Matthew Robbins

Biography

Matthew Robbins is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He is good friends with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Guillermo Del Toro and Walter Murch and has had cameo appearances in THX 1138 and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Robbins frequently worked with Hal Barwood. He wrote the screenplay for the Bollywood thriller 7 Khoon Maaf, along with Vishal Bhardwaj.

Most Famous Work

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Amazing Stories

(1985) Director

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Ratatouille

(2007) Thanks

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

(2022) Screenstory

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Incredibles 2

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The Incredibles

(2004) Thanks

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Crimson Peak

(2015) Writer

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

(1977) Writer

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(1987) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self	A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened 2023-03-11 Movie
2007	Himself	Fog City Mavericks 2007-10-24 Movie
2004	Self	A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope 2004-09-14 Movie
	Self	Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' 2004-08-14 Movie
1977	Returnee #3 Flt. 19	Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977-12-14 Movie
1971	Self	Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' 1971-03-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Screenstory	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 2022-11-09 Movie
2017	Screenplay	Madame 2017-08-17 Movie
	Screenplay	Rangoon 2017-02-24 Movie
2015	Writer	Chatô, The King of Brazil 2015-11-19 Movie
	Writer	Crimson Peak 2015-10-13 Movie
2013	Writer	Vijay and I 2013-08-08 Movie
	Screenplay	Ek Thi Daayan 2013-04-18 Movie
2011	Screenplay	7 Khoon Maaf 2011-02-18 Movie
2010	Screenplay	Don't Be Afraid of the Dark 2010-11-06 Movie
2009	Screenplay	The Concert 2009-11-04 Movie
2007	Story	Blood Brothers 2007-09-08 Movie
1997	Screenplay	Mimic 1997-08-22 Movie
	Screenstory	Mimic 1997-08-22 Movie
1987	Screenplay	*batteries not included 1987-12-18 Movie
1985	Writer	Warning Sign 1985-08-23 Movie
1981	Screenplay	Dragonslayer 1981-06-26 Movie
1978	Writer	Corvette Summer 1978-06-02 Movie
1977	Writer	Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977-12-14 Movie
	Writer	MacArthur 1977-07-01 Movie
1976	Screenplay	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings 1976-07-16 Movie
1974	Screenplay	The Sugarland Express 1974-04-05 Movie
	Story	The Sugarland Express 1974-04-05 Movie
	Writer	Ray Gunn Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2018	Thanks	Incredibles 2 2018-06-14 Movie
2007	Thanks	Ratatouille 2007-06-28 Movie
2004	Thanks	The Incredibles 2004-10-27 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1991	Director	Bingo 1991-08-09 Movie
1989	Director	Mothers, Daughters and Lovers 1989-09-10 Movie
1987	Director	*batteries not included 1987-12-18 Movie
1985	Director	Amazing Stories 1985-09-29 TV Show
	Director	The Legend of Billie Jean 1985-07-19 Movie
1981	Director	Dragonslayer 1981-06-26 Movie
1978	Director	Corvette Summer 1978-06-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1985	Executive Producer	Warning Sign 1985-08-23 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv