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Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Robert Zemeckis

Producer
for Producer in Superman: Champion of the Oppressed
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A child falls out of the sky in a rocket and is adopted by the Kent family, Johnathan and Martha, given the name Clark. Years go by, and Clark notices he's not like most other people on the planet. He learns that he is an alien named Kal-El, and was sent to Earth by his father Jor-El from the planet Krypton mere seconds from its death. Clark discovers he was put here for a reason, and decides to use his powers for good. Just as a wealthy corrupt businessman and a walking alien computer team up, Clark Kent forever becomes Superman, the Man of Tomorrow.