Robert Evans (born
Robert J. Shapera June 29, 1930 in New York, New York) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film producerA film producer or movie producer is someone who creates the scenes and conditions for making movies. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors...
best known for his work on
Rosemary's BabyRosemary's Baby is a 1968 American horror/thriller film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on the bestselling 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin. The film received mostly positive reviews and earned numerous nominations and awards. The film has led to numerous references in film,...
,
Love StoryLove Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal based on his 1970 best-selling novel. It was directed by Arthur Hiller. The film, well-known as a tragedy, is considered one of the most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute , and was followed by a sequel, Oliver's Story...
,
The GodfatherThe Godfather is a 1972 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and Robert Towne . It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S...
and
ChinatownChinatown is a American neo-noir film, directed by Roman Polanski. The film features many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama...
as well as his seven marriages.
Robert Evans grew up on New York City's Upper West Side during the 1930s, where he was better off than most people living during the
Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. His father was a dentist in
HarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.Harlem has been defined by a series...
, and his mother was a housewife who came from a wealthy family.
Robert Evans (born
Robert J. Shapera June 29, 1930 in New York, New York) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film producerA film producer or movie producer is someone who creates the scenes and conditions for making movies. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors...
best known for his work on
Rosemary's BabyRosemary's Baby is a 1968 American horror/thriller film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on the bestselling 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin. The film received mostly positive reviews and earned numerous nominations and awards. The film has led to numerous references in film,...
,
Love StoryLove Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal based on his 1970 best-selling novel. It was directed by Arthur Hiller. The film, well-known as a tragedy, is considered one of the most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute , and was followed by a sequel, Oliver's Story...
,
The GodfatherThe Godfather is a 1972 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and Robert Towne . It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S...
and
ChinatownChinatown is a American neo-noir film, directed by Roman Polanski. The film features many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama...
as well as his seven marriages.
Biography
Robert Evans grew up on New York City's Upper West Side during the 1930s, where he was better off than most people living during the
Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. His father was a dentist in
HarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.Harlem has been defined by a series...
, and his mother was a housewife who came from a wealthy family. In his early years, he did promotional work for Evan Picone, a
fashionFashion is the style and custom prevalent at a given time. In its most common usage however, "fashion" describes the popular clothing style. Many fashions are popular in many cultures at any given time. Important is the idea that the course of design and fashion will change more rapidly than the...
company founded by his brother, in addition to doing voice work on radio shows.
He was spotted by actress
Norma ShearerEdith Norma Shearer was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in the world from the mid-1920s until her retirement in 1942...
next to the pool at The
Beverly Hills HotelThe Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California. It was opened on May 12, 1912 by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. The original main building of the Beverly Hills Hotel was designed by Pasadena...
on election day 1956; she successfully touted him for the role of her late husband
Irving ThalbergIrving Grant Thalberg was an Academy Award-winning American film producer during the early years of motion pictures...
in
Man of a Thousand FacesMan of a Thousand Faces is a film detailing the life of silent movie actor Lon Chaney, in which the title role is played by James Cagney.-Plot:...
. The same year, Evans also caught the eye of
Darryl F. ZanuckDarryl Francis Zanuck was a producer, writer, actor, director, and studio executive who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors .-Early life:Zanuck was born in Wahoo, Nebraska, the son of Louise Torpin and Frank Zanuck, a...
, who cast him as Pedro Romero in a film adaptation of
Ernest HemingwayErnest Miller Hemingway was an American writer and journalist. He was part of the 1920s expatriate community in Paris, and one of the veterans of World War I later known as "the Lost Generation." He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea, and the Nobel Prize in Literature...
's
The Sun Also RisesThe Sun Also Rises is the first major novel by Ernest Hemingway. Published in 1926, the plot centers on a group of expatriate Americans in Europe during the 1920s...
, against the wishes of Hemingway himself. In 1959, he appeared in Twentieth Century Fox's production of
The Best of EverythingThe Best of Everything is the first novel by Rona Jaffe. It is the story of five young employees of a New York publishing company. In 1959, the novel became a movie released by Twentieth Century Fox with Diane Baker, Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Robert Evans, Brian Aherne and Joan...
with
Hope LangeHope Elise Ross Lange was an American stage, film, and television actress.-Early life:Lange was born into a theatrical family in Redding, Connecticut...
