(Zemeckis, Robert) (year of the birth. 1952), north the American the cinema producer, producer, scenario writer.
Robert Zemekis was born 14 May 1952 in Chicago, staff Illinois, USA. After completion of the school has entered on cinema branch South california university. Zemekis has got student Oscar (the award to American Academy Kinoiskusstva, delivered for the best work student cinema high school USA) for stating the film Field honor. But its work in cinema he began as scenario, in vapour(pair) with its other on university by Bob Gail. The First scenario, which him to manage to sell, became the plot for tele serial Kolchak: night huntsman (1974). After, the vapour(pair) of the years Zemekis gets acquainted with young, but already celebrity after success of the Jaws by stage manager Steven Spielberg, which solves to become ïðîäþñåð his(its) film I want to take you for hand (1978), about admirer of the group Bitlz. In spite of the fact that film falls flat in renting, Spilberg buies the scenario Zemekisa and Gail, on base which shoots the comedy 1941 and selects the money on else one stage manager work Zemekisa, also comedy to Second-hand cars (1980), which is once again ruined in cinema renting.
The First significant success comes to stage manager in 1984 only, with first-night of the adventure comedy Novel with stone. The Beautiful feeling of the humour, skill in creation seizing situation and perfect production stunt, but the main unbelievably full-fledged and good natures main heroes in performance Ketlin Terner and Maykla Douglas have done this film one of the leader cinema of renting the year and have brought her nominutesaciyu on bonus Gold(en) Globe as the best comedy of the year.
Else working on montage of the Novel with stone, Zemekis offers Steven Spilbergu to become producer fantastic comedy in future Back, founded on scenario Zemekisa and Bob Gail. Through several months, the inspired success of the Novel with stone Spilberg agrees. On main role tineydzhera March Makflaya, which has got for 30 years back, in 1955, Zemekis invites the young actor a Brier SHtolica. However in two months of the removals, seen worker material, Spilberg orders to send him(it) in basket, but SHtolica immediately to change on the other actor. Clamp heart, Zemekis chooses unknown Michael J.Fox and begins work anew. In spite of problems on length of the shooting period, the result exceeds all possible waiting: leaving on screens USA and Canada by summer 1985, became the world record holder a cinema renting the year, having collected 208 mln. äîëë. Zemekisu to manage to create witty, fascinating and touching film. Zemekis and Gail were submitted for competition Oscar for the best original scenario, but as a result Back in future has got the statuette for montage sound effect only.
Unbelievable success of film Back with the future allows Zemekisu to begin realization of project of the life, film in which living actors and natural sceneries would be combined with animation characters and objects. A producer was become by Stephen Spilberg, he was attracted by the innovative idea of Zemekisa. Who did put the production of film Rabbit Roger? began in the second half 1985 and proceeded almost three years. The most talented masters of the special effects of Hollywood worked on a project. Success surpassed all conceivable expectations. A film got four «Oscars»: for editing, visual effects, editing of sound-effects and special reward for animation. Who has substituted the Rabbit Rodzhera? removes the movie theater Hollywood on in principal new technical level, demonstrating that possibility cinema boundless. Aside from unique technical dignity of the film, 
Roger is a simply amusing and charming comedy the elements of the so-called «black film are well computer-integrated in which» (a «black film» is the denotation of Hollywood kinodetektivov accepted in a cinematology 1940–1950, in which usually a private detective, contesting not only with a crime as such, came forward a protagonist but also by the corruption of society on the whole).
In all over the months after the premiere of Rabbit Roger a producer after which already firmly fastened one rank of leading producers of Hollywood embarks on a next project, for this time it is two continuations of film Back in the future. Zemekis decides to take off the second and third series of film simultaneously (survey CPLD the general theme of films in succession is a next innovation of Zemekisa – got development in such projects, as a trilogy Ruler of rings and second and third parts of Matrix). Back in the future 2 started in kinoprokate of the USA and Canada on Day of Thanksgiving at the end of November 1989, Back in the future 3 – on Den' Pominutesoveniya at the end of May 1990. However such success, as the first part, continuation was had neither for critics nor for an audience.
In 1992 Robert Zemekis speaks to the genre of «black comedy» in a film Death to it to the person, in grotesque and to the enough gloating form ridiculing dullness and avidity of inhabitants. Nevertheless neither wonderful actor works of stars of Hollywood (Strip measured, Goldi Khoun, Bryus Uillis, last – in the quite unusual for him role of guitarfish and unlucky person) nor awarded with bonuses «Oscar» the magnificent special effects were not able to tie down sufficient attention American public. Outside the USA success Death to the person was it considerably anymore.
