Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he was just this Irish kid who had read the script and wanted to do it.

His former father-in-law is late actor John Payne star of the western series The Restless Gun. Robert has a brother Roger who is six years younger. Vazak with the script.

Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23 1934) is an American screenwriter and director.