,
Diane BakerDiane Carol Baker is an American actress who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959.-Early life:...
, and
Joan CrawfordJoan Crawford was an American actress in film, television and theatre. Starting as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway, Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925...
.
In the 1997 movie
Wag the DogWag the Dog is a 1997 film starring Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman about a Washington spin doctor who, mere days before a presidential election, distracts the electorate from a sex scandal by hiring a Hollywood film producer to construct a fake war with Albania...
, a
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
spin doctorIn public relations, spin is form of propaganda, achieved through providing an interpretation of an event or campaign to persuade public opinion in favor or against a certain organization or public figure...
distracts the electorate from a U.S. presidential sex scandal by hiring a Hollywood producer played by
Dustin HoffmanDustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben...
. Hoffman's character was based directly upon Robert Evans; Hoffman emulated Evans' work habits, mannerisms, quirks, clothing style, hairstyle, and his large square-framed eyeglasses; the real Evans is said to have declared, "I'm magnificent in this film!"
Evans has been married seven times but none of his marriages have lasted more than three years. His first was to Sharon Hugueny (1961-1962). After his first divorce came: Camilla Sparv (1963-1965),
Ali MacGraw-Early life:MacGraw was born in Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York, the daughter of commercial artists. MacGraw has described her father as "violent." MacGraw's maternal grandfather, Maurice Klein, was a Jewish immigrant from Budapest, Hungary...
(1969-1972),
Phyllis GeorgePhyllis Ann George Brown is an American businesswoman and a former sportscaster. She is a former Miss Texas and Miss America of 1971.-Early life:...
(1977-1978),
Catherine OxenbergCatherine Oxenberg is an American actress, best known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s American prime time soap opera Dynasty...
(1998), Leslie Ann Woodward (2002-2004) and Victoria White (2005-2006). Evans' marriage to Oxenberg was annulled after nine days. He married White in Mexico on August 2005, shortly after his 75th birthday; she filed for divorce on June 16, 2006, citing irreconcilable differences.
Evans has one son,
Josh EvansJosh Evans is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor.-Life and career:Evans was born in New York City, New York, the son of actress Ali MacGraw and producer Robert Evans. He is also the nephew of producer Charles Evans, stepson of Steve McQueen, and the stepbrother of actor and race car...
, from his marriage to MacGraw, and a daughter-in-law,
Charis MichelsenCharis Michelsen is an American actress and former model.-Biography:Charis Elisa Michelsen was born in Boring, Oregon. After high school, she moved to New York City to study art at Parsons School of Design, where she was discovered by a photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, which led to movie roles...
.
Career
Evans started his career as an actor. Dissatisfied with his own acting talent, he determined to become a producer. He got his start as a producer by purchasing the rights to a 1966 novel entitled
The DetectiveThe Detective is a thriller/detective novel by author Roderick Thorp, first published hardcover in 1966. It was made into the 1968 movie of the same name, starring Frank Sinatra, as Detective Joe Leland...
which Evans made into
a movieThe Detective may refer to several films:* Father Brown , directed by Robert Hamer* The Detective , starring Frank Sinatra* The Detective , Hong Kong film starring Aaron Kwok...
starring
Frank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers." His professional career had stalled by the...
in 1968.
Peter BartPeter Benton Bart is an American journalist and film producer. He perhaps best known for his lengthy tenure as the editor of Variety, an entertainment-trade magazine....
, a writer for the
New York Times, wrote an article about Evans’ aggressive production style. This got Evans noticed by
Charles BluhdornCharles Blühdorn was a Vienna Austrian-born American industrialist.Per a Who's Who in Ridgefield he was considered such a "hellion" that his father sent the 11-year-old to an English boarding school for disciplining...
, who was head of the
Gulf+WesternGulf and Western Industries, Inc., for a number of years known as Gulf+Western, was an American conglomerate.- History :Gulf and Western's prosaic origins date to a manufacturer named Michigan Bumper Co. founded in 1934, though Charles Bluhdorn treated his 1958 takeover of what was then Michigan...
conglomerate, and hired Evans as part of a shakeup at
Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures Corporation is a Worldwide American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is the world's oldest existing American film studio; it is also the last...
.
