Robert Towne

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

1.19

Gender

Male

Birthday

23-Nov-1934

Age

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As
  • P. H. Vasak
  • Роберт Таун

Robert Towne

Biography

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 Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. He later said it was inspired by a chapter in Carey McWilliams's Southern California Country: An Island on the Land (1946) and a West magazine article on Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. Towne also wrote the sequel, The Two Jakes (1990); the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975); and the first two Mission: Impossible films. Towne directed the sports dramas Personal Best (1982) and Without Limits (1998), the crime thriller Tequila Sunrise (1988), and the romantic crime drama Ask the Dust (2006). Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Towne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) Character: Self
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) Character: Self
A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder
Rescued from the Closet Rescued from the Closet (2001) Character: Self
Rescued from the Closet is a 2001 documentary consisting of interviews originally recorded for the 1995 film The Celluloid Closet. It explores the history and impact of LGBT representation in cinema, providing insights into the portrayal and evolution of LGBT characters and themes within the film industry.
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) Character: Self (uncredited)
illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent, swinging 1960s. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, "Reel Radicals" features clips from such seminal films as Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967); Mike Nichols' "The Graduate" (1967); Dennis Hopper's "Easy Rider" (1969); John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962); Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove" (1964) and "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968); John Schlesinger's "Midnight Cowboy" (1969); Richard Brooks' "Elmer Gantry" (1960) and "In Cold Blood" (1967); and Norman Jewison's "In the Heat of the Night" (1967) and "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968). Frankenheimer, Jewison, Hopper, Schlesinger, Penn, Buck Henry, Paul Mazursky, Roger Corman and Arthur Hiller are among the filmmakers who discuss the decade.
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature (1997) Character: Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.
Halloween Monster Bash Halloween Monster Bash (1991) Character: Sparks Moran (archive footage)
1991's NBC Halloween special with John Astin and Rhonda Shear. Features clips from classic horror movies with commentary.
Shampoo Shampoo (1975) Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
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.
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2019) Character: Self
Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and joined ‘The New Yorker’ in 1968. Praised for her highly opinionated and feisty writing style and criticised for her subjective and sometimes ruthless reviews, Kael’s writing was refreshingly and intensely rooted in her experience of watching a film as a member of the audience. Loved and hated in equal measure – loved by other critics for whom she was immensely influential, and hated by filmmakers whose films she trashed - Kael destroyed films that have since become classics such as The Sound of Music and raved about others such as Bonnie and Clyde. She was also aware of the perennial difficulties for women working in the movies and in film criticism, and fiercely fought sexism, both in her reviews and in her media appearances.
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) Character: Self
Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher.
A Decade Under the Influence A Decade Under the Influence (2003) Character: Self
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
Last Woman on Earth Last Woman on Earth (1960) Character: Martin Joyce
Harold Gern, a shady businessman from New York, is spending a holiday in Puerto Rico with his attractive wife Evelyn. They are joined by Martin Joyce, Harold's lawyer, who has come to discuss the latest indictment. Harold invites him along on a boat trip during which all three try out some newly bought scuba diving equipment. When they resurface, they find out that the world has changed forever.
Drive, He Said Drive, He Said (1971) Character: Richard
Hector is a star basketball player for the College basketball team he plays for, the Leopards. His girlfriend, Olive, doesn't know whether to stay with him or leave him. And his friend, Gabriel, who may have dropped out from school and become a protestor, wants desperately not to get drafted for Vietnam.
The Pick-up Artist The Pick-up Artist (1987) Character: Stan
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.
A Sad Flower in the Sand A Sad Flower in the Sand (2001) Character: Self
About a largely unsung writer of the twentieth century: John Fante, the renegade author whose highly autobiographical novels illustrate his deep-rooted love of Los Angeles and his struggles working through poverty and prejudice.
Salinger Salinger (2013) Character: Self - Screenwriter
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
Creature from the Haunted Sea Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) Character: Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator
A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.
Suspect Zero Suspect Zero (2004) Character: Professor Dates (uncredited)
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008) Character: Self
The making-of documentary of Bonnie and Clyde.
The Zodiac Killer The Zodiac Killer (1971) Character: Man in Bar #3
The San Francisco area is beset by a series of seemingly random murders without motive or pattern. The police are taunted by phone calls and letters. Could the maniac be the violent truck driver, or the seemingly mild-mannered mailman, or even a cop?



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