Robert Towne is 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.
Robert Towne
Active - 1960 - 2019 |
Genres - Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery-Suspense, Documentary
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Subgenres - Neo-Noir, Romantic Comedy, Detective Film, Biographical Film, Comedy Drama
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Neo-Noir, Romantic Comedy, Detective Film, Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Psychological Thriller Film, Satire, Sport Film, Spy Film, Western Film, American Football Film, Buddy Film, Chase, Comedy Horror, Country Music, Disaster Film, Docudrama, Dystopian Film, Film Noir, Ghost Film, Heist Film, Legal Drama, LGBT-Related Film, Monster Film, Parody Film, Political Thriller Film, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Propaganda Film, Road Movie