Kevin Reynolds (director)

Kevin Reynolds
Born	January 17, 1952 (1952-01-17) San Antonio, Texas
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Baylor University
Known for	Film director and screenwriter

Kevin Hal Reynolds (born January 17, 1952) is an American film director and screenwriter.

Early life

Reynolds was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of former Baylor University President Herbert H. Reynolds.

Career

Reynolds enjoyed initial successes co-writing the Cold War cult hit Red Dawn in 1984 and writing and directing the Steven Spielberg-produced Fandango in 1985.

He began a long friendship with Kevin Costner at this time as his director in Fandango. Costner would again be his leading man in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves; he also advised Costner behind the scenes for the epic western Dances with Wolves—in particular the buffalo hunting scenes. They collaborated one final time for the post-apocalyptic film Waterworld (1995). Mid-way through filming, conflict led the two friends to sever ties and Reynolds walked away from filming; Reynolds was later quoted as having said of Costner: "Now Kevin gets to work with his favorite actor and director." Later, Reynolds and Costner reunited to record a commentary track for the extended special edition DVD of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Reynolds next directed the Samuel L. Jackson vehicle and thriller One Eight Seven.

His most recent directorial efforts were two classical adaptations: The Count of Monte Cristo in 2001 and Tristan & Isolde in 2006.

He is reuniting with Kevin Costner with the spy film Learning Italian , which went into production in 2011.

Films written

• Red Dawn (1984) (co-writer)
• Fandango (1985)

Films directed

• Fandango (1985)
• The Beast (1988)
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
• Rapa Nui (1994)
• Waterworld (1995)
• One Eight Seven (1997)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
• Tristan & Isolde (2006)

External links

• Kevin Reynolds at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with the Austin Chronicle