"If raw, irrepressible energy has a name, it must be Bob Zemeckis," writes Steven Spielberg in the Hollywood Reporter. "Working, laughing, storytelling with Bob is a little like hanging on to someone who has a finger stuck in an electrical outlet ... Audiences for any Zemeckis movie earn their pleasure."

Among the Robert Zemeckis films that bring this pleasure to both audiences and critics alike are the box-office hits Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit", and Forrest Gump. As a director, Zemeckis maintains common threads in all his films, as diversely different as they may seem. The latest technological advances are utilized to create difficult special effects, comedic elements are often let loose, and Zemeckis always remains true to the main component of all his films--the characters. While focusing on the characters, he also strives to create a movie in which his work as...