When Evans took over as Head of Production for Paramount, the floundering studio was the ninth largest. Even with Evans’ inexperience he was able to turn the studio around. He made Paramount the most successful studio in Hollywood and transformed it into a very profitable enterprise for Gulf+Western. During his tenure at Paramount, the studio turned out films such as
Barefoot in the ParkBarefoot in the Park is a 1967 American comedy film.Based on Neil Simon's 1963 play of the same title, it focuses on newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter and their adventures living in a minuscule sixth floor walk-up apartment in a Greenwich Village brownstone...
,
The Odd CoupleThe Odd Couple is a comedy film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, directed by Gene Saks, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is the story of two divorced men – Felix Ungar, the neurotic neatfreak, and Oscar Madison, the fun-loving slob – who...
,
The Italian JobThe Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson. It was released in 1969 and was popular in Britain; subsequent television showings and releases on video have established it as something of a national institution...
,
True GritTrue Grit is a 1969 Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn. The film is adapted from the 1968 novel, True Grit, by Charles Portis.-Synopsis:...
,
Love StoryLove Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal based on his 1970 best-selling novel. It was directed by Arthur Hiller. The film, well-known as a tragedy, is considered one of the most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute , and was followed by a sequel, Oliver's Story...
,
Harold and MaudeHarold and Maude is a 1971 film directed by Hal Ashby. The film, featuring slapstick, dark humor, and existentialist drama, revolves around the exploits of a morbid young man, Harold , who drifts away from the life that his detached mother prescribes for him, as he develops a relationship with...
,
SerpicoSerpico is a 1973 American crime film directed by Sidney Lumet. It is based on the true story of New York City policeman Frank Serpico. Serpico eventually went undercover to expose the corruption of his fellow officers, after being pushed to the brink at first by their distrust and later by the...
,
The ConversationThe Conversation is a mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams and Frederic Forrest, and featuring Harrison Ford, Teri Garr and an uncredited appearance from Robert Duvall.The...
,
Save the TigerSave the Tiger is a 1973 film which tells a story of moral conflict in modern America. It stars Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Thayer David, Lara Parker and Liv Lindeland....
,
The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby is a 1974 American romantic drama film distributed by Newdon Productions and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick, from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola based on the novel of the same title by F...
,
Rosemary's BabyRosemary's Baby is a 1968 American horror/thriller film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on the bestselling 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin. The film received mostly positive reviews and earned numerous nominations and awards. The film has led to numerous references in film,...
,
The GodfatherThe Godfather is a 1972 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and Robert Towne . It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S...
, and many others.
Unsatisfied with his financial compensation coupled with a desire to produce films under his own banner, Evans struck a deal with Paramount that enabled him to stay on as studio head while also working as an independent producer. Other producers at Paramount felt this gave Evans an unfair advantage. Eventually Evans stepped down, which enabled him to produce films on his own. He went on to produce such films as:
ChinatownChinatown is a American neo-noir film, directed by Roman Polanski. The film features many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama...
,
Marathon ManMarathon Man is a 1976 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. The film was directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Dustin Hoffman as the protagonist, Thomas "Babe" Levy, Roy Scheider as his brother, an undercover agent, and Laurence Olivier as Nazi dentist and war...
,
Black SundayBlack Sunday is a 1977 American thriller film based on the novel by Thomas Harris. The film was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture in 1978...
,
PopeyePopeye is a 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman and adapted from E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre aka Popeye comic strip. The screenplay by Jules Feiffer was based directly on Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye the Sailor, a hardcover reprint collection of 1936-37 Segar strips published in...
,
Urban CowboyUrban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic drama film about the love-hate relationship between cowboy Bud Davis and cowgirl Sissy .- Storyline :...
,
The Cotton ClubThe Cotton Club is a 1984 crime-drama, centered on a popular real-life Harlem jazz club in the 1930s, the Cotton Club.The movie was co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, choreographed by Henry LeTang, and starred Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Gregory Hines...
,
The Two JakesThe Two Jakes is a American mystery film, and a sequel to the 1974 film Chinatown.Directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, it also features Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Richard Farnsworth, Frederic Forrest, David Keith, Rubén Blades, Tracey Walter and Eli Wallach...
,
SliverSliver is a 1993 film based on the Ira Levin novel Sliver about the mysterious occurrences in a privately owned New York highrise apartment building. Phillip Noyce directed the film, from a screenplay by Joe Eszterhas. Because of a major battle with the MPAA , the filmmakers were forced to make...
