Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American movie director, producer and writer. Born in Chicago, Illinois to a Lithuanian Catholic family, Zemeckis graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. Propelled forward after winning a Student Academy Award for his film, A Field of Honor, he went on to write and direct many films which have won numerous awards.

Selected filmography

• Beowulf (2007)
• Monster House (2006)
• The Polar Express (2004)
• Cast Away (2000)
• What Lies Beneath (2000)
• Contact (1997)
• Forrest Gump (1994)
• Death Becomes Her (1992)
• Back to the Future Part III (1990)
• Back to the Future Part II (1989)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• Romancing the Stone (1984)
• Used Cars (1980)
• I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
• A Field of Honor (1973)
• The Lift (1972)