Robert Mark Kamen

Robert Mark Kamen

1947-10-09 The Bronx, New York, United States 33 Credits

Biography

Robert Mark Kamen is a screenwriter who has been writing for major motion pictures since the early 1980s. He is also one of the collaborators of French writer, director and producer Luc Besson. He is originally from the Bronx borough of New York City.

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Karate Kid: Legends

Karate Kid: Legends

2025

Characters

6.9

After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. When a new f...

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021

as Self

7.1
Acting

The Oscar nominated actor best known for his role of Mr. Miyagi, left behind a painfully revealing autobiographical record of his much-too-brief time ...

Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

2019

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagu...

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017

as Self

6.8
Acting

An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

The Warriors Gate

The Warriors Gate

2016

Writer

6.6
Writing

After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack ...

The Transporter Refueled

The Transporter Refueled

2015

Characters

5.5

The fast-paced action movie is again set in the criminal underworld in France, where Frank Martin is known as The Transporter, because he is the best ...

Taken 3

Taken 3

2014

Screenplay, Characters

6.3
Writing

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a sa...

Brick Mansions

Brick Mansions

2014

Screenplay

5.9
Writing

In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a gian...

Taken 2

Taken 2

2012

Screenplay, Writer

6.4
Writing

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

Colombiana

Colombiana

2011

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman...

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

2010

Story

6.6
Writing

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately fal...

Transporter 3

Transporter 3

2008

Screenplay, Characters

6.1
Writing

Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on ...

Taken

Taken

2008

Writer

7.4
Writing

Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let K...

Bandidas

Bandidas

2006

Writer

6.0
Writing

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest ...

Transporter 2

Transporter 2

2005

Characters, Writer

6.3
Writing

Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauff...

The Way of The Karate Kid

2005

as Self - Writer

Acting

Retrospective documentary on the making of The Karate Kid (1984).

The Transporter

The Transporter

2002

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high dem...

Kiss of the Dragon

Kiss of the Dragon

2001

Screenplay

6.9
Writing

Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murd...

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

1997

Screenplay

7.6
Writing

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

A Walk in the Clouds

A Walk in the Clouds

1995

Screenplay

7.3
Writing

World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she c...

The Next Karate Kid

The Next Karate Kid

1994

Characters

5.4

Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to...

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition t...

The Power of One

The Power of One

1992

Screenplay

7.5
Writing

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel...

Gladiator

Gladiator

1992

Story, Screenplay

7.6
Writing

Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed an...

The Punisher

The Punisher

1989

Producer

5.8
Producing

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a ...

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Script Editor

7.0

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III

1989

Writer, Characters

5.9
Writing

Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Dani...

The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

1986

Writer, Characters

6.3
Writing

Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of...

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

1984

Writer

7.2
Writing

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target ...

Split Image

Split Image

1982

Screenplay

5.9
Writing

An impressionable young man finds himself literally enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's pare...

Taps

Taps

1981

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

Infernus

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

U.N. human rights activist Donovan Kamara is sent to investigate reports of refugees being illegally detained inside a U.S. black site prison. A seemi...

Night Has Fallen

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

The fourth entry in the "... Has Fallen" series, following the adventures of former Army Ranger and Secret Service Agent Mike Banning.