Mission: Impossible II: a Romantic Action Adventure Film
Elaine Lennon takes an in-depth look at the screenplay for Mission: Impossible II, uncovering its influences, themes and motifs.
By Elaine Lennon. Oscar-winning writer, producer, director and actor Robert Towne is widely considered to be one of Hollywood’s finest screenwriters, contributing to such films as Bonnie and Clyde and The Godfather. In the 1990s he wrote screenplays for several of the biggest blockbusters, including Days of Thunder and Mission: Impossible, hitching his career to […]
Mission: Impossible: Surprising Depths
Elaine Lennon takes an in-depth look at the screenplay, discovering hidden references, metaphors and motifs.
By Elaine Lennon. Oscar-winning writer, producer, director and actor Robert Towne is widely considered to be one of Hollywood’s finest screenwriters, contributing to such films as Bonnie and Clyde and The Godfather. In the 1990s he wrote screenplays for several of the biggest blockbusters, including Days of Thunder and Mission: Impossible, hitching his career to […]
The Firm: One Screenplay, Three Writers
Elaine Lennon takes an in-depth look at the adaptation and collaborative processes involved in bringing The Firm to the big screen.
By Elaine Lennon. Oscar-winning writer, producer, director and actor Robert Towne is widely considered to be one of Hollywood’s finest screenwriters, contributing to such films as Bonnie and Clyde and The Godfather. In the 1990s he wrote screenplays for several of the biggest blockbusters, including Days of Thunder and Mission: Impossible, hitching his career to […]
Days of Thunder: An Exercise in Speed
Elaine Lennon takes an in-depth look at Days of Thunder, from conception to reception.
Robert Towne says of the action genre, “If there is a romance, will the girl survive?” In Days of Thunder, it seems the girl was played by Cruise. Oscar-winning writer, producer, director and actor Robert Towne is widely considered to be one of Hollywood’s finest screenwriters, contributing to such films as Bonnie and Clyde and […]
