Author: celluloid

The Program

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Year:1993
Director:David S. Ward
Written by:David S. Ward (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.
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The Power of One

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Year:1992
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay), Bryce Courtenay (Novel)

Script Synopsis:PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.
The Power of One Script Resources:

  • The Power of One Script PDF - February 1990 Draft at The Daily Script
  • The Power of One Script - 1990-02 Draft at IMSDb
  • The Power of One Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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Possession

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Year:2002
Director:Neil LaBute
Written by:David Henry Hwang (Screenstory), Laura Jones (Screenplay), Neil LaBute (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
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Portrait of Jennie

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Year:1948
Director:William Dieterle
Written by:Robert Nathan (Novel), Leonardo Bercovici (Adaptation), Paul Osborn (Screenplay), Peter Berneis (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.
Portrait of Jennie Script Resources:

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The Ploughman’s Lunch

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Year:1983
Director:Richard Eyre

Script Synopsis:A political drama scripted by novelist Ian McEwan about a cunning journalist who does everything to get to the top of his profession, but what he doesn't know is that, he himself is being played by others.
The Ploughman's Lunch Script Resources:

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  • The Ploughman's Lunch ( tt0086122 ) at IMDb
  • The Ploughman's Lunch ( 160103 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Pleasantville

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Year:1998
Director:Gary Ross
Written by:Gary Ross (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
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Playback

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Year:2012
Director:Michael A. Nickles
Written by:Michael A. Nickles (Writer)

Script Synopsis:While digging into their town's infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now, an evil spirit has been awakened and will stop at nothing to find his true heir.
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Platinum Blonde

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Year:1931
Director:Frank Capra
Written by:Harry Chandlee (Story), Douglas W. Churchill (Story), Robert Riskin (Dialogue), Jo Swerling (Adaptation)

Script Synopsis:Anne Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
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Pitch Black

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Year:2000
Director:David Twohy, Carolynne Cunningham
Written by:Jim Wheat (Screenplay), Ken Wheat (Screenplay), David Twohy (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.
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Philadelphia

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Year:1993
Director:Jonathan Demme
Written by:Ron Nyswaner (Author)

Script Synopsis:Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Philadelphia Script Resources:

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