Movies by Robert Towne
As part of the cast:
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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Cast: Roman Polanski, Samantha Geimer, Robert Towne …
Directed by: Marina Zenovich
This penetrating documentary explores the tumultuous events of director Roman Polanski's personal life, including the murder of his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, and the controversial sex…
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The Outsider (2006)
Cast: Woody Allen, Robert Downey Jr., Neve Campbell …
Directed by: Nicholas Jarecki
Following maverick writer-director James Toback through the process of making his 2004 drama When Will I Be Loved, this documentary provides a fascinating look inside the world of filmmaking.…
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Cast: Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin, Julie Christie …
Directed by: Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
This documentary explores American cinema in the 1970s, a decade often described as the best years in film. What results is an ode to the art form, one that pays homage to the "auteurs" that…
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The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Molly Ringwald, Dennis Hopper …
Directed by: James Toback
Carefree lady-killer Jack Jericho (Robert Downey Jr.) seduces women by the dozen. But the tables abruptly turn when he meets beautiful (and totally indifferent) museum guide Randy Jensen…
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Drive, He Said (1971)
Cast: William Tepper, Karen Black, Henry Jaglom …
Directed by: Jack Nicholson
Set at a Vietnam-era Ohio university, Jack Nicholson's directorial debut stars William Tepper as a basketball jock who finds plenty of distraction off the courts bedding a…
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Last Woman on Earth (1960)
Cast: Betsy Jones-Moreland, Antony Carbone, Robert Towne …
Directed by: Roger Corman
While scuba diving in Puerto Rico, a vacationing millionaire (Antony Carbone), his wife (Betsy Jones-Moreland) and their lawyer (Robert Towne) unwittingly become the last surviving human…
As a director:
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Ask the Dust (2006)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland …
Directed by: Robert Towne
Arturo (Colin Farrell) is hoping to succeed as a writer and find the perfect blue-eyed blonde, while Camilla (Salma Hayek) pins her hopes on marrying a rich American. But their aspirations…
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Without Limits (1998)
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Billy Crudup, Monica Potter …
Directed by: Robert Towne
This biopic stars Billy Crudup as Steve "Pre" Prefontaine, the Olympic runner who overcame a physical abnormality to become the top American runner in the early 1970s. The film follows…
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Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell …
Directed by: Robert Towne
Veteran screenwriter Robert Towne (Chinatown, Swing Shift) wrote and directed this complex thriller with a superb cast. When two unlikely friends, Lt. Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell) and drug…
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Personal Best (1982)
Cast: Scott Glenn, Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly …
Directed by: Robert Towne
Chinatown screenwriter Robert Towne makes his directorial debut with this beautifully shot and edited film that chronicles the relationship of two female world-class athletes. Mariel…