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Robert Towne

1934–2024 · American screenwriter, producer, director and actor

Robert Towne was an American screenwriter and director. He started writing films for Roger Corman, including The Tomb of Ligeia in 1964, and was later part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.

Robert Towne, in order

  1. 1960 Last Woman on Earth: wrote, acted · directed by Roger Corman
  2. 1961 Creature from the Haunted Sea: acted · directed by Roger Corman · audiences 20% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  3. 1964 The Outer Limits (TV series): wrote · critics 93%, audiences 93% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Plex
  4. 1964 The Tomb of Ligeia: wrote · directed by Roger Corman
  5. 1967 Bonnie and Clyde: wrote · directed by Arthur Penn
  6. 1968 Villa Rides: wrote · directed by Buzz Kulik · audiences 42% · streaming on Tubi
  7. 1971 Drive, He Said: wrote, acted · directed by Jack Nicholson
  8. 1972 The New Centurions: wrote · directed by Richard Fleischer
  9. 1973 The Last Detail: wrote · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 87%, audiences 87% · streaming on Prime Video
  10. 1974 Chinatown: wrote · directed by Roman Polanski · critics 98%, audiences 93% · streaming on MGM+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  11. 1974 The Parallax View: wrote · directed by Alan J. Pakula
  12. 1974 The Yakuza: wrote · directed by Sydney Pollack
  13. 1975 Shampoo: wrote, acted · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 75%, audiences 55% · streaming on Roku Channel
  14. 1976 Marathon Man: wrote · directed by John Schlesinger
  15. 1976 The Missouri Breaks: wrote · directed by Arthur Penn
  16. 1977 Orca: wrote · directed by Michael Anderson · critics 10%, audiences 33%
  17. 1978 Heaven Can Wait: wrote · directed by Buck Henry and Warren Beatty · critics 84%, audiences 69% · streaming on MGM+, Hoopla
  18. 1980 Virus: wrote · directed by Kinji Fukasaku
  19. 1982 Personal Best: directed, wrote, produced
  20. 1983 Deal of the Century: wrote · directed by William Friedkin
  21. 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes: wrote · directed by Hugh Hudson · critics 79%, audiences 61% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  22. 1986 8 Million Ways to Die: wrote · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 0%, audiences 39% · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
  23. 1987 The Bedroom Window: produced · directed by Curtis Hanson
  24. 1987 The Pick-up Artist: acted · directed by James Toback
  25. 1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance: wrote · directed by Norman Mailer
  26. 1988 Frantic: wrote · directed by Roman Polanski · critics 76%, audiences 64%
  27. 1988 Tequila Sunrise: directed, wrote · critics 53%, audiences 41% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
  28. 1990 Days of Thunder: wrote · directed by Tony Scott · critics 40%, audiences 60% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  29. 1990 The Two Jakes: wrote · directed by Jack Nicholson
  30. 1993 The Firm: wrote · directed by Sydney Pollack · critics 79%, audiences 65% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
  31. 1994 Love Affair: wrote · directed by Glenn Gordon Caron
  32. 1995 Crimson Tide: wrote · directed by Tony Scott · critics 89%, audiences 84% · streaming on MGM+
  33. 1996 Mission: Impossible: wrote · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 65%, audiences 71% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy
  34. 1996 The Chamber: wrote · directed by James Foley · critics 14%, audiences 39%
  35. 1996 The Rock: wrote · directed by Michael Bay · critics 76%, audiences 85% · streaming on fuboTV
  36. 1998 Without Limits: directed, wrote · critics 80%, audiences 91% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  37. 2000 Mission: Impossible 2: wrote · directed by John Woo
  38. 2003 A Decade Under the Influence: acted · directed by Richard LaGravenese and Ted Demme · critics 76%, audiences 83%
  39. 2004 Suspect Zero: acted · directed by E. Elias Merhige and Paul Sirmons
  40. 2006 Ask the Dust: directed, wrote · critics 36%, audiences 41% · streaming on Paramount+, Hoopla
  41. 2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series): acted · directed by Mark Cousins · critics 86%, audiences 90% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  42. 2013 Salinger: acted · directed by Shane Salerno · critics 39%, audiences 52% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy