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name: "Robert Mark Kamen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-mark-kamen"
fi1m_id: "robert-mark-kamen"
imdb_id: "nm0436543"
tmdb_id: 61
wikidata_id: "Q1893631"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "9 October 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T12:35:14.039736+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Robert Mark Kamen

## Identity

Robert Mark Kamen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-mark-kamen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-mark-kamen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0436543
- **TMDB ID:** 61
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1893631
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mark_Kamen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1893631, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436543/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61

Writer. Born 9 October 1947 in The Bronx, New York, United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 9 October 1947, The Bronx, New York, United States
- **Active:** 1981–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Luc Besson](https://film.one/person/luc-besson.md), [Famke Janssen](https://film.one/person/famke-janssen.md), [Jerry Weintraub](https://film.one/person/jerry-weintraub.md), [John G. Avildsen](https://film.one/person/john-g-avildsen.md), [Liam Neeson](https://film.one/person/liam-neeson.md), [Maggie Grace](https://film.one/person/maggie-grace.md), [Pat Morita](https://film.one/person/pat-morita.md), [Ralph Macchio](https://film.one/person/ralph-macchio.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as writer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (4), 1990s 68 (2), 2000s 66 (1), 2010s 70 (1), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 64 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 7, Drama 5, Adventure 3, Thriller 3, Crime 2, Family 2
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,400m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mark_Kamen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1893631, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436543/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Karate Kid*](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md) (81), [*The Fifth Element*](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md) (73), [*The Karate Kid Part II*](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md) (62)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Robert Mark Kamen is an American screenwriter. He received a BA from New York University and a PhD in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. His first produced screenplay credit was on *Taps* (1981).

Kamen wrote the screenplay for *The Karate Kid* (1984), which drew on his own experiences studying Gojū-ryū karate. He also wrote the sequels *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986) and *The Karate Kid Part III* (1989). He has collaborated extensively with Luc Besson on films including *The Fifth Element* (1997), the *Transporter* series and the *Taken* series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Karate Kid: Legends* (2025), Fi1m 64, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/karate-kid-legends.md)
- *Cobra Kai* (2018), Fi1m 70, Characters — [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *Taken* (2008), Fi1m 66, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/taken.md)
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), Fi1m 73, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md)
- *Lethal Weapon 3* (1992), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-3.md)
- *Lethal Weapon 2* (1989), Fi1m 74, Script Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-2.md)
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Fi1m 62, Characters, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)
- *Taps* (1981), Fi1m 63, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Karate Kid: Legends* (2025), Characters — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/karate-kid-legends.md)
- *Angel Has Fallen* (2019), Screenplay
- *Cobra Kai* (2018), series, Characters — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *The Warriors Gate* (2016), Writer
- *The Transporter Refueled* (2015), Characters
- *Taken 3* (2014), Screenplay, Characters
- *Brick Mansions* (2014), Screenplay
- *Transporter: The Series* (2013), series, Creator
- *Taken 2* (2012), Screenplay, Writer
- *Colombiana* (2011), Screenplay
- *The Karate Kid* (2010), Story
- *Transporter 3* (2008), Screenplay, Characters
- *Taken* (2008), Writer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/taken.md)
- *Bandidas* (2006), Writer
- *Transporter 2* (2005), Characters, Writer
- *The Transporter* (2002), Screenplay
- *Kiss of the Dragon* (2001), Screenplay
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), Screenplay — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md)
- *A Walk in the Clouds* (1995), Screenplay
- *The Next Karate Kid* (1994), Characters
- *Lethal Weapon 3* (1992), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-3.md)
- *The Power of One* (1992), Screenplay
- *Gladiator* (1992), Story, Screenplay
- *The Punisher* (1989), Producer
- *Lethal Weapon 2* (1989), Script Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-2.md)
- *The Karate Kid Part III* (1989), Writer, Characters
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Writer, Characters — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)
- *Split Image* (1982), Screenplay
- *Taps* (1981), Screenplay — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *Black Sash*, series, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Story, Creator
- *Night Has Fallen*, Screenplay
- *Infernus*, Screenplay

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2009: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Transporter 3*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay 1990: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay (nominated), for *The Karate Kid Part III*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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