Matthew Robbins

Matthew Robbins

Born: July 15, 1945
in New York City, New York, USA
Matthew Robbins is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He is good friends with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Guillermo Del Toro and Walter Murch and has had cameo appearances in THX 1138 and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Robbins frequently worked with Hal Barwood. He wrote the screenplay for the Bollywood thriller 7 Khoon Maaf, along with Vishal Bhardwaj.

Movies for Matthew Robbins...

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
Title: A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
Character: Self
Released: March 11, 2023
Type: Movie
In 1978, CBS aired the “Star Wars Holiday Special” the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows in television history, it aired only once. George Lucas tried to bury it and an infamous camp legend was born. This documentary unravels the mysteries behind the most bizarre Star Wars spin-offs of all time.
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Fog City Mavericks
Title: Fog City Mavericks
Character: Self
Released: October 24, 2007
Type: Movie
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home including George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Chris Columbus and producer Saul Zaentz. The special weaves interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the Indiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Lost in Translation, Flags of Our Fathers and many others. It also features interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.
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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Title: A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2004
Type: Movie
A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Title: Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2004
Type: Movie
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Character: Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Released: December 14, 1977
Type: Movie
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
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Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Title: Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 1971
Type: Movie
The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his ideas about science fiction in general and in particular his concept of the "used future" which would famously feature in his film Star Wars. Intercut with this discussion is footage shot prior to the start of production of THX 1138 showing several of its actors having their heads shaved, a requirement for appearing in the film. In several cases the actors are shown being shaved in a public location. For example, Maggie McOmie is shaved outside the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, while Robert Duvall watches a sporting event as his hair is cut off. Another actor, Marshall Efron, who would later play an insane man in the film, cut off his own hair and was filmed doing so in a bathtub.