Matthew Robbins (screenwriter)

Born (1945-07-15) July 15, 1945 (age 80)

San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

EducationAFI Conservatory

Occupations

• Screenwriter
• Film director

Yearsactive1971–present

Matthew Robbins
Robbins in 2005
Born	(1945-07-15) July 15, 1945 (age 80) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Education	AFI Conservatory
Occupations	Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1971–present
Known for	The Sugarland Express Dragonslayer Batteries Not Included Mimic
Spouse	Janet Robbins
Awards	Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival) 1974 The Sugarland Express

Matthew Robbins (born July 15, 1945) is an American screenwriter and film director^[1] best known for his writing work within the American New Wave movement.

He collaborated with numerous filmmakers within the movement including George Lucas, Walter Murch and Steven Spielberg, on films like The Sugarland Express, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Jaws. He has also worked frequently with Guillermo del Toro, writing his films Mimic, Crimson Peak and Pinocchio. Robbins has frequently worked with writer Hal Barwood.

Prior to attending USC School of Cinematic Arts, Robbins graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1965 where he was classmate and friends with Walter Murch and Caleb Deschanel. He is a graduate of the AFI Conservatory. In 2004, Robbins received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Johns Hopkins.^[2]

In 2011, he made his debut in Indian cinema by writing the screenplay for the Bollywood thriller 7 Khoon Maaf, along with director Vishal Bhardwaj.^[3] His second Indian film, Rangoon, was also directed by Bhardwaj.