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Towne did uncredited work on Deal of the Century (1983), 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) (), Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) and Frantic (1988). His second feature film as director was Tequila Sunrise (1988), which he wrote back in the early 1980s. Towne told The New York Times that Tequila Sunrise is "a movie about the use and abuse of friendship."
Came into his own during the 1970s when he was regarded as one of the finest screenwriters in Hollywood. Began directing with mixed success in 1982. One of the best script doctors in Hollywood, he contributed crucial scenes to such films as Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and The Godfather (1972).
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3. Chinatown (1974) R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller. 8.1. Rate. 92 Metascore. A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez. Votes: 346,825. 4.
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. Towne directed the sports dramas Personal Best (1982) and Without Limits (1998), the crime thriller Tequila Sunrise (1988), and the romantic crime drama Ask the Dust (2006).
Oct 13, 2017 · The third of Towne’s incredibly successful screenplays of the mid-1970s, for which he was again nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, was Shampoo (1975), another Ashby-directed film that he co-wrote with the male lead, Warren Beatty.
Mar 21, 2017 · Towne has also directed films such as the sports dramas Personal Best and Without Limits, the crime thriller Tequila Sunrise, and the romantic crime drama Ask the Dust. He got his start acting and writing for legendary director/producer Roger Corman. >> Related: Advice from Filmmaker Roger Corman.
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Came into his own during the 1970s when he was regarded as one of the finest screenwriters in Hollywood. Began directing with mixed success in 1982. One of the best script doctors in Hollywood, he contributed crucial scenes to such films as Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and The Godfather (1972).
