Robert Mark Kamen

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.

Works

Karate Kid: Legends

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 friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren't enough. Li's kung fu teacher Mr. Han enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso for help, and Li learns a new way to fight, merging their two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.

Release Date: 2025-05-28

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

7.1

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

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 here on earth. Tracing his journey from being bed bound as a boy to the bright lights and discrimination in Hollywood. Deep inside that sweet, generous, multi-talented performer seethed an army of demons, that even alcohol and drugs couldn't mask.

Release Date: 2021-02-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 43

Reunited Apart
5.5

Reunited Apart

Josh Gad reunites the cast and crews of various classic movies, and discusses the the films in hilarious yet heartfelt conversations.

Release Date: 2020-04-27

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 2

6.6

Angel Has Fallen

After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name.

Release Date: 2019-08-21

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 3546

Cobra Kai
8.2

Cobra Kai

This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.

Release Date: 2018-05-02

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Episode Count: 30

Vote Count: 6484

6.8

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

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

Release Date: 2017-08-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 6

6.6

The Warriors Gate

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 will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.

Release Date: 2016-11-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 354

5.5

The Transporter Refueled

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 driver and mercenary money can buy. In this installment, he meets Anna and they attempt to take down a group of ruthless Russian human traffickers who also have kidnapped Frank’s father.

Release Date: 2015-09-02

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 1496

6.3

Taken 3

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 savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.

Release Date: 2014-12-16

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 5809

5.9

Brick Mansions

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 giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier, every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine, to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it.

Release Date: 2014-04-22

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 1522

Transporter: The Series
6.0

Transporter: The Series

The adventures of professional transporter Frank Martin, who can always be counted on to get the job done—discreetly. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, his three rules are: Never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. Occasionally, complications arise and rules get broken.

Release Date: 2012-10-25

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 12

Vote Count: 128

6.4

Taken 2

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.

Release Date: 2012-09-27

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 6708

6.6

Colombiana

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 by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Release Date: 2011-07-27

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 2639

6.5

The Karate Kid

Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

Release Date: 2010-06-10

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 6078

6.1

Transporter 3

Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.

Release Date: 2008-11-26

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 3403

7.4

Taken

Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.

Release Date: 2008-02-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 11349

6.0

Bandidas

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Release Date: 2006-01-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 1094

6.3

Transporter 2

Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy director and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank immediately becomes involved in protecting the child and exposing the kidnappers.

Release Date: 2005-08-03

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 3656

The Way of The Karate Kid

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

Release Date: 2005-02-01

Character: Self - Writer

Vote Count: 1

Black Sash
8.7

Black Sash

Black Sash is an American action adventure drama television series starring Russell Wong. It ran from March 30, 2003, to June 1, 2003. Including pilots, a total of eight episodes were made, however only six episodes were aired on The WB.

Release Date: 2003-03-30

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 7

Vote Count: 3

6.7

The Transporter

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 demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.

Release Date: 2002-10-02

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 5402

6.9

Kiss of the Dragon

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 murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

Release Date: 2001-07-06

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 1213

7.6

The Fifth Element

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.

Release Date: 1997-05-02

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 10872

7.3

A Walk in the Clouds

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 can face her family.

Release Date: 1995-05-27

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 1026

5.4

The Next Karate Kid

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 adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.

Release Date: 1994-07-18

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 1029

6.7

Lethal Weapon 3

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

Release Date: 1992-05-15

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 2940

7.5

The Power of One

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 teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.

Release Date: 1992-03-27

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 140

7.6

Gladiator

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 and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.

Release Date: 1992-03-06

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 358

5.8

The Punisher

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

Release Date: 1989-10-05

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 607

7.0

Lethal Weapon 2

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

Release Date: 1989-07-07

Department: Writing

Job: Script Editor

Vote Count: 3431

5.9

The Karate Kid Part III

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

Release Date: 1989-06-16

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 1640

6.3

The Karate Kid Part II

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 his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival. Sato is bent on a fight to the death, even if it means the destruction of their village. Daniel finds his own love in Yukia's niece, Kumiko, and his own enemy in Sato's nephew, the vicious Chozen. Now, far away from the tournaments, cheering crowds and safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when the cost of honor is life itself.

Release Date: 1986-06-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 2232

7.2

The Karate Kid

Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.

Release Date: 1984-06-22

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 4260

6.1

Split Image

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 parents hire a deprogrammer to kidnap him and return him to his family.

Release Date: 1982-10-03

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 24

6.8

Taps

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

Release Date: 1981-12-20

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 272

Infernus

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 seemingly simple task turns deadly when the world’s most dangerous inmates break free. Kamara must work to safely extricate the refugees, all while going head-to-head with a brilliant criminal mastermind.

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Night Has Fallen

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

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

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