History Creator / RobertAltman

* HyperlinkStory: ''[=Brewster McCloud=]'', ''Film/{{MASH}}'', ''Film/ShortCuts'', ''Film/{{Nashville}}'', ''Health'', ''Film/GosfordPark'', ''Kansas City'', ''Film/APrairieHomeCompanion'', ''Film/CookiesFortune'' and his TV Miniseries ''Tanner' 88''.

** One can see this in ''Nashville'' where Elliot Gould and Julie Christie cameo and the fictional characters recognize them from the movies. He took this further with ''Tanner '88'' his Mockumentary which had cameos from all kinds of political figures, famous and obscure playing themselves and interacting with Jack.

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, who came to prominence in the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood era. He was the most prolific of that generation, the most political and critical director of his time, and the one who retained his independent spirit even when that era ended, and retained it until his final film. He developed a reputation as the industry maverick whose films were admired but little loved, but eventually he came to be seen as one of America's greatest and most original film-makers.

* EruditeStoner: His own persona was the more laid-back variety of this. His fondness for marijuana was well-known but he was adamant to point out that he [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs never indulged while he was working on set]].

* ChronicallyKilledActor: Characters played by Bert Remsen get brutally killed in three different Altman films (''Film/BrewsterMcCloud'', ''Film/McCabeAndMrsMiller'', ''Film/ThievesLikeUs'').

* SlidingScaleOfPlotVersusCharacters: His films focused more about atmosphere and character.