Robert Roy Pool
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Robert Roy Pool is an American screenwriter, best known for his authorship of the motion pictures Outbreak
(1995), starring Dustin Hoffman
, and The Big Town (1987), starring Matt Dillon
. He also received a "story by" credit on the motion picture Armageddon (1998), which starred Bruce Willis
and Billy Bob Thornton
. Pool has collaborated with Laurence Dworet
, a former emergency room doctor.
Outbreak (film)
Outbreak is a 1995 American disaster film starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey. The film was directed by Wolfgang Petersen. In addition, Outbreak features Cuba Gooding, Jr., Donald Sutherland, and Patrick Dempsey....
(1995), starring Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
, and The Big Town (1987), starring Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon is an American actor and film director. He began acting in the late 1970s, gaining fame as a teenage idol during the 1980s.- Early life :...
. He also received a "story by" credit on the motion picture Armageddon (1998), which starred Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles...
and Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone...
. Pool has collaborated with Laurence Dworet
Laurence Dworet
Laurence Dworet, M.D. is an American screenwriter.In 1990, he and his writing partner Robert Roy Pool sold their spec screenplay The Ultimatum for $500,000 against $1,000,000 if a film was made. It was the story of terrorists who plant an atomic bomb in an American city and threaten nuclear...
, a former emergency room doctor.