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Robert Mark Kamen (born October 9, 1947) is an American screenwriter, best known as creator of The Karate Kid franchise, as well as for his later collaborations with French filmmaker Luc Besson, which includes the screenplay for The Fifth Element (originally devised by Besson) and the Transporter and Taken franchises.
Robert Mark Kamen was born on 9 October 1947 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Fifth Element (1997), The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and Taken (2008).
12 Feb 2021 · The writer of The Karate Kid, The Fifth Element, Taken and more talks about his career, his karate background and his vineyard. Learn how he created Jason Statham and Liam Neeson as movie stars and why he avoids publicity.
Learn about the life and career of Robert Mark Kamen, a writer and producer of The Fifth Element, The Karate Kid and Taken. Find out his family, education, trademarks, trivia and more on IMDb.
I am beyond humbled to interview the original creator of The Karate Kid movies/franchise, Robert Mark Kamen. Thank you Kevin Derek for this opportunity in collaboration with More Than Miyagi...
The Karate Kid is a semi-autobiographical story based on the life of its screenwriter, Robert Mark Kamen. At age 17, after the 1964 New York World's Fair, Kamen was beaten up by a gang of bullies. He thus began to study martial arts in order to defend himself.
21 Sep 2023 · Listen to Robert Mark Kamen, the writer of The Karate Kid and The Fifth Element, talk about his career, his books and his winery. He also shares his favorite authors, films and podcasts in this conversation with Julia Boggio and Ed Crocker.
