Tag: David McKenna

Get Carter (2000) Script

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Year:2000
Director:Stephen T. Kay
Written by:David McKenna (Screenplay), Ted Lewis (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Remake of the British classic. Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his brother's funeral. During this visit, Carter realizes that the death of his brother was not accidental, but a murder. With this knowledge, Carter sets out to kill all those responsible.
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Body Shots Script

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Year:1999
Director:Michael Cristofer
Written by:David McKenna (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The Los Angeles club scene is a place of booze-fueled decadence and debauchery. In a night full of possibilities, eight 20-somethings take to the clubs seeking good times, companionship and maybe a little sex. But in the harsh light of the morning after, their worlds are thrown into a spin of confusion when hungover Sara accuses hard-partying Mike of date rape. Loyalties are tested as each among them is forced to take sides.
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S.W.A.T.

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Year:2003
Director:Clark Johnson
Written by:Robert Hamner (Characters), David Ayer (Screenplay), David McKenna (Screenplay), Ron Mita (Story), Jim McClain (Story)

Script Synopsis:Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss Alex Montel to prison. It seems routine, but when Montel offers a huge reward to anyone who can break him free, criminals of various stripes step up for the prize.
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Blow

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Year:2001
Director:Ted Demme
Written by:Bruce Porter (Author), David McKenna (Screenplay), Nick Cassavetes (Screenplay), Bruce Porter (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
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American History X

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Year:1998
Director:Tony Kaye
Written by:David McKenna (Author), David McKenna (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
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