About Kevin Reynolds
Kevin Hal Reynolds (born January 17, 1952) is an American film director and screenwriter. He directed Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Waterworld, The Count of Monte Cristo, Fandango, and the 2016 film Risen. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the History miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. == 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 hit Red Dawn in 1984 and writing and directing the Steven Spielberg-produced Fandango in 1985. He began a long friendship with Kevin Costner after hiring him for Fandango, when Costner was a little-known actor. Reynolds later advised Costner behind the scenes for the epic western Dances with Wolves (1990), in particular with the buffalo hunting scenes, on which Reynolds was also an uncredited second unit director. Costner would again be his leading man in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Costner then produced Reynolds' 1994 film Rapa-Nui. Costner brought on Reynolds to direct the post-apocalyptic film Waterworld (1995).
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