Robert Towne

Robert Towne

November 23, 1934 · 91 years old

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), whi…

Known For

20 titles
1
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1996 · 1h 50m · Movie

An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.

7.2
2
Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000 · 2h 3m · Movie

IMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".

6.1
3
Chinatown

Chinatown

1974 · 2h 10m · Movie

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

8.1
4
The Firm

The Firm

1993 · 2h 34m · Movie

A law school graduate uncovers a sinister secret about the Memphis firm that made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

6.9
5
Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder

1990 · 1h 47m · Movie

A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.

6.1
6
Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

1988 · 1h 55m · Movie

A former L.A. drug dealer tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.

6.1
7
The Last Detail

The Last Detail

1973 · 1h 44m · Movie

Two Navy petty officers are ordered to escort a young enlisted sailor to prison, but decide to treat him to a few entertaining diversions along the way.

7.5
8
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 · 2h 23m · Movie

A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.

6.4
9
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

1990 · 2h 17m · Movie

The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. "Jake" Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil.

6.1
10
Shampoo

Shampoo

1975 · 1h 50m · Movie

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 J...

6.4
11
Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

2006 · 1h 57m · Movie

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 a...

5.7
12
The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

1987 · 1h 21m · Movie

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.

5.4
13
Without Limits

Without Limits

1998 · 1h 57m · Movie

The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.

7.2
14
The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia

1964 · 1h 22m · Movie

A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.

6.4
15
The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

1987 · 1h 52m · Movie

A young executive starts an affair with his boss's wife which then escalates into a nightmare after he lies to the police in order to protect her.

6.4
16
8 Million Ways to Die

8 Million Ways to Die

1986 · 1h 55m · Movie

Former police detective Matthew Scudder, still recovering from his alcohol addiction, is seemingly drawn into the Los Angeles criminal underworld after stumbling upon a local drug ring.

5.7
17
Love Affair

Love Affair

1994 · 1h 48m · Movie

Two people meet on a flight to Sydney. Although both are engaged to others, they fall in love during their evacuation after a forced landing, and agree to meet in New York City three months later if the attraction lasts.

6.0
18
Personal Best

Personal Best

1982 · 2h 8m · Movie

The intertwined lives and loves of three highly ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.

6.3
19
Salinger

Salinger

2013 · 2h 0m · Movie

An unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.

6.7
20
Villa Rides

Villa Rides

1968 · 2h 5m · Movie

Mexican rebel Pancho Villa leads a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisoned in Mexico.

6.3
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