Screenplay: Robert Townsend
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Robert Townsend. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Edge of Outside
2006 · Documentary · 65 min. · United States
Direction Shannon Davis
Cast Edward Burns · Paul Auster · Arthur Penn · John Sayles
6.4
76 votes
6.4
76 votes
The Meteor Man
1993 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Robert Townsend
Cast Robert Townsend · Marla Gibbs · Eddie Griffin · Robert Guillaume
Plot One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in...
3.6
243 votes
3.6
243 votes
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Movie · 121 min. · United States
Direction Robert Townsend
Cast Robert Townsend · Michael Wright · Leon · Harry Lennix
Plot The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.
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The Parent 'Hood (TV Series)
1995 · Series · min. · United States
Direction Andrew Nicholls · Robert Townsend · Darrell Vickers · Gerren Keith
Cast Robert Townsend · Suzzanne Douglas · Reagan Gomez-Preston · Curtis Williams
Plot A college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.
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Uptown Comedy Express (TV)
1987 · Movie · 56 min. · United States
Direction Russ Petranto
Cast Arsenio Hall · Chris Rock · Barry Sobel · Robert Townsend
Plot First stand up appearance by Chris Rock, produced by Eddie Murphy.
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Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · Movie · 78 min. · United States
Direction Robert Townsend
Cast Anne-Marie Johnson · Craigus R. Johnson · Dom Irrera · Helen Martin
Plot An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric...
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