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Jul 1, 2016 · Writer Robert Towne so hated the finished 'Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes' that he put his dog’s name on the credits. As the new 'The Legend of Tarzan' opens, director Hugh ...
It was Robert Towne, one of the greatest script doctors that Hollywood has ever seen, that wrote the adaptation of Darryl Ponicsan’s 1970 novel called ‘The Last Detail.’. Towne, who would go on and only a year later pen what a lot of people call one of the best scripts ever created in Tinseltown—Chinatown, joined forces with filmmaker ...
Nov 27, 1988 · Robert Evans was producing and planning to co-star with Jack Nicholson as Jake Gittes's brother, but Mr. Towne ''felt on the basis of rehearsals that that wasn't working'' and the project collapsed.
Feb 4, 2020 · Book Excerpt: How Writer Robert Towne Crafted ‘Chinatown’ for Jack Nicholson. After tackling a biography about Oscar, Tony and Emmy award-winning Bob Fosse — the book ultimately inspired the ...
Dec 3, 1988 · THE HEADY SUNRISE OF ROBERT TOWNE. A BATTLE-SCARRED WRITER-DIRECTOR, SAVORING THE TASTE OF 'TEQUILA'. NEW YORK -- Movies are like wars. The guy who becomes an expert is the guy who. doesn't get ...
Top 10 Robert Towne Films. 1. The Last Detail (1973) R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama. Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way. Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Otis Young, Clifton James. Votes: 27,645 | Gross: $3.19M.
Biography. Read More. Despite four Oscar-nominated screenplays, writer Robert Towne owed much of his reputation to his prowess as a pinch hitter, earning considerable respect as one of Hollywood's preeminent script doctors on a wide array of famous works like "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), "The Godfather" (1972) and "Marathon Man" (1976).