His film of Forrest Gamp, put on the novel of Uinstona of Groom, went out in July 1994. The most difficult task is succeeded in a film Zemekisu: to trace basic events and basic moods of life in the USA of post-war period through perception of individual, idiot Forresta Gampa, certain little Ivanushki-fool, which, on a subject, is a key figure both in life of some great people (Elvis Presli), and the American people on the whole («Uotergeytskoe business»). With an audience a film got success due to trade of producer and his permanent technical command (integrating a protagonist in documentary shots from different family by famous people), and also unique actor work of Tom Khenksa, creating one of the most unforgettable appearances in history of the cinema. A triumph is so obvious, that even American Academy of cinematographic Art, to this moment considering Zemekisa (as, actually, and his «teacher» Stephen Spilberga) cleanly by an entertaining producer, was not able to withstand. Forrest Gamp gets six «Oscars», including for the best film of year (going round such competitor, as Kriminutesal'noe chtivo of Kventina Tarantino), the best masculine role (Khenks) and for the best direction (Robert Zemekis).
Getting «Oscar», Zemekis on three years breaks off to take off. Only in summer 1997 his new work goes out,
fantastic drama is Contact, put on the best seller of Karla Sagana. In a film organically combine the ordinary aspiring of Zemekisa to the spectacle and fascination with a serious, indeed science «fiction» reflection on a theme «persons and Universe», search itself through the scientific openings, ineradicable aspiring of personality to cognition of outward things. A contact gets the very good press, but American Academy of cinematographic Art, deciding that Zemekisu suffices six statuettes after Forresta Gampa, abandons his new film practically without rewards.
Once again proving the passion to the innovative and most difficult in a raising plan projects, Zemekis in second times «Oscar» teams up with an actor by Tom Khenksom, possessor of bonus after Forrest Gamp, on a film Derelict, histories about modern Robinzone Kruzo, office worker of postal company, which as a result of air crash appears on the uninhabited island and conducts on him four years. That a hero Khenksa looked more reliable at the end of film, after these four years, the surveys of Derelict parted on two parts. Surveys of first began in January 1999 and were completed in April of that year, whereupon the prosecution of Derelict was halted on a year. For this time Khenks, more reliable to represent the hero after the years of privations, becoming thin on a 20 kilogram, and Zemekis, using a that film crew (except, certainly, actors) practically, a mystic thriller put That hides a lie, with Kharrisonom Fordom and Mishel' Pfayffer in leading roles, in which gave the contribution of respect creation of one of the idols, producer Al'freda Khichkoka. Whereupon together with becoming thin Khenksom went back to the prosecution of Derelict. Thus in 2000 on screens two films of producer went out at once – That hides lie and Derelict. Íabout if Lie – just the masterly put genre standard, starting on Christmas 2000 Derelict is deep philosophical work, reflection on a theme loneliness of man, created, sure, by the real artist. Unfortunately, Derelict was presented on the competition of «Oscar» only on two nominutesaciyam: for a sound and the best masculine role (Tom Khenks). A derelict, undoubtedly, will enter in history as classic of the cinema. Zemekis – one them not many producers, which combines in the creation a dramatic depth with an external spectacle and technical innovation.
The premiere of new work must take place in 2004, christmas fairy-tale the Arctic express, with Tom Khenksom topside.
Filmography
Regisser
Beowulf/ (2007)
Polar Express, The/ (2004)
What Lies Beneath/ (2000)
Cast Away/ (2000)
Contact/ (1997)
Vault Of Horror: Volume V/ (1995)
Forrest Gump/ (1994)
You, Murderer/ (1993)
Death Becomes Her/ (1992)
Tales From The Crypt/ (1989)
Back To The Future II/ (1989)
Back To The Future III/ (1989)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit/ (1988)
Back To The Future/ (1985)
Romancing The Stone/ (1984)
Used Cars/ (1980)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand/ (1978)
Scenario writer
Bordello Of Blood/ (1996) (idea)
Trespass/ (1992)
Back To The Future/ (1985)
Used Cars/ (1980)
1941 /1941/ (1979)
1941 /1941/ (1979) (idea)
Producer
Beowulf/ (2007)
Thirteen Ghosts/ (2001)
What Lies Beneath/ (2000)
Cast Away/ (2000)
House on Haunted Hill/ (1999)
Contact/ (1997)
Death Becomes Her/ (1992)
Executive producer
Matchstick Men/ (2003)
Vault Of Horror 6/ (1996)
Vault Of Horror: Volume Ix/ (1996)
Bordello Of Blood/ (1996)
Frighteners, The/ (1996)
Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight/ (1995)
Vault Of Horror: Volume V/ (1995)
Vault Of Horror. Volume 8/ (1994)
You, Murderer/ (1993)
Trespass/ (1992)
Tales From The Crypt/ (1991)
Vault Of Horror: Volume II/ (1991)
