Basil Poledouris

Composer. Born 21 August 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Died 8 November 2006.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Born

21 August 1945, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died

8 November 2006

Active

1980–1999

Frequently works with

Edward Neumeier, James Earl Jones, Paul Verhoeven

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

71Critics

We rate Basil’s work 4 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 796

Under 601

Of 9 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 9 films
Screen time: 17 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $850m across 9 films with figures
Active: 1980–1999

Genres

Action6
Adventure4
Drama3
Thriller3
Comedy2
Romance2

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestRoboCop1987

46WorstThe Blue Lagoon1980

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

81970s

261980s

291990s

82000s

Directors most worked with

Paul Verhoeven2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

James Earl Jones2 titles