Born in Chicago, Ill., on May 14, 1952, Robert Zemeckis began making short films with an 8mm camera while still in high school. He attended Northern Illinois University before transferring to the University of Southern California film school.Zemeckis first gained attention with the Beatles love letter I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) and the comedy Used Cars (1980). His first blockbuster was Romancing the Stone (1984), which was followed by a nearly endless parade of hits that included the Back to the Future trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990), Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992) and Forrest Gump (1994), for which Zemeckis won the Best Director Oscar.
Although his more recent films have taken a serious turn (1997's Contact, 2000's What Lies Beneath and Cast Away), he also managed to find the child inside himself with the 2004 computer-animated Christmas tale The Polar Express.
Directors: Robert ZemeckisThe American Film Institute series "The Directors" provides one-hour glimpses into the careers of directors whose films have significantly influenced world cinema. This episode focuses on Robert Zemeckis, a director who's been involved in some of the biggest blockbusters of the last three decades,... Read More
A Christmas Carol (2009) | PG | |
Beowulf: Director's Cut (2007) | UR | |
Reel Talent (2007) | NR | |
NR | ||
G | ||
What Lies Beneath (2000) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
Directors: Robert Zemeckis (2000) | NR | |
Contact (1997) | PG | |
NR | ||
PG-13 | ||
Death Becomes Her (1992) | PG-13 | |
Back to the Future Part III (1990) | PG | |
Back to the Future Part II (1989) | PG | |
NR | ||
First Works (1989) | NR | |
PG | ||
PG | ||
Romancing the Stone (1984) | PG | |
Used Cars (1980) | R | |
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) | PG | |
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