A Texan attorney and political speech writer who opted for a career change in 1979 by moving to L.A. to attend USC's film school, Reynolds went on to become a sporadically successful Hollywood writer-director, often in stormy but productive collaboration with actor-producer Kevin Costner. His student film "Proof" was expanded to make his feature directing debut, "Fandango" (1985). Described by Brit culture mag Time Out as a "buddy coming of age road movie", the film featured an early lead performance by Costner. While "Fandango" garnered some affectionate reviews, it failed to register at the
