Kevin Reynolds

Kevin Reynolds
Date of birth:
1952
Mini Bio:
Kevin Reynolds is a film director and writer. Reynolds practiced law in Austin, Texas in the 1970s, then decided to attend the USC School of Cinema-Television, he enjoyed his initial successes by penning the Cold War cult hit Red Dawn in 1984 and directing the Spielberg produced Fandango in 1985. He began a long friendship with Kevin Costner at this time as his director in Fandango and again in an episode of the Steven Spielberg produced television series Amazing Stories for an episode titled "The Mission". Costner would again be his leading man in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. They collaberated one final time for the apocalyptic film Waterworld (1995). His most recent box office success was the Alexandre Dumas classic The Count of Monte Cristo in 2001, starring Guy Pierce and Jim Cavezzal. His last directorial outting to date was the largely ignored Tristan + Isolde in 2006, starring James Franco.

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