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Phil Alden Robinson

Writer | Director | Producer

Known for Field of Dreams (1989), Sneakers (1992), The Sum of All Fears (2002), Freedom Song (2000)

Details

Mar 1, 1950 (age 70)

Guilds

AMPTP | DGA | WGA

External links

Images (13)

Phil Alden Robinson

(Left to right) Ben Affleck and director Phil Alden Robinson on the set of "The Sum Of All Fears."

Phil Alden Robinson

Phil Alden Robinson, Kevin Costner, Burt Lancaster (photo by Melinda Sue Gordon)

Still of Phil Alden Robinson and John Lindley in Field of Dreams

Director Phil Alden Robinson on the set of "The Sum Of All Fears."

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 11 wins & 10 nominations

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Filmography

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43 titles

Projects in Development (5 titles)	Budget	Status
All of Me Writer Writer See fewer		Development Unknown
Gunner Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer		Optioned
Sinatra Executive Producer, Writer (earlier script) Executive Producer, Writer (earlier script) See fewer		Development Unknown
The Armageddon Letters (TV Mini-series) - Writer , Director Writer , Director See fewer		Script
Untitled FBI Wedding Comedy Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer		Development Unknown

Past Film & Video (17 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) Director Director See fewer				$615K
The Woodmans (2010) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		$6K	$47K	$47K
Expiration (2003) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$50K
The Sum of All Fears (2002) Director Director See fewer	$68MM	$31MM	$119MM	$194MM
All the Queen's Men (2001) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$15MM	$15K	$24K	$121K
The Chamber (1996) Writer (screenplay) (as Chris Reese) Writer (screenplay) (as Chris Reese) See fewer	$50MM	$5.6MM	$15MM	$23MM
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994) (Video) - Writer (characters) (as Jack T.D. Robinson) Writer (characters) (as Jack T.D. Robinson) See fewer
Relentless 3 (1993) (Video) - Writer (characters) (as Jack T.D. Robinson) Writer (characters) (as Jack T.D. Robinson) See fewer
Sneakers (1992) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	$23MM	$10MM	$51MM	$105MM
Dead On: Relentless II (1992) (Video) - Writer (characters) (as Jack T.D. Robinson) Writer (characters) (as Jack T.D. Robinson) See fewer
Ghost Dad (1990) Writer (screenplay) (as Chris Reese) Writer (screenplay) (as Chris Reese) See fewer		$4.8MM	$25MM	$25MM
Relentless (1989) Writer (as Jack T.D. Robinson) Writer (as Jack T.D. Robinson) See fewer	$4MM	$2.8MM	$7MM	$7MM
Field of Dreams (1989) Director, Writer (screenplay) Director, Writer (screenplay) See fewer		$531K	$64MM	$84MM
In the Mood (1987) Director, Lyrics ("Baby Blues (Sonny's Theme)"), Writer (screenplay), Writer (story) Director, Lyrics ("Baby Blues (Sonny's Theme)"), Writer (screenplay), Writer (story) See fewer	$7MM	$45K	$999K	$999K
Fletch (1985) Writer (screenplay) (uncredited) Writer (screenplay) (uncredited) See fewer	$8MM	$7MM	$51MM	$60MM
All of Me (1984) Associate Producer, Writer (screenplay) Associate Producer, Writer (screenplay) See fewer		$5.8MM	$36MM	$36MM
Rhinestone (1984) Lyrics ("The Day My Baby Died"), Writer (screenplay), Writer (story) Lyrics ("The Day My Baby Died"), Writer (screenplay), Writer (story) See fewer	$28MM	$5.5MM	$21MM	$21MM

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Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
The Good Fight (2017–2020) (TV Series) - Writer (created by) (40 episodes, 2017), Executive Producer (4 episodes, 2017), Writer (1 episode, 2017) Writer (created by) (40 episodes, 2017), Executive Producer (4 episodes, 2017), Writer (1 episode, 2017) See fewer The Gang Discovers Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein (May 28, 2020) Season 4, Episode 7 - Writer (created by) Writer (created by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	40
The Good Wife (2016) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2016) Director (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Landing (Apr 17, 2016) Season 7, Episode 19 - Director Director See fewer	1
Script to Screen (2013) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013) Self (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Field of Dreams (Oct 17, 2013) Season 2, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer	1
The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV Special) - Writer Writer See fewer
Band of Brothers (2001) (TV Mini-series) - Director (1 episode, 2001) Director (1 episode, 2001) See fewer Currahee (Sep 9, 2001) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
Freedom Song (2000) (TV Movie) - Director, Executive Producer, Writer Director, Executive Producer, Writer See fewer
George Burns Comedy Week (1985) (TV Series) - Director (2 episodes, 1985) Director (2 episodes, 1985) See fewer The Assignment (Oct 30, 1985) Season 1, Episode 7 - Director Director See fewer The Smiths (Oct 9, 1985) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director Director See fewer	2
Trapper John, M.D. (1981) (TV Series) - Writer (2 episodes, 1981) Writer (2 episodes, 1981) See fewer C.O.D. (Oct 11, 1981) Season 3, Episode 2 - Writer Writer See fewer Earthquake (Jan 18, 1981) Season 2, Episode 7 - Writer Writer See fewer	2

Self (13 titles)
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood Self Self See fewer
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) (TV Movie) - Self - Director-Screenwriter Self - Director-Screenwriter See fewer
100 Years of Universal - The Lot (2012) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (2009) Self Self See fewer
Field of Dreams: A Diamond in the Husks (2004) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime (2004) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
A Cautionary Tale: The Making of 'The Sum of All Fears' (2002) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Making of 'Band of Brothers' (2001) (TV Short) - Self Self See fewer
One Vision (1998) Self Self See fewer
The 'Field of Dreams' Scrapbook (1998) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
A Film és... I.-XIV (1995– ) (TV Series) - Self (1995) Self (1995) See fewer
The Media Show (1989) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1989) Self (1 episode, 1989) See fewer Episode #5.7 (Nov 19, 1989) Season 5, Episode 7 - Self Self See fewer

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