,
JadeJade is an erotic thriller film written by Joe Eszterhas, produced by Robert Evans, directed by William Friedkin and starring David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna and Michael Biehn. The original music score was composed by James Horner...
,
The PhantomThe Phantom is a 1996 action/adventure movie starring Billy Zane, and directed by Simon Wincer. It was based on Lee Falk's comic strip The Phantom, about a seemingly immortal crimefighter and his battle against all forms of evil...
,
The SaintThe Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." Aside from the book series, which ran until 1983, the character has also featured in a series of Hollywood movies made between 1938 and 1954, a 1940s...
, and
How to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 romantic comedy film, directed by Donald Petrie, and starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. It based on a short cartoon book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long.-Plot:...
.
Evans began to fall on hard times in the early 1980s, when during the production of
PopeyePopeye is a 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman and adapted from E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre aka Popeye comic strip. The screenplay by Jules Feiffer was based directly on Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye the Sailor, a hardcover reprint collection of 1936-37 Segar strips published in...
, he was convicted for attempting to buy cocaine. Things got even worse for him when he began filming
The Cotton ClubThe Cotton Club may refer to:* Cotton Club , a famous nightclub in New York City.* Cotton Club , a now-defunct club in Portland, Oregon.* The Cotton Club , a film centered on the New York club....
. Evans was slated to direct, but due to production complications
Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola is an Italian-American film director, producer and screenwriter. Away from showbusiness, Coppola is also a vintner, magazine publisher and hotelier. He is a graduate of Hofstra University where he studied theatre. He earned an M.F.A. in film directing from the UCLA Film School...
was called in during the filming. The budget for the film soared and Coppola and Evans fought endlessly. Evans was peripherally linked to the murder of Roy Radin, an investor in
The Cotton Club, who was murdered by Bill Mentzer and Alex Marti. The two convicts accused Evans of involvement. Evans pleaded the
Fifth AmendmentThe Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure. Its guarantees stem from English common law which traces back to the Magna Carta in 1215...
and was sent home. Evans wrote in his 1994 autobiography
The Kid Stays in the PictureThe Kid Stays in the Picture is the name of a 1994 autobiography by film producer Robert Evans. It is also the name of a 2002 motion picture adaptation of the same book directed by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen and released by Focus Features and USA Pictures.-Synopsis:The book chronicles Evans'...
that he was a "tangential character, at best" in regard to the case.
Joe EszterhasJózsef "Joe" Eszterhas is a Hungarian-American writer, best known for his work on the pulp erotic films Basic Instinct and Showgirls...
repeatedly describes his friend, Evans, as "the devil" in this book,
Hollywood Animal, and goes on to say that "all lies ever told anywhere about Robert Evans are true."
Meredith Rhule, the private in-home movie projectionist, indicates that Robert Evans absolutely knows how to impress potential movie backers. "I have seen almost every movie star, top models, heads of studios and heads of states walk into his home. Bob Evans is the Godfather of Hollywood."
Evans continues to produce; the last film that he produced was released in 2003. He also produced and provided the voice for his eponymous character in the animated series
Kid NotoriousKid Notorious was an animated television series which aired for nine weeks on Comedy Central and is currently running on the UK version of Adult Swim. It starred Hollywood film producer Robert Evans as himself. Episode plots were often bizarre and absurdist in nature, featuring Evans as a James...
. Evans currently hosts the
Sirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in the United States and Canada, owned by Sirius XM Radio. Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and...
show
In Bed with Robert Evans.
Producer
- Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American horror/thriller film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on the bestselling 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin. The film received mostly positive reviews and earned numerous nominations and awards. The film has led to numerous references in film,...
(1968)
- The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and Robert Towne . It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S...
(1972)
- Chinatown
Chinatown is a American neo-noir film, directed by Roman Polanski. The film features many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama...
(1974)
- Marathon Man
Marathon Man is a 1976 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. The film was directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Dustin Hoffman as the protagonist, Thomas "Babe" Levy, Roy Scheider as his brother, an undercover agent, and Laurence Olivier as Nazi dentist and war...
(1976)
- Black Sunday
Black Sunday is a 1977 American thriller film based on the novel by Thomas Harris. The film was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture in 1978...
