Frank Marshall

Biography: An associate producer of Peter Bogdanovichs Paper Moon, Daisy Miller, and Nickelodeon in the mid '70s, Marshall was also line producer on Martin Scorsese's concert film The Last Waltz and Orson Welles' unreleased Hollywood satire The Other Side of the Wind. In the '80s he was associated with several Steven Spielberg films, most notably as producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark; co-producer of The Color Purple, Empire of the Sun, and Always; and co-executive producer of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In partnership with his wife Kathleen Kennedy and Spielberg, Marshall formed the hugely succesful Amblin Entertainment production company, and co-produced or co-executive produced numerous other hits, including Poltergeist, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and the three Back to the Future films. In 1990 Marshall debuted as a director with the spider-filled horror comedy Arachnophobia; he followed with the fact-based drama of survival andAn associate producer of Peter Bogdanovichs Paper Moon, Daisy Miller, and Nickelodeon in the mid '70s, Marshall was also line producer on Martin Scorsese's concert film The Last Waltz and Orson Welles' unreleased Hollywood satire The Other Side of the Wind. In the '80s he was associated with several Steven Spielberg films, most notably as producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark; co-producer of The Color Purple, Empire of the Sun, and Always; and co-executive producer of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In partnership with his wife Kathleen Kennedy and Spielberg, Marshall formed the hugely succesful Amblin Entertainment production company, and co-produced or co-executive produced numerous other hits, including Poltergeist, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and the three Back to the Future films. In 1990 Marshall debuted as a director with the spider-filled horror comedy Arachnophobia; he followed with the fact-based drama of survival and cannibalism, Alive. Expand

Frank Marshall's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 62
Highest Metascore: 89 The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Lowest Metascore: 20 The Last Airbender
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 87
  2. Negative: 8 out of 87
87 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
67 Arachnophobia Jul 18, 1990 Director / Executive Producer 8.3
69 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Jun 15, 1990 Executive Producer 6.5
55 Back to the Future Part III May 25, 1990 Executive Producer 8.1
45 Joe Versus the Volcano Mar 9, 1990 Executive Producer / Executive Producer 5.5
50 Always Dec 22, 1989 Producer / Producer 3.6
57 Back to the Future Part II Nov 22, 1989 Executive Producer 8.3
43 Dad Nov 10, 1989 Executive Producer tbd
65 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade May 24, 1989 Executive Producer / Executive Producer 7.5
66 The Land Before Time Nov 18, 1988 Co-Executive Producer / Co-Executive Producer / Co-Executive Producer tbd
83 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Jun 21, 1988 Producer 8.6
54 *batteries not included Dec 18, 1987 Executive Producer 7.6
62 Empire of the Sun Dec 9, 1987 Producer 7.9
66 Innerspace Jul 1, 1987 Co-Executive Producer / Co-Executive Producer 7.7
38 An American Tail Nov 21, 1986 Executive Producer / Executive Producer / Executive Producer 7.7
49 The Money Pit Mar 26, 1986 Producer / Producer / Producer tbd
78 The Color Purple Dec 18, 1985 Producer 8.4
65 Young Sherlock Holmes Dec 4, 1985 Executive Producer / Executive Producer 5.9
88 Back to the Future Jul 3, 1985 Executive Producer 8.9
62 The Goonies Jun 7, 1985 Executive Producer 7.4
70 Gremlins Jun 8, 1984 Executive Producer / Executive Producer / Executive Producer tbd
57 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom May 23, 1984 Executive Producer / Executive Producer 7.6
44 Twilight Zone: The Movie Jun 24, 1983 Executive Producer / Executive Producer tbd
79 Poltergeist Jun 4, 1982 Producer / Producer 7.6
86 Raiders of the Lost Ark Jun 12, 1981 Producer / Producer tbd
65 The Warriors Feb 9, 1979 Executive Producer 8.1
56 The Driver Jul 28, 1978 Associate Producer / Associate Producer 0.8
84 The Last Waltz Apr 26, 1978 Line Producer: Studio & Documentary / Line Producer: Studio & Documentary tbd
52 Nickelodeon Dec 21, 1976 Producer / Producer tbd
48 Daisy Miller May 22, 1974 Associate Producer / Associate Producer 2.5
77 Paper Moon May 9, 1973 Associate Producer 8.6