Robert Zemeckis

Birthday: 14 May 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name: Robert Lee Zemeckis

Height: 183 cm

A whiz-kid with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner Bob Gale, Robert's earlier films show he has a talent for zany comedy (Romancing the Stone (1984), 1941 (1979)) and special effect vehicles (Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Back to the Future (1985)). His later films have become more serious, with the hugely successful Tom Hanks vehicle Forrest Gump (1994) and the Jodie Foster film Contact (1997), both critically acclaimed movies. Again, these films incorporate stunning effects. Robert has proved he can work a serious story around great effects. Show less «

From where I sit, I see the digital cinema creating sloppiness on the part of filmmakers because the...Show more »

From where I sit, I see the digital cinema creating sloppiness on the part of filmmakers because they know if they really get in trouble they can fix it later. So they don't pay that much attention, and of course it costs a lot of money. Show less «

It's the most unrealistic thing you can do to shoot a close-up, and it's the most unrealistic place ...Show more »

It's the most unrealistic thing you can do to shoot a close-up, and it's the most unrealistic place you can be as a performer. And yet, actors grouse about having to do visual effect shots. But they love close-ups. Show less «

I guess you can say, I have been remaking my student films forever.

I was raised a Catholic on the South Side of Chicago, and I felt I had to undo a lot of serious dama...Show more »

I was raised a Catholic on the South Side of Chicago, and I felt I had to undo a lot of serious damage. But as I was getting older, I began coming off my absolutely young, arrogant, agnostic beliefs. I was thinking more about coming to terms with human spirituality. Show less «

No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to accept them and to live ...Show more »

No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to accept them and to live through them. Understand life's mysteries, - as mysteries to be lived. Show less «

Robert Zemeckis

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