(1977)
- Players (1979)
- Urban Cowboy
Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic drama film about the love-hate relationship between cowboy Bud Davis and cowgirl Sissy .- Storyline :...
(1980)
- Popeye
Popeye is a 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman and adapted from E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre aka Popeye comic strip. The screenplay by Jules Feiffer was based directly on Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye the Sailor, a hardcover reprint collection of 1936-37 Segar strips published in...
(1980)
- The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime-drama, centered on a popular real-life Harlem jazz club in the 1930s, the Cotton Club.The movie was co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, choreographed by Henry LeTang, and starred Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Gregory Hines...
(1984)
- The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes is a American mystery film, and a sequel to the 1974 film Chinatown.Directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, it also features Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Richard Farnsworth, Frederic Forrest, David Keith, Rubén Blades, Tracey Walter and Eli Wallach...
(1990)
- Sliver
Sliver is a 1993 film based on the Ira Levin novel Sliver about the mysterious occurrences in a privately owned New York highrise apartment building. Phillip Noyce directed the film, from a screenplay by Joe Eszterhas. Because of a major battle with the MPAA , the filmmakers were forced to make...
(1993)
- Jade
Jade is an erotic thriller film written by Joe Eszterhas, produced by Robert Evans, directed by William Friedkin and starring David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna and Michael Biehn. The original music score was composed by James Horner...
(1995)
- The Phantom
The Phantom is a 1996 action/adventure movie starring Billy Zane, and directed by Simon Wincer. It was based on Lee Falk's comic strip The Phantom, about a seemingly immortal crimefighter and his battle against all forms of evil...
(1996)
- The Saint
The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." Aside from the book series, which ran until 1983, the character has also featured in a series of Hollywood movies made between 1938 and 1954, a 1940s...
(1997)
- The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners is a 1999 film starring Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin. The movie is a remake of a 1970 film by the same name; the original version, written by Neil Simon, starred Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.-Synopsis:...
(1999)
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 romantic comedy film, directed by Donald Petrie, and starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. It based on a short cartoon book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long.-Plot:...
(2003)
- Kid Notorious
Kid Notorious was an animated television series which aired for nine weeks on Comedy Central and is currently running on the UK version of Adult Swim. It starred Hollywood film producer Robert Evans as himself. Episode plots were often bizarre and absurdist in nature, featuring Evans as a James...
(2003, TV series)
- Wedding Season (2009)
Actor
- Lydia Bailey (1952)
- Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces is a film detailing the life of silent movie actor Lon Chaney, in which the title role is played by James Cagney.-Plot:...
(1957)
- The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises is the first major novel by Ernest Hemingway. Published in 1926, the plot centers on a group of expatriate Americans in Europe during the 1920s...
(1957)
- The Fiend Who Walked the West
The Fiend Who Walked the West is a Western based on the 1947 film noir Kiss of Death. The film stars Robert Evans, Hugh O'Brian, Linda Cristal, and Stephen McNally.-External links:*...
(1958)
- The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything is the first novel by Rona Jaffe. It is the story of five young employees of a New York publishing company. In 1959, the novel became a movie released by Twentieth Century Fox with Diane Baker, Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Robert Evans, Brian Aherne and Joan...
(1959)
- Cannes Man (1996)
- Kid Notorious
Kid Notorious was an animated television series which aired for nine weeks on Comedy Central and is currently running on the UK version of Adult Swim. It starred Hollywood film producer Robert Evans as himself. Episode plots were often bizarre and absurdist in nature, featuring Evans as a James...
(2003, TV series)
- In the late 1980s, Evans was the choice for the second Jake alongside Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director and producer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters....
in The Two JakesThe Two Jakes is a American mystery film, and a sequel to the 1974 film Chinatown.Directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, it also features Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Richard Farnsworth, Frederic Forrest, David Keith, Rubén Blades, Tracey Walter and Eli Wallach...
, the sequel to ChinatownChinatown is a American neo-noir film, directed by Roman Polanski. The film features many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama...
, however he was denied the part.
Publications
- The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture is the name of a 1994 autobiography by film producer Robert Evans. It is also the name of a 2002 motion picture adaptation of the same book directed by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen and released by Focus Features and USA Pictures.-Synopsis:The book chronicles Evans'...
(Autobiography, 1994; also released as a popular audio book, read by the author; made into film in 2002
External links