Tag Archives: robert towne

Chinatown (1974)

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Roman Polanski Writer: Robert Towne Excellent. One of my all time favorites.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1930s, 1974, burt young, california, chinatown, cop, crime, detective, diane ladd, drama, faye dunaway, incest, jack nicholson, jerry goldsmith, john a. alonzo, john hillerman, john huston, land, los angeles, mystery, neo noir, noir, perry lopez, police, private investigator, rape, real estate, robert evans, robert towne, roman polanski, roy jenson, sam o'steen, stanley cortez, thriller, water | Leave a comment

The Parallax View (1974)

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alan J. Pakula Writers: David Giler and Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Based on the novel by Loren Singer) First time seeing this. Great!

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged adaptation, alan j. pakula, assassin, assassination, bomb, conspiracy, crime, david giler, drama, gordon willis, hume cronyn, investigation, john w. wheeler, journalism, journalist, loren singer, lorenzo semple jr., michael small, murder, mystery, newspaper, paula prentiss, politician, politics, robert towne, seattle, senator, sniper, space needle, the parallax view, thriller, warren beatty, william daniels, witness | Leave a comment

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Woo Writer: Robert Towne (Story by Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga) (Based on the television series created by Bruce Geller)

Posted in Action, Adventure | Tagged 2000, action, adaptation, adventure, agent, australia, brannon braga, brendan gleeson, bruce geller, chimera, disease, dominic purcell, dougray scott, doves, ethan hunt, hans zimmer, john polson, john woo, mission, mission impossible, mission: impossible, motorcycle, paula wagner, rade serbedzija, richard roxburgh, robert towne, ronald d. moore, sequel, spy, sydney, thandie newton, thriller, tom cruise, ving rhames, weapon, william mapother | Leave a comment

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Brian De Palma Writers: David Koepp and Robert Towne (Story by David Koepp and Steven Zaillian) (Based on the television series created by Bruce Geller)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1996, action, adaptation, brian de palma, brian depalma, bruce geller, cia, covert, crime, danny elfman, david koepp, drama, emmanuelle beart, ethan hunt, gum, henry czerny, IMF, impossible mission force, ingeborga dapkunaite, jean reno, jon voight, kristin scott thomas, mission, mission: impossible, moby, operation, paula wagner, prague, robert towne, spy, steven zaillian, television, thriller, tom cruise, train, tv, vanessa redgrave, ving rhames | Leave a comment

Drive, He Said (1971)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jack Nicholson Writers: Jeremy Larner and Jack Nicholson (Based on the novel by Jeremy Larner)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Sports | Tagged 1971, adaptation, basketball, bert schneider, bruce dern, coach, college, comedy, david ogden stiers, drama, drive he said, jack nicholson, jeremy larner, karen black, michael margotta, robert towne, sport, sports, terrence malick, william tepper | Leave a comment

The Last Detail (1973)

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Hal Ashby Writer: Robert Towne (Based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1973, adatation, carol kane, clifton james, comedy, darryl ponicsan, drama, gilda radner, hal ashby, jack nicholson, nancy allen, navy, otis young, prison, prisoner, randy quaid, robert towne, the last detail | Leave a comment

Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Towne Writer: Robert Towne

Posted in Crime, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1988, arliss howard, arye gross, cop, crime, drama, drug dealer, drugs, gabriel damon, j.r. walsh, kurt russell, mel gibson, michelle pfeiffer, police, raul julia, robert towne, romance, tequila sunrise | Leave a comment

The Firm (1993)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sydney Pollack Writers: David Rabe and Robert Towne & David Rayfiel (Based on the novel by John Grisham)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Review, Thriller | Tagged 1993, adaptation, bar exam, college, crime, david rabe, david rayfiel, david strathairn, dean norris, drama, ed harris, fbi, gary busey, gene hackman, hal holbrook, holly hunter, jeanne tripplehorn, john grisham, law, law firm, lawyer, marriage, murder, mystery, robert towne, scott rudin, steven hill, student, sydney pollack, terry kinney, the firm, thriller, tobin bell, tom cruise, wilford brimley | Leave a comment

The Last Detail (1973)

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Hal Ashby Writer: Robert Towne (Based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review | Tagged 1973, adaptation, bar, carol kane, cigar, clifton james, darryl ponicsan, drink, hal ashby, jack nicholson, jail, last detail, marine, navy, otis young, prison, randy quaid, robert towne, the last detail, transport, united states | Leave a comment

Days of Thunder (1990)

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tony Scott Writer: Robert Towne (Story by Robert Towne and Tom Cruise)

Posted in Action, Drama, Review, Romance, Sports | Tagged 1990, action, car, cary elwes, days of thunder, daytona 500, don simpson, drama, fred dalton thompson, hans zimmer, jerry bruckheimer, john c. reilly, michael rooker, nascar, nicole kidman, race, racing, randy quaid, robert duvall, robert towne, romance, sport, sports, stock car, tom cruise, tony scott | Leave a comment

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