a talented, hot-shot auto racing rookie, Cole Trickle, who, after trying his hand in the American open wheel ranks, seeks to win on the NASCAR circuit.

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

Robert Towne 1988 1h 55m 6.9

In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos.

8 Million Ways to Die

8 Million Ways to Die

Hal Ashby 1986 1h 55m 7.0

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Hugh Hudson 1984 2h 23m 6.7

A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed.

Shampoo

Shampoo

Hal Ashby 1975 1h 50m 7.5

On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie.

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

Sydney Pollack 1974 1h 52m 8.7

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

Chinatown

Chinatown

Roman Polanski 1974 2h 10m 8.3

Chinatown is a classic US American film from 1974 Directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson. A plot about a conspiracy of the water and land use in the state of California.

The Last Detail

The Last Detail

Hal Ashby 1973 1h 44m 7.3

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

Villa Rides

Villa Rides

Buzz Kulik 1968 2h 1m

Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa and his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados and stealing women's hearts as they go.

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia

Roger Corman 1964 1h 21m 7.0

Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride.

Last Woman on Earth

Last Woman on Earth

Roger Corman 1960 1h 11m 6.0

A Roger Corman sci-fi film about the last three people on the face of the earth.

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