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Screenwriter and director Robert Towne (1988 interview) | Fresh Air
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27:00Now PlayingRobert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other films, whose script for Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, died July 1, 2024.
Even in 1988 (when this interview originally aired), Towne was considered to be the best screenwriter in Hollywood. This interview covers what was then his latest film called Tequila Sunrise, about cops, drug dealers, and betrayal. Towne talks about the tension between the intent of the screenwriter and the interpretation of a script by an actor or director.
This interview originally aired December 15, 1988.
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