Robert Towne
Robert Towne
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).
Written Movies
Director: John Woo
Writers: Robert Towne,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Dominic Purcell, Dougray Scott, John Polson, Rade Šerbedžija, Richard Roxburgh, Thandiwe Newton, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, William Mapother,
Director: Jack Nicholson
Writers: Robert Towne,
Cast: David Keith, Eli Wallach, Frederic Forrest, Harvey Keitel, Jack Nicholson, Madeleine Stowe, Meg Tilly, Richard Farnsworth, Rubén Blades, Tracey Walter,
Director: Tony Scott
Writers: Robert Towne,
Cast: Cary Elwes, Don Simpson, Fred Thompson, J.C. Quinn, John C. Reilly, Michael Rooker, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Tom Cruise,
Director: Roman Polanski
Writers: Robert Towne,
Cast: Diane Ladd, Faye Dunaway, Jack Nicholson, James Hong, John Hillerman, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Richard Bakalyan, Roman Polanski, Roy Jenson,
Director: Hal Ashby
Writers: Robert Towne,
Cast: Carol Kane, Clifton James, Gerry Salsberg, Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Miller, Luana Anders, Michael Moriarty, Nancy Allen, Otis Young, Randy Quaid,