For Phil Alden Robinson, 1984 was a turning point in his career. The Long Island native had toiled for... (Learn more)
Top Projects: Band of Brothers, The Sum of All Fears, Sneakers (View All)
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Phil Alden Robinson’s Milestones
| Directed "The Sum of All Fears" (lensed 2001), the fourth film to feature the character of Jack Ryan (now played by Ben Affleck) and based on the Tom Clancy novel | |
| Made industrial films and commercials; also worked in radio | |
| Wrote and directed training films for the U.S. Air Force | |
| 1974 | Worked as a TV newscaster in Schenectady, New York |
| 1979 | Wrote two episodes for "Trapper John, M.D." (CBS) |
| 1983 | First screenplay to go into production, "All of Me" (released September 1984) |
| 1984 | First film to be released, "Rhinestone" (co-writer; also provided story and penned a song); released theatrically in June |
| 1985 | Made directorial debut with two episodes of the CBS variety series "The George Burns Comedy Week" |
| 1987 | Feature directorial debut with "In the Mood"; also wrote screenplay, co-conceived the story and wrote one of the songs |
| 1989 | Penned the screenplay for and directed the Oscar-nominated Best Picture "Field of Dreams"; received Academy Award nomination for script |
| 1992 | Accompanied United Nations High Commission for Refugees to Bosnia and Somalia; made five documentaries drawn from those experiences that were presented on ABC's "Nightline" |
| 1992 | Wrote and directed the comedy thriller "Sneakers" |
| 2000 | First produced project in eight years, the based-on-fact civil rights-themed TV-movie "Freedom Song" (TNT); wrote, directed and served as executive producer |
| 2001 | Helmed an episode of the HBO WWII drama "Band of Brothers